The HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres with a lighter, character-focused tone and showrunner Ira Parker says he worked closely with George R.R. Martin to keep the first season faithful to the novellas.
President Trump's social-media threats tied to acquiring Greenland and to raising tariffs prompted an EU emergency meeting and sharp criticism from European leaders.
Official results gave President Yoweri Museveni about 71.65% of the vote while challenger Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) received 24.72%. Opposition figures have disputed the outcome and cited voting disruptions including the failure of biometric voter ID machines.
Phil Goyette, a former NHL forward who won Stanley Cup titles with the Montreal Canadiens early in his career and later served as the New York Islanders' first coach, has died at age 92, the Canadiens announced.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending Canadian soldiers to Greenland for exercises and officials told CBC News contingency plans were presented to the federal government; a Royal Canadian Air Force contingent is already taking part in a pre-planned NORAD exercise there.
The column offers a step-by-step seed-starting plan — from sketching garden space and checking frost dates to counting back on a calendar — and notes Canadian seed suppliers and a regional tree seedling program with orders due Jan. 21.
John French founded Brookside Music Association in 2010 and has presented visiting performers while expanding the charity into school outreach programs in Midland.
Will Power, a long-time Team Penske driver with 71 poles and 45 wins, has joined Andretti and will race for 75 Express at the upcoming Rolex 24; Team Penske has named David Malukas as his replacement.
A Chalmers University study finds that green hydrogen produced close to refuelling stations yields the lowest lifecycle CO2 for heavy-duty trucks, while blue hydrogen and long-distance transport can raise emissions.
Carney told reporters in Doha he agreed "in principle" to join a Trump-led Gaza peace board and said unimpeded humanitarian aid is a precondition for moving forward; he added details on how the board and financing would work still need to be worked out.
