María Corina Machado will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington as Venezuela faces a political transition after Nicolás Maduro's removal; her coalition won the 2024 election according to international observers and she fled the country following threats of arrest.
Coterra and Devon are reported to be in talks about a possible combination, and representatives for both companies did not immediately respond to queries.
Russia's foreign ministry condemned a U.S. operation in Venezuela, but President Vladimir Putin has not issued a formal statement; U.S. officials say a seized tanker flew a Russian flag and two Russian crew members were released.
The Canada Growth Fund is investing up to US$65 million in Mangrove Water Technologies to support domestic lithium processing; the financing is part of an US$85-million round that also includes Breakthrough Energy Ventures and BMW i Ventures.
Health officials will give a noon update on Alberta's acute care capacity while frontline doctors say hospitals are dangerously overcrowded.
Saskatchewan has charged a woman with providing immigration services without a licence in a case linked to a Chinese family's complaints; the accused is due in Saskatoon provincial court on Feb. 18.
Media Matters president Angelo Carusone said parts of the pro‑Trump media ecosystem, including some online hosts and outlets, are pulling back or criticizing recent developments, and hosts and platforms are responding in ways tied to audience and business considerations.
Tensions around Iran are raising oil price risks and complicating trade ties with China; sanctions and shadow shipping are making enforcement more difficult.
The article reports that U.S. actions in Venezuela and tighter controls on Venezuelan oil shipments have put Cuba's largely oil-dependent electricity system at serious risk, and that diminished fuel supplies could constrain the government's mobility and capacity to enforce control.
JWST's VENUS survey found two strongly lensed supernovae, SN Ares and SN Athena, whose multiple images will arrive years to decades apart and offer an independent timing experiment to inform measurements of the Hubble Constant.
