The seventh non-denominational Funny in a Good Way event in Pembroke brought together hundreds for clean comedy, juggling and worship music and acted as a fundraiser for local food banks and charities.
A small early trial in London found fecal microbiota transplant pills reduced immunotherapy side effects for advanced kidney cancer patients and researchers report related benefits in small samples of other cancers; larger trials are planned.
Diane Hendrickson, born July 22, 1946 in Creston, died January 19, 2026 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and is survived by her sons, grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Starting next week, residents in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon can place unlimited household trash at the curb for collection on their scheduled garbage day; some items such as electronics are excluded and Peel Region’s waste sorter and online collection calendar provide details.
Natan Obed told an Arctic security symposium that recent U.S. rhetoric about Greenland could be redirected at Canada’s North, and he urged that Inuit and other Indigenous leaders be included in sovereignty and security discussions.
Statistics Canada projects Alberta could reach about 7.2 million by 2050 and surpass British Columbia to become the third-largest province; it also projects Canada's population could top 57 million by 2075.
Bruce Springsteen released the song Streets of Minneapolis, which he dedicated to the people of Minneapolis and to victims Alex Pretti and Renee Good; he said he wrote it in response to a second deadly shooting reported to involve federal immigration agents.
The U.S. Federal Reserve voted 10-2 to keep its benchmark rate at 3.50–3.75%, citing still-elevated inflation alongside solid economic growth.
The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. will hold a strike vote from Feb. 2–16 after months of bargaining, citing staffing shortages and burnout; the Health Employers Association says mediation has been discussed and that Labour Relations Board essential service orders must be issued before legal job action.
NordSpace, founded by PhD candidate Rahul Goel, is preparing the Taiga suborbital flight that would be the first Canadian commercial rocket launched from a Canadian commercial spaceport; an earlier attempt was postponed in September over a cryogenic propellant technical issue.
