Veteran educator Bill Steer (Back Roads Bill) contributes Chapter 18, “School Trip Preparedness,” to the Canadian Scholars book Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada. His chapter provides a step-by-step template covering transportation, activity maps, emergency procedures, first-aid scenarios, and backup plans for weather or disruptions.
The article reports the Premier posted on X that the province will allow bars and restaurants to sell alcohol starting at 6:00 a.m. as Canadians gather to watch Team Canada face Team USA at 8:10 a.m. in Milan for the Olympic gold-medal game.
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani defeated Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 doubles title in Dubai; the match lasted one hour and 13 minutes.
The article reports that just over 27% of the seafloor is mapped to modern standards and that scientists estimate about 91% of ocean life remains unidentified.
NASA plans the first crewed moon flight in 52 years with Artemis II after a successful wet dress rehearsal; officials are targeting March 6 as the earliest launch attempt.
On Feb. 11, Westbank First Nation councillor c̓ris Jordan Coble delivered a State of the Nation talk to the Greater Westside Board of Trade, urging that local investments prioritize youth wellbeing, healthy land and water, and careful waste management as WFN develops its businesses and projects.
The exhibition gala in Italy starts at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) Saturday; Ilia Malinin is scheduled as the fifth-to-last skater and Alysa Liu will close the show.
At the Ontario Winter Games in Orillia, young curlers — some long‑time teammates and some newly formed pairs — are competing while adjusting to faster, straighter ice and valuing the event's community atmosphere.
Hezbollah officials said Israeli airstrikes near Rayak killed eight of their members; Lebanon's Health Ministry reported 10 dead and 24 wounded.
Vancouver councillors will move a motion on Feb. 26 asking the city to oppose ICE agents performing security duties during the 2026 World Cup; there are no confirmed plans for ICE to operate in Vancouver.
