Alysa Liu won women's Olympic figure skating gold in Milan-Cortina with a personal-best total of 226.79 after a season-best free skate of 150.20; she was the youngest U.S. champion at 13, retired at 16, and won the world title at 19.
Ottawa has signed a letter of intent to provide substantial funding to LawZero, a nonprofit founded by Yoshua Bengio to develop technical defenses for powerful AI; a source said the amount under discussion is more than $100 million.
Statistics Canada reported food inflation rose 7.3% year‑over‑year in January, with the end of a temporary restaurant tax break and large price increases for beef and coffee cited as main drivers.
Fintrac will embed financial crime experts with Peel Regional Police to help trace extortion-related funds; Peel reported 476 extortion incidents last year, including 190 targeting businesses.
The Barrie Circus School opened a new south-end location at 100 Caplan Ave., Unit 9 and held an open house where students performed aerial silks and families tried the equipment.
Andor is a Star Wars prequel on Disney+ that debuted in September 2022 and has two seasons (24 episodes total). The series is presented as a grounded political spy thriller and holds a 96% critics score and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Blue Owl canceled a planned merger that could have caused about 20% losses for investors, and later sold roughly $1.4 billion in direct loans across three vehicles to North American pension funds and insurers.
Fourteen temporary classroom units have been set up near Tumbler Ridge Secondary School after the Feb. 10 shooting, and counselling supports are being offered in the community until at least March 6.
The article reports Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux crossed from the Conservative caucus to the Liberals, and three by-elections are pending with two in Liberal-held districts.
The U.S. has moved military aircraft and naval assets toward the Middle East while indirect nuclear talks with Iran continue in Switzerland; satellite and flight data show increased activity around regional bases.
