Kashechewan First Nation declared a local emergency after its water treatment plant failed and leaders say they cannot secure enough bottled water; some vulnerable residents are being flown out on chartered flights while leaders have asked for military assistance.
West Texas Intermediate traded above $58 a barrel after a 3.2% gain in the prior session, and Brent settled near $62; traders cited Iran tensions and Citigroup said annual commodity index rebalancing is expected to return cash to oil markets.
Conan O'Brien told the Oxford Union that repeatedly saying "F Trump" can replace a comedian's skill with anger, and he said Trump's outlandish behavior sometimes makes satire hard because reality already seems exaggerated.
A judge set aside the province's approval of the Skeena forest licence transfer after finding the government failed to uphold the 'honour of the Crown' toward the Gitanyow; the court ordered the province to reconsider the transfer with deeper consultation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Mogadishu on Friday, the highest-level Chinese visit to Somalia since the 1980s, while the United States has announced a suspension of aid amid a dispute over humanitarian supplies.
Parole Board records show the man charged in the Dec. 23 killing of 20-year-old University of Toronto Scarborough student Shivank Avasthi had prior convictions and was on day parole; police say he was arrested Dec. 28 and a firearm was recovered.
The House approved the bill 230-196 to extend expired Affordable Care Act subsidies after 17 Republicans joined Democrats to force a discharge petition; the measure now moves to the Senate, where bipartisan negotiators are discussing alternative proposals and the CBO estimated the bill would add about $80.6 billion to the deficit over 10 years while increasing coverage by several million people.
Michael Hood, a Nuxalk grandfather and landscaper in Bella Coola, B.C., uses his side-by-side to clear neighbours' snowy driveways at no charge. He says he is teaching his 10-year-old grandson to get outside and give back to the community.
The article reports that Doug Ford poured out bottles of Crown Royal and that the brand was pulled from LCBO shelves; the bottles sold in Canada are produced by union members at a distillery in Gimli, Manitoba and a bottling plant in Valleyfield, Quebec.
The reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles host the 49ers in an NFC wild-card game; both teams arrive after uneven regular seasons and notable injury issues.
