Animal Crossing: New Horizons' large 3.0 update is due around January 15, but Nintendo has not confirmed exact release times; time-zone patterns and a possible New Zealand-based rollout produce different local schedules.
U.S. prosecutors allege Rolan Sokolovski laundered funds for Ryan Wedding and controls substantial assets, while in Toronto he presented tax filings showing little declared personal income; his bail hearing in Ontario Superior Court is ongoing.
President Trump threatened a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran, and China’s embassy said Beijing opposes unilateral sanctions; the effect on the recent U.S.-China trade truce is undetermined.
Annahid Dashtgard says communications with people in Iran are cut off and warns that U.S. attacks would likely worsen regional instability.
Large industrial firms, led by J.D. Irving, are asking to leave the N.B. Power grid to generate their own electricity, and the provincial government is reviewing the proposal while N.B. Power warns it could raise rates for remaining customers.
P.E.I.'s chief public health officer says influenza may have peaked and should decline in the next few weeks; the province has reported 61 hospitalizations this season, with two thirds of those hospitalized unvaccinated.
The Clorox Company announced Clorox PURE, a line of daily air and fabric sprays the company says is designed to neutralize common household allergens such as pollen, dust mite matter and pet dander using a plant-based active ingredient and Aller-Fresh Technology.
European climate data report 2025 as the third-warmest year, about 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels, and scientists link widespread extreme heat that year to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
Iran's judiciary chief said authorities plan quick trials and executions for those detained, and activists report the crackdown's death toll has exceeded 2,500.
Local artists from Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, Nunavut and parts of Saskatchewan are invited to submit nature-themed digital artworks for CK5 at the Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital as part of a $2.5‑million renovation campaign; selected works will be printed on hospital-grade vinyl and chosen artists will receive $3,000 each.
