The French animated film Arco is receiving a North American English-dub release this weekend after festival screenings and an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, and it features voices including Mark Ruffalo, Natalie Portman and Will Ferrell.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to respect Canadian sovereignty after reports that proponents of Alberta separatism met with U.S. officials; the U.S. State Department described the meetings as routine and said no commitments were made.
Chief Ross Perley is calling for provincial and federal support to establish an Indigenous-led policing agency after community member Bronson Paul was shot by an RCMP officer on Jan. 18; the shooting is under investigation by the Serious Incident Response Team.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, which includes a one-time top-up this spring and a 25% increase to the benefit starting July 2026, both measures subject to Royal Assent.
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in tentative agreements reached last month. The union says the language relates to the short-term disability program and personal days.
Actor John Leguizamo posted on Instagram saying ICE supporters should unfollow him after reports that two civilians were killed by ICE agents, and he is scheduled to appear at a live event at The Public Theater on January 31.
Shirley Raines died on Tuesday, January 27 at her Henderson, Nevada home, and the cause of death has not been revealed; her nonprofit Beauty2thestreetz announced the news on Instagram to more than one million followers.
A city survey is asking Nanaimo renters about supports for tenants facing eviction during redevelopment; responses are being accepted until Wednesday, February 18 and the survey is available online at getinvolvednanaimo.ca/tenant-assistance and as paper copies at the Service and Resource Centre and several community centres.
Conservative delegates are meeting in Calgary and will vote on whether leader Pierre Poilievre should remain in his role; it is the first such vote since 2005.
Waabi said it secured US$750 million plus US$250 million in milestone-based funding from Uber to support commercialization of its self-driving systems and expansion into robotaxi deployment, with the round co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 and including investments from NVIDIA, Volvo and Porsche.
