Nova Scotia seafood groups welcomed a deal in which China will temporarily lift anti-discrimination tariffs on Canadian lobster after Canada agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market annually.
Russian annual inflation slowed to about 6% in 2025, down from 10% in 2024, Rosstat reported. The Central Bank of Russia kept rates near 20% for almost two years and began easing them in 2025 as price growth sagged.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson scored a season-best 85.47 in the rhythm dance and sit second at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield; the free dance that will decide medals is scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Ottawa persuaded China to temporarily suspend a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobster and crab, a move that industry leaders say eases pressure on Nova Scotia exporters; the suspension is reported to run from March to the end of the year and it is unclear whether other seafood is included.
Nearly 40 cm of snow fell on Jan. 15 at Toronto Pearson, and FlightAware logged 539 delays and 343 cancellations; some passengers reported waits of up to five hours to deplane or depart.
A report says Nick Reiner entered an L.P.S. mental health conservatorship in 2020 that ended in 2021; he is currently in custody after his parents were found dead and his arraignment has been postponed to Feb. 23.
Opinion columnist Charles Blow said the Trump administration is using Nazi and white supremacist imagery to recruit ICE agents and argued this is part of a political tactic of creating crises and responding with increased enforcement.
The Federal Court of Appeal will decide whether the federal government lawfully invoked the Emergencies Act to address the 2022 convoy protests; the appeal reviews a 2024 Federal Court ruling that found the invocation unreasonable and an infringement of Charter rights.
Doug Ford criticized a reported Canada-China trade deal he called a threat to the auto industry; the agreement was reported to cut canola tariffs substantially and allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into Canada at a much lower tariff.
Police say 42 kilograms of suspected heroin were seized from a tractor-trailer at the Peace Bridge port of entry on Dec. 18, 2025; the tractor-trailer and two cellphones were also seized.
