The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre production of Murder on the Orient Express features Brian Perchaluk's art-deco locomotive set and a 30-foot revolving stage that moves scenes through train cars as Hercule Poirot investigates a passenger's murder.
A former teacher said 13-year-old Drew Nickerson showed 'extraordinary empathy' after a Jan. 3 dog attack that led to his death; local authorities say the dogs were euthanized and an investigation is ongoing.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to remove Crown Royal from LCBO shelves, saying such a move would harm Canadian workers; Ford has said he will delist the whisky once Diageo closes an Amherstburg bottling plant and shifts volumes.
During Supreme Court oral arguments, Justice Samuel Alito asked counsel for transgender woman Lindsay Hecox whether the court has a definition of 'boy,' 'girl,' 'man,' or 'woman.' Attorney Kathleen Hartnett said the court does not have a definition and that they are treating the statute's terms as defined while arguing the statute's application raises an equal protection question.
Ming Pao will publish its final Vancouver and Toronto print editions on Jan. 16 and its Canadian newsrooms are set to close on Jan. 31; staff were given layoff notices and a B.C. legislator described the paper as a lifeline for Chinese-speaking communities.
Kitimat council approved a $125,000 AHIOF grant to support the Tamitik Status of Women's Day Shelter for 2026; councillors raised concerns that the District could end up covering the program's full $250,020.70 budget.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Coastal First Nations in British Columbia to discuss planned natural resource projects, Indigenous participation and marine conservation. The meeting follows concern from B.C. First Nations after an Alberta–Ottawa energy accord that raised pipeline and tanker issues.
Trio Gold Corp. announced that director Daniel Tataryn has resigned and the board now consists of Harvey Mackenzie, Emily Lerner, Harry Ruskowsky and Michael Lerner.
Residents on Winnett Avenue say recycling scheduled for Jan. 2 went uncollected on one side of the street and later pick-ups were partial; the change comes after the province moved the program to Circular Materials and GFL. Local councillor Josh Matlow criticized the rollout while Premier Doug Ford defended the upload and said officials are meeting to resolve issues.
The sixth annual Sun Peaks Film Festival runs Jan. 15–17 at the Sun Peaks Centre, featuring a selection from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival World Tour and a Local Filmmaker's Contest on Saturday.
