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Casey House released Big Fucking Deal, a short film by Hubert Davis that examines how stigma compounds for people living with HIV; a hospital-commissioned study found 54% of Canadians say they do not feel they understand what it means to live with HIV today.

A PLOS One study found that adding Martian-like perchlorates to regolith simulant, together with the bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii and guar gum, produced bricks with more than double the compressive strength of samples without perchlorates.

Nature Medicine has published Helus Pharma's randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2a trial of SPL026 in major depressive disorder; the company's news release also includes forward-looking statements about other development programs and plans, including an anticipated topline readout for HLP004 in Q1 2026.

The snowy owl was assessed as threatened while its population, about 14,000 birds, is reported to be falling by more than 30% per decade. A formal federal listing under the Species at Risk Act requires additional study and consultations that can take two years or more, and consultations are currently underway.

A Globe and Mail editorial argues Canada should not pursue nuclear weapons, saying the country has the technical ability but would face high costs and diplomatic risks, including jeopardizing the non‑proliferation treaty.

The CRA enters the 2026 filing season after two years of disrupted tax rules and last-minute policy reversals; Ottawa rolled out a 100-day plan and staffing and digital changes to reduce call-centre delays and improve online services.

Anastasia Kucherova, a Russian living in Milan, carried the Ukraine team placard during the Milan Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony and later told The Associated Press she chose the role to show opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged military strikes as diplomatic talks in Geneva were set to begin, following two earlier negotiation rounds held in the United Arab Emirates involving military officials and U.S. envoys.

Large Canadian banks and tech firms are making AI literacy an expected skill for new recruits, and some employers report high internal use of generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot.

After years of growth, electric vehicle market share among franchised dealers in Canada fell in 2025. The federal government has announced a new auto strategy with rebates, tougher emissions rules and funding for charging, but the plan is light on details.

Kobe Li founded 20/20 Mission in 2023 and has collected and refurbished thousands of donated eyeglasses for underserved communities, partnering with Rayjon Share Care. He is one of 75 recipients of The Starfish Climate75 fellowship and won the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award in 2025.

Metrolinx listed 57 partial properties along the Main–King LRT corridor that may be expropriated and said no buildings will be affected; the agency previously purchased at least 97 full properties and had removed 62 buildings as of last September.

The article reports that the Immigration and Refugee Board adopted a “File Review” process that accepted many refugee claims on written files without in-person hearings, and that Canada’s asylum backlog rose from about 17,000 in 2016 to nearly 300,000 in 2025.

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final determination in a Chinese graphite anti-dumping investigation, and the related company news release includes forward-looking statements and a caution that actual results may differ.

VIA Rail's Sudbury–White River route has been out of service since Jan. 28 with service expected to resume Feb. 21, and the Azilda community held its first WinterFEST on Feb. 15.

South West Terminal Limited acquired Solo Italia Fine Pasta in December 2025, and the shop's founders will continue to help run the Ogema, Saskatchewan operation as the company adds storage and plans to expand production.

Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area will mark Ramadan with sign unveilings, community iftars, markets and library storytimes; several events are scheduled in late February and into mid‑March.

Jesse Jackson, a prominent U.S. civil rights leader who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, has died at 84, his family said. He disclosed a Parkinson's diagnosis in 2017.

Researchers sequenced a bacterial strain, Psychrobacter SC65A.3, from Romania's Scarisoara Ice Cave and reported genes for resistance to multiple modern antibiotic classes in a paper in Frontiers in Microbiology; the team says the strain also produces antimicrobial compounds and will pursue biochemical analysis.

Files obtained through access-to-information requests show Transport Canada raised concerns in the 1980s about toxic effluent from firefighter training foams that are now known to contain PFAS; some local water sources today exceed Health Canada PFAS guidelines and proposed class actions and cleanup efforts are active.

A mother and medical groups are urging Newfoundland and Labrador to publicly fund RSV prevention for all infants; the province currently limits nirsevimab coverage to high‑risk infants and says it is exploring options but has no concrete plans.

A Desjardins analysis says most provinces are on firmer footing entering the 2026 budget season after Statistics Canada revised past GDP and some U.S. tariffs were limited under CUSMA; provincial fiscal updates begin with British Columbia and Alberta.

Canadian politicians and advocates are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to respond or provide aid after U.S. actions reduced fuel reaching Cuba; the government says it is concerned but has not committed to sending humanitarian fuel.

Police say Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home on Feb. 1 and investigators have ruled out family members as possible suspects. Her daughter Savannah Guthrie publicly appealed to anyone holding her mother to release her.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored both goals in Canada's 2-1 semifinal win over Switzerland, moving ahead on the Olympic all-time goals list, and Canada will face the United States in the final on Thursday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed former Privy Council clerk Janice Charette as chief trade negotiator to the United States and senior adviser, as Canada prepares a scheduled review of the Canada‑U.S.‑Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this year.

Analysis of OSIRIS-REx samples from the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu found amino acids and isotopic evidence suggesting some formed in ice exposed to radiation rather than in liquid water; the Penn State-led study compared Bennu results with the Murchison meteorite and found distinct formation signatures.

Disney+ released Locker Diaries: Zombies, an 11-episode vertical anthology tied to the Zombies franchise, and the series quickly reached number one trending in the U.S.; episodes stream on Disney+, YouTube, and TikTok with weekly releases through mid-April.

Slowpoke has become the symbol of lacquerware for Kagawa prefecture after Takamatsu Technical High School students made lacquer-coated Slowpoke pieces that were shown at a Tokyo exhibition; The Pokémon Company International named Slowpoke Kagawa's ambassador Pokémon in 2018.

Robert Duvall's death was confirmed by his wife, who said he passed away peacefully on Sunday; fellow actors and colleagues have posted tributes in his memory.