Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won ice dance gold at the Milano Cortina Olympics with 225.82 points, narrowly edging Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
A US observational study of 1,939 people (average age 80) followed for about eight years found that higher lifetime engagement in reading, writing and other mentally stimulating activities was associated with a 38% lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and later average onset of symptoms.
The RCMP named an 18-year-old as the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge secondary school shooting and said he died at the scene; authorities report multiple fatalities and several injured. Local schools are closed and hospitals are treating the wounded.
City councillors endorsed a five-year extension of the Branlyn Community Centre tri-party agreement with local school boards, and were told several sports hall exhibits and the hall's interactive trivia game have reached the end of their service life and are being considered for replacement.
Fifteen-year-old Stamford High student Leah Inverno raised $1,000 in two months to buy food, leashes, crates and other supplies for her local animal shelter and received a Hero to Animals Award from peta2.
Top editor Matt Murray told staff there is a widespread sense of loss after the Washington Post cut nearly a third of its workforce; management says the reductions were guided by readership data and that leadership is pursuing a new direction.
Actor James Van Der Beek posted a photo with his daughter and father on January 25; his family confirmed he died after a two‑year battle with colorectal cancer at 48.
Dr Kristen Holmes says sexual activity releases hormones linked to relaxation, and recent sleep-tracker research reported shorter wake times and slightly higher sleep efficiency on nights with partnered or solo sexual activity.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists warns that 550,610 children and young people are on NHS mental health waiting lists and that long delays may lead some to seek support from publicly available AI chatbots.
The FBI said it recovered previously inaccessible footage that shows an armed person appearing to tamper with a front‑door camera at Nancy Guthrie's home; Nancy Guthrie, 84, remains missing and Savannah Guthrie has made public pleas.
