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Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced that Canada will expand the Express Entry system to prioritise researchers and senior managers, transport workers such as pilots and aircraft mechanics, and certain skilled military recruits with Canadian job offers; those invited may be fast-tracked toward permanent residency.

Nova Scotia will open the first menopause clinic in Atlantic Canada in Halifax next winter, with $4 million in startup funding and $2.4 million in annual operating support.

Dan Levitt of the B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate said the 2026 provincial budget pauses several planned long-term care projects and that thousands of seniors are waiting for beds.

The Art Gallery of Ontario is presenting Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm, a touring collection of more than 200 intimate images largely taken by McCartney during the Beatles' rise from December 1963 to February 1964.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams told a podcast audience he does not care about critics of his painted nails and described how the practice began with family influence and later became a way to support causes.

The federal government announced new permanent-residence streams for researchers with Canadian work experience, transportation workers, and skilled military recruits. A separate Express Entry stream for foreign-trained doctors with Canadian work experience will begin accepting applications this week.

Twenty-year-old Santiago López plays for Pumas UNAM and hopes to earn a place with Canada for the FIFA World Cup, which runs June 11–July 19 in North America.

The 64-acre Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area has had tens of thousands of native trees and shrubs planted since 2017 and is on track to open to the public in May.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended reductions to OSAP grants, saying the changes were necessary; the government announced the maximum grant will fall from 85 per cent to 25 per cent starting this fall.

The Liberal Democratic Party won a Lower House supermajority with 316 seats, and Sanae Takaichi's leadership and snap election strengthened her mandate.

A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after it revoked the 2009 endangerment finding; the suit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Matt Jeneroux, first elected in 2015 as the Conservative MP for Edmonton‑Riverbend, announced he will join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal caucus, a move that places the Liberals close to a majority in the House of Commons.

General Motors will invest $63 million to upgrade stamping operations at its Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant, part of $1.5 billion committed there since 2020.

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, held a bedside vow renewal two days before his peaceful passing, the family announced; friends later set up a GoFundMe for the family that raised more than $2.6 million.

NASA's SPHEREx observed that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS had low activity in August but by December its water and carbon dioxide output rose dramatically and spectra showed organic molecules and a cyanide line; SPHEREx will observe the object again in April.

Hilary Knight and Marie-Philip Poulin will face each other for the fifth and final time in an Olympic gold-medal game at the 2026 Games; Knight has said 2026 will be her final Olympic appearance while Poulin has not decided about 2030.

JWST observations of a z = 6.3 quasar show reduced [O iii] emission in neighbouring galaxies, which the study reports as evidence that intense quasar UV radiation suppresses recent star formation across intergalactic distances.

Oil prices rose about 3% after U.S.-mediated Russia–Ukraine talks in Geneva ended quickly and as reported tensions between the U.S. and Iran continued.

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party, and a Liberal social media post said he will be named a "special advisor on economic and security partnerships."

Acoustic Harvest will host Mary Kelly, John Sheard, Clela Errington and Doris Mason in an in-the-round concert at St. Paul's United Church in Scarborough this Saturday, with doors at 7:30 p.m. and music starting at 8 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Alberta Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus. Jeneroux had earlier said he planned to resign but now says he will serve from the Liberal benches.

Jake Canter, who suffered a traumatic brain injury at 13, won the Olympic bronze medal in slopestyle at age 22.

Vaccines train adaptive immune cells to recognize pathogens without causing disease and can create long-term immune memory; mRNA vaccines provide instructions for a small part of a virus rather than the whole virus.

U.S. factory production rose 0.6% in January, the biggest monthly increase since February 2025, and overall industrial production advanced 0.7% as capacity use ticked higher.

King Frederik arrived in Nuuk for his second visit this year to underline unity with Greenland as diplomatic talks continue after U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about acquiring the island.

U.S. officials say Venezuela's oil production could climb 30–40% this year as Western firms show renewed interest after licenses were issued; production has fallen by about half since 2017.

Dalibor Dvorsky had a goal and an assist as Slovakia defeated Germany 6-2 in the Olympic quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals; Pavol Regenda scored twice and Samuel Hlavaj made 25 saves.

Nintendo issued a 1.9.0 update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that adds Thai text support on Nintendo Switch 2 and includes general gameplay fixes that apply to both console generations.

Nova Scotia is launching the first phase of a specialized menopause clinic as part of a planned Menopause Centre of Excellence, with an RFP for clinic space issued and an expected opening in winter 2026–2027.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died in Chicago at 84, and leaders in Nova Scotia recalled his 2009 visit and his focus on shared struggles facing Black communities.