The White House said law‑abiding Americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms while protesting, a position that conflicted with comments from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel following the death of Alex Pretti.
International Criminal Court judges ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial after medical assessments, and the court has rescheduled a pretrial hearing for Feb. 23; his defence announced it will seek an appeal.
Hanwha Ocean signed a binding memorandum of understanding to provide up to $345 million to Algoma Steel to develop a structural steel beam mill, and the agreement is contingent on South Korean firms winning Canada’s submarine contract.
Vanguard economist Kevin Khang says investor focus is moving from AI infrastructure toward firms that implement AI, and that broader AI adoption may raise productivity in Canada’s service-heavy economy while partly offsetting demographic pressures.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit to boost GST rebate payments this year and a package of funding for food supply and community food programs.
JWST observations of the periodically bursting protostar EC 53 detected crystalline silicates (forsterite and enstatite) appearing during accretion outbursts. The team reports that thermal annealing in the hot inner disk and layered magnetohydrodynamic winds could carry those crystals outward toward comet-forming zones.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa’s recent trade steps with China comply with CUSMA, and Canada has cut its tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 6.1% with an annual cap of 49,000 vehicles.
Orezone Gold announced the acquisition of the Casa Berardi gold mine in Canada. The company says the transaction is funded by a financing package with financial sponsorship from Franco-Nevada Corporation.
Roblox said its review of messages linked to missing 15-year-old Thomas Medlin found no off-platform contact or voice chat, and Medlin's whereabouts remain unknown.
A federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether to temporarily halt the federal immigration operation in Minnesota after two recent fatal shootings involving federal officers; a separate hearing on preserving evidence is also scheduled and the timing of any ruling is unclear.
