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Authorities and the FBI have received tens of thousands of tips and calls after a porch-camera video of a masked person was released, and experts say vetting that information is an extensive but necessary task.

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi says he plans to return to Iran after the Oscar season, despite being sentenced in absentia in December 2025 to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban; his lawyer says they will appeal.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade will take place on Feb. 17 with 60 floats and performing groups, and it will be livestreamed worldwide on satellite and social media.

At Milan-Cortina, a Norwegian biathlete publicly confessed to an affair during a post-race interview after winning bronze, and athletes' social posts about a chocolate lava cake and other treats have become widely shared.

The MICHELIN Guide Saudi Arabia 2026 named 51 restaurants in the Guide and announced three Special Awards during its inaugural Restaurant Celebration.

U.S. inflation eased to 2.4% year‑over‑year in January, with core inflation at 2.5% and monthly consumer prices up 0.2% from December.

Officials say firearms were seized from the family home a couple of years ago and later returned after a court petition; RCMP confirmed the weapons used were a long gun and a modified handgun.

Stellantis Canada says the shutdown of its Williams Parkway plant was a "pause" and the company is negotiating with the federal government and Unifor about returning work to Brampton. The plant had lost about 3,000 jobs after production of the Jeep Compass was shifted to Illinois.

Tammy Oliver-McCurdie, who lost relatives in the 2020 Portapique attacks, issued a statement offering sympathy and support to Tumbler Ridge after a school shooting that killed eight people; she urged people to hold their loved ones tight and lean on those around them.

Canada Soccer reached a reworked 12-year agreement with Canadian Soccer Business (now Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment) that CEO Kevin Blue says will deliver "well over $100 million" more in net revenue over the contract; the deal runs Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2037 and includes revenue-sharing terms and commitments on broadcast distribution and equal exposure for men’s and women’s teams.

The article reports that Akinola Davies Jr.'s debut feature My Father's Shadow, set in Lagos during Nigeria's 1993 presidential election and co-written with his brother Wale, explores personal and collective memory and opens in Toronto on Feb. 13 with wider release from Feb. 20.

A six-storey, 147-unit rental apartment has been proposed for 251 Comox St. in Penticton; City Council will consider rezoning and the required readings at its Feb. 17 meeting.

Rivalry Corp. said it will significantly reduce operations and is evaluating strategic alternatives. The company included forward‑looking cautionary language and referred readers to its MD&A and other filings on SEDAR+ for more risk information.

Gaon Choi won the women's Olympic halfpipe with a 90.25 score, edging Chloe Kim, who landed a double-cork 1080 but finished with silver; judges said they score each run as a whole, weighing air, difficulty, variety and progression.

Xanadu issued forward-looking statements about its work on a quantum algorithm for chemistry and a proposed transaction with Crane Harbor, while listing many risks and uncertainties including technical, financial and regulatory factors.

Designer Michael Kors marked his 45th year in fashion with a show on the Metropolitan Opera House staircase that honoured notable New York figures, and he noted that city officials restored the Pride flag at the Stonewall monument.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won the men's 10 km interval-start at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics to earn his eighth Winter Games gold, finishing in 20:36.2. He now shares the all-time record and had three races still scheduled at these Games.

An annular solar eclipse will pass across Antarctica on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with annularity touching only a narrow 616‑kilometer track on the continent and partial views reaching parts of southern South America, southern Africa and Madagascar.

Dubai's government announced new DP World leaders after files linked the company's former head to Jeffrey Epstein; Quebec's Caisse de dépôt et placement suspended deal-making with DP World.

An account listed as 'Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw' reportedly gave $25,000 to a GoFundMe set up for the family of the late actor James Van Der Beek, and the campaign has raised more than $2.1 million.

Justice Department documents show Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with many academics and provided private funding to some researchers; several professors are now under institutional review or have resigned.

Netflix released Queen of Chess on February 6, 2026; the 93-minute documentary directed by Rory Kennedy chronicles Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár’s life and is frequently compared to the fictional The Queen's Gambit.

A Canadian Climate Institute study reports Canada is not on track to meet its 2026, 2030 or 2050 climate targets; the government's progress report shows a best-case 28% emissions cut by 2030 while emissions were only 9% below 2005 levels in 2023.

The Munich Security Conference opened with senior leaders attending as officials described a crisis of confidence in transatlantic relations; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the American delegation and is due to address the conference on Saturday.

Ontario announced $6.4 billion in new post-secondary funding and ended an eight-year tuition freeze, allowing up to 2% annual tuition increases starting 2026-27; the province also reduced OSAP grant support from 85% to a maximum of 25% for eligible students.

Federal and local investigators in Tucson are seeking neighbourhood surveillance footage after Nancy Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1; the FBI released a description of a person of interest and raised the reward to $100,000 US.

Interim property tax bills have been mailed to more than 27,000 properties and city council approved $237,500 to help convert an old school into an eight‑unit live‑in treatment centre for youths.

Tumbler Ridge residents are mourning after a shooting at the town high school that killed eight people, including six children.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, but symptoms in women are often less typical and under-recognized, the article reports. The piece highlights risk factors such as PCOS, pregnancy complications and hormonal changes around menopause.

Janice Kennedy, a retired journalist, writes that older adults resent patronizing language and stereotypes and that many remain socially active while also experiencing loss and vulnerability.