Princess Kate was visibly emotional during a recent hospital visit and acknowledged patients' long treatment stays; she announced in March 2024 that she has an undisclosed cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.
George Conway, a Democratic candidate for New York’s 12th congressional district and longtime critic of Donald Trump, said the federal response to the Minneapolis shooting was “mendacious and heartless” and disputed claims the woman involved was a domestic terrorist while calling ICE “the domestic terrorists.”
A team measured masses for four close-in planets around the young star V1298 Tau and found they are very low-density "super-puff" worlds; the researchers report that stellar stripping over time can shrink such planets into the hot super-Earths that are commonly observed.
Brian Edward Culley died on December 29, 2025, surrounded by family; he served 22 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force and later volunteered with the Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports.
Antonio "Tony" Campana, born in Trail in 1922 and a longtime Cominco employee, died January 1, 2026 surrounded by family; a Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Jan. 16 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rossland.
Walter Edwin Dixon passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, in Campbell River with family at his side; the family noted he enjoyed long walks, tinkering, dancing and family gatherings.
La Mancha Investments announced it sold 8,500,000 ordinary shares of Endeavour Mining for C$71.25 per share, generating roughly C$605 million in gross proceeds, and said it will file an early warning report.
Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell underwent surgery for a "serious but treatable medical condition," the school said, and he is expected to resume coaching ahead of the Flames' spring practices.
People in Tehran and other cities rallied after exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for mass demonstrations; internet and telephone service were reported cut shortly after the protests began.
President Trump is meeting oil executives at the White House to seek about US$100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela's oil sector, and the administration reported seizing three Venezuelan tankers and said it will oversee sales of previously sanctioned oil.
