A federal judge has issued a temporary order preventing removal of a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father, who were taken into custody in Minnesota and are being held at a family detention facility in Texas.
A CMA and CFIB survey of 1,924 physicians found doctors spend about nine hours per week on administrative tasks—roughly 42.7 million hours a year in Canada—and nearly half of that time is judged unnecessary.
The Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games returned to North Bay, with organizers and officials highlighting strong community support. Cody Jansma, Special Olympics Ontario President and CEO, praised the athletes' sportsmanship and said he was glad to be back.
The Manitoba and Saskatchewan soccer associations will launch the Prairies Premier League this spring as a new pro‑am competition; the inaugural season will include seven clubs and run from early May through mid‑July.
National home-price indicators slipped in 2025, with average prices down 0.5% and MLS benchmark prices down 4.0%, while regions diverged: Ontario and British Columbia recorded notable declines and Quebec posted price gains.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Canada aims to boost energy exports to India to diversify away from the United States, and analysts noted India’s growing fuel demand, large refining sector and opportunities for products beyond crude.
On the second day of a four-month full closure of a block of East Broadway for SkyTrain construction, B.C. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth met with the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association and local businesses; the MPBIA called itself 'cautiously optimistic' after he agreed to raise their concerns with cabinet.
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma said Canadian companies should think about their role when doing business with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and said her government is watching related U.S. actions with concern. Her remarks came as public scrutiny grew over a possible sale of a Virginia warehouse owned by Jim Pattison Developments to U.S. Homeland Security.
The Conference Board reported its consumer confidence index fell 9.7 points to 84.5 in January, the lowest since May 2014, as concerns about job availability and prices rose.
Benny's Buddies, founded by Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett and his wife in 2024, is taking pre-orders from Jan. 27 through Feb. 6 for hats, T-shirts, a hoodie and bandanas, with profits to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County.
