Volunteer naturalists conducted ferry-based surveys during the Comox Valley segment of the North American Christmas Bird Count, and those long-running counts contribute to multi-decade data that track changes in coastal bird populations.
B.C. Premier David Eby and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will lead a Jan. 12–17 trade mission to India to promote B.C. businesses; officials will visit New Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Bengaluru.
Ontario approved construction of the Third Line, a roughly 65-kilometre underwater transmission cable from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to Toronto, estimated at about $1.5 billion and designed to carry roughly 900 megawatts.
A Brampton homeowner received a video showing shots fired at his house and a separate demand for $500,000; Peel police say their Extortion Investigations Task Force is probing the case. The homeowner and his family have left the residence.
U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Jan. 3, and he is reported as awaiting trial in the United States. Canada is watching closely as officials and citizens follow U.S. decisions related to the situation.
Darren Fletcher said Fernandes was taken off as a pre-planned medical precaution after returning from a hamstring problem, and Manchester United drew 2-2 with Burnley.
Clarios announced Trailer Battery Manager, which provides real-time monitoring of trailer battery health and charge status and extends its Connected Services platform to include trailers.
A Nature Communications paper led by Paul Byrne reports that models of Europa's seafloor show little to no active faulting today, which would limit the formation of hydrothermal vents and the chemical energy such vents provide; NASA's Europa Clipper and ESA's JUICE missions will gather further observations to clarify the moon's interior.
A UN panel’s 142-page report says M23 and Rwandan and Congolese forces committed deliberate violations of recent peace agreements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the report was submitted to the UN Security Council on Dec. 30.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with provincial premiers in Ottawa on Jan. 29, as the mandatory review of the Canada‑U.S.‑Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) moves into a more active phase.
