Nova Scotia teen dies after dog attack
A Grade 8 student from Shelburne County died after being attacked by three dogs on Jan. 3, and RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.
A Grade 8 student from Shelburne County died after being attacked by three dogs on Jan. 3, and RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.
Ben Rowswell, Canada's former ambassador to Venezuela, said Ottawa is echoing U.S. positions by raising the prospect of future elections after Nicolas Maduro's ouster; Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand attributed comments about future Venezuelan elections to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Season two of the Abbotsford School District's award-winning video series Journey to 2036 follows a Grade 2 cohort and is available online; seven episodes will air through June and the first two episodes are available now.
Officials say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis after authorities say the vehicle was used in an attempt to run over ICE officers; the injured officers are expected to recover.
Antoon 'Tony' Loeffen died on December 18, 2025 at Cassellholme at age 92; he immigrated from the Netherlands in the 1950s and settled in Northern Ontario, where he supported community sports in East Ferris. He is survived by his children Frank, Tim and Lisa, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
President Gustavo Petro sharply criticized the U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, and Colombian officials have reassured Washington they will continue security and counternarcotics cooperation despite the dispute.
FX has confirmed The Lowdown will return for a second season, with production scheduled to begin in Tulsa this spring; the series premiered in September 2025 and received strong critical praise.
Deloitte projects growth of 1.5% in 2026, down from 1.7% in 2025; chief economist Dawn Desjardins says momentum may build in the second half of the year and highlights trade and business investment as key trends.
Iran's army chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami warned of a preemptive response to what he called threatening rhetoric after reported comments by U.S. President Donald Trump; nationwide protests continue and the government began a small monthly subsidy amid a sharply weakened rial.
Teucrium filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Teucrium Venezuela Exposure ETF, intended to track companies with significant exposure to Venezuela. The filing comes after reports of a U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro that coincided with a sharp rally in Venezuelan assets.