Manitoba has recruited 13 U.S.-trained physicians through its Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office and says those hires, along with expanded clinics and the medinav.ca booking system that handled nearly 50,000 visits last year, are intended to improve patient access.
Senator Ed Markey urged Congress to investigate ByteDance’s newly finalized plan to place TikTok U.S. data and operations into a majority American‑owned joint venture, saying key details and whether the app’s algorithm is free of Chinese influence remain unclear; ByteDance says the venture will secure U.S. user data but has disclosed few specifics.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a wedding in Dera Ismail Khan, killing seven people and wounding 25, police said. Officials said the ceremony was at the home of a pro-government community leader and that some wounded were in critical condition.
Silver topped $100 per ounce on Friday, reaching about $101.22, and gold climbed to roughly $4,987.69 per ounce, both at new records amid strong safe-haven and retail demand.
Manitoba says it has recruited 13 U.S.-trained doctors since opening a health-care retention and recruitment office in May 2024, and reports a net gain of 285 doctors since the NDP formed government in late 2023.
Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi continued as Russia pressed territorial demands and Kyiv rejected surrendering land; Ukraine and the U.S. have drafted security guarantee documents that remain unsigned.
Communities in Minnesota held an economic strike and planned a march to protest ICE operations after the shooting death of Renee Good; the Minneapolis city council and the AFL-CIO endorsed the action.
The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia announced on Jan. 23, 2026 that five CPAs received Early Achievement Awards and one CPA received the Distinguished Service Award.
The federal government signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a proposed bitumen pipeline that makes no mention of freshwater or oilsands tailings ponds, and First Nations chiefs are demanding explanations.
Holly Hunter’s Nahla Ake is introduced as captain of the Athena and chancellor of Starfleet Academy, and is described as human and Lanthanite, marking the first main-character Starfleet captain in the central lineage who is not fully human.
