Latest News

Thunder Bay has become eligible for the Rural Ontario Development Program after the province updated its rural definition to include a census subdivision in northern Ontario, allowing local municipalities, businesses and organizations to apply for provincial funding.

Valentino Garavani died at age 93 at his home in Rome, and his foundation announced on Instagram that he was surrounded by loved ones; the foundation also shared funeral timing and location.

Thunder Bay has been made eligible for the provincial Rural Ontario Development Program after local economic groups and the city successfully lobbied to expand the program's rural definition, allowing businesses, non-profits and the municipality to apply for several funding streams.

Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts 2026 will likely be among the four hottest years on record, projecting a global average about 1.35–1.53°C above pre-industrial levels and a 12% chance of exceeding 1.5°C.

About 10,000 people marched in Copenhagen and thousands gathered in Denmark and Greenland to protest renewed U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland; some protesters wore red caps reading Make America Go Away.

A study published in Current Biology documents an Austrian pet cow, Veronika, using sticks and a deck brush to scratch different body areas; controlled trials showed she selected brush ends and adjusted her grip depending on the target area.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized a federal deal reported to allow 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles to be imported each year and said Prime Minister Mark Carney's team used 'burner phones' on the trip; the next step is undetermined at this time.

Air Transat announced a new loyalty program in partnership with Desjardins Group and Visa, planned for the second half of this year. More details will be released in the coming months.

Melissa Gilbert filed a letter asking a judge to keep her husband Timothy Busfield safe as he remains jailed in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges, and a detention hearing is scheduled to determine whether he will remain in custody.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is '100 per cent dead against' removing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China to discuss trade and other issues.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has not spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney after a China agreement that reduces tariffs on up to 49,000 electric vehicles; Ford says he was not given advance notice and is concerned about impacts on Ontario's auto sector.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is weighing an invitation to join a U.S.-led Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction while Canadian officials say the board’s charter and many details remain under discussion ahead of talks at Davos.

The Ted Reeve Community Arena Board voted 5-4 to uphold its December decision to keep ice in the main rink through spring and summer and has issued a statement explaining a shift to a Hybrid Operational Model with one year‑round ice surface and one dedicated dry floor from May to August.

Unions reported that thousands of federal public servants received workforce adjustment notices in recent days, and it remains unclear how many of those who received notices will be laid off.

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2026 survey identifies geoeconomic confrontation as the top near-term global risk and reports that the United States and China are most closely watched for use of economic levers.

An Ontario Chamber of Commerce analysis finds the Bruce C Project would add more than $217 billion to Ontario's GDP over an 80-year lifespan and support about 18,900 full-time equivalent jobs annually during construction.

Gold and silver hit record highs after reported US tariff threats linked to Greenland, and 10% levies are reported to be due next month.

An Oxfam report says global billionaire wealth rose to US$18.3 trillion in 2025 and that Canada's 40 richest people saw their combined wealth grow to nearly $550 billion, which Oxfam says exceeds the GDP of some countries.

Investigators say technicians found a broken joint (fishplate) in the rails at the site of a Spanish high-speed train derailment that killed at least 39 people. Spain's rail accident commission has been tasked with the formal inquiry and the investigation is ongoing.

Three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance are due to stand trial this week on charges of "inciting subversion of state power," after the group was forced to disband amid allegations it acted as an "agent of foreign forces." The Alliance had organized annual Victoria Park candlelight vigils to mark the 1989 Tiananmen events.

Laurentian University faculty have begun a strike after years of concessions during the university's insolvency, and union leaders say the school is now financially stable and the Board of Governors should act.

Bruce Springsteen dedicated a song to Renee Good and echoed Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's call for ICE to leave the city; state and local authorities say they are pursuing separate investigations while federal officials say they will handle the matter independently.

Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco), a major Rio Tinto shareholder, is expected to support Rio’s potential acquisition of Glencore, a move that would increase Chinese exposure to copper; any deal would still need Chinese government approval.

The United States has invited Russia, the European Commission and Thailand to join a new Board of Peace to help supervise the next phase of a Gaza plan, and several governments are reviewing the invitations while some Israeli officials oppose the initiative.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy includes humpback whales in season 1, episode 2, with Caleb Mir bringing Tarima Sadal to the USS Athena's Cetacean Ops observatory; the appearance continues a franchise motif that dates back to Star Trek IV.

Reports say The Batman Part II will again use multiple villains, with Colin Farrell's Penguin returning and Sebastian Stan reported to be cast as Harvey Dent.

A trial opens for five men accused in the November 2023 killing of Kichwa leader Quinto Inuma Alvarado, and prosecutors are seeking life sentences; the case is being watched as a test of Peru’s ability to prosecute violence against environmental defenders.

At least 39 people were confirmed dead after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain when the tail of one train derailed and struck an oncoming service; recovery and identification efforts are under way and an official investigation has been opened.

Many major financial firms that once pledged net-zero and ESG commitments have since scaled back or suspended those promises, with several net-zero alliances inactive and political pressure, subpoenas and state investigations cited as drivers.

U.S. and European markets moved after reports that President Trump threatened tariffs over objections to his Greenland plans; gold and silver reached record highs, and Statistics Canada reported December inflation at 2.4% year‑on‑year.