Latest News

At the 2026 Northern Perspectives conference in Winnipeg, northern and provincial leaders urged major federal investment in northern infrastructure, highlighting projects such as the Kivalliq Hydro‑Fibre Link and a proposed expansion of the Port of Churchill.

Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes is running a month-long Feel Good February campaign that presents estate planning as a form of self-care and will share educational newsletters and community content organized around four themed planning priorities.

China's Supreme People's Court has annulled the death sentence of Canadian Robert Schellenberg and ordered a new trial, and Global Affairs Canada said it is aware of the decision and will continue to provide consular services.

Italian fashion, art and classical music were central to the Milan Cortina Olympic opening ceremony; Andrea Bocelli sang Puccini's Nessun dorma as the flame moved through San Siro and a second cauldron was lit in Cortina.

The Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) held a grand opening at Lethbridge Polytechnic and will let high school students earn both high school and college credits while taking hands-on courses in trades, agriculture and healthcare.

Apple snails and rice-delphacid insects have spread through parts of the U.S. South, notably Louisiana, leading to crop damage and higher labor and costs for rice and crawfish producers.

Chester Zoo and partners report that reintroduced greater Bermuda land snails have established six colonies in Bermuda after captive breeding and releases following their 2014 rediscovery.

Housing Minister Lucy Kuptana said the Northwest Territories aims to build 300 new housing units by the end of the mandate and is confident it can meet that target; 81 units are complete and others are under construction or planned.

Glengarry Highland Lodge hosted nearly 200 guests for a complimentary Christmas dinner that helped raise more than $72,000 for the Maxville Manor redevelopment and a CT scanner, and the Masonic Association of Eastern District held a curling bonspiel to fund student bursaries.

The Dalkeith two-day winter carnival proceeded with indoor events and hockey after the parade was cancelled because of extreme cold.

Two sources told CBC that John Rustad requested a leadership nomination package as the B.C. Conservatives search for a new leader; Rustad declined to confirm and said he will comment when the legislative session resumes.

The Milano‑Cortina opening ceremony included two simultaneous cauldron lightings in Milan and Cortina. The CBC will offer daily coverage and the author will write a daily column through Feb. 22 focused on the global athletes.

Polls show the Liberal Democratic Party is poised to gain seats in Sunday's lower house vote, driven in part by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's popularity with younger voters and her distinctive public image.

Olympic officials postponed the Canada-Finland women's hockey game after several Finnish players developed norovirus, and doctors said the pause likely prevented further spread. Undetermined at this time.

British Columbia has filed to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal of a court ruling tied to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and says it will also propose legislative amendments; First Nations leaders say the proposed changes would effectively gut DRIPA.

Thousands of orchids fill the Chicago Botanic Garden greenhouse for the 12th annual Orchid Show, themed "Feelin' Groovy," and organizers expect about 85,000 visitors.

NASA said Crew-12 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Wednesday to re-staff the International Space Station after a recent medical evacuation, and the FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 to return to flight following an engine ignition investigation.

China's Supreme People's Court has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Global Affairs Canada confirmed, and Ottawa said it will continue to provide consular services to him and his family.

China's top court has overturned the death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian official told CBC News; the source spoke anonymously and the New York Times first reported the news.

Toronto's 19-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown LRT is scheduled to begin service Sunday after construction that began 15 years ago and an opening six years later than planned; politicians and transit officials acknowledged problems during the rollout.

The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened with a multi-site ceremony that ended with two cauldrons being lit — one in Milan and one in Cortina.

Ronald Hicks was installed as the 11th archbishop of New York and urged Catholics to be a missionary church that cares for the vulnerable and respects all people.

The Crooked Spoon Foundation will host its Food for All fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Station House Pub and Grill with magician-comedian Rod Boss; proceeds will support the foundation’s food bank and community programs.

Ridge Meadows RCMP, joined by Pitt Meadows and Coquitlam detachments, will hold a Polar Plunge at Alouette Lake South Beach on Feb. 26 to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics BC; organizers say more than $11,000 has been raised so far this year and over $36,000 in the past four years.

The City of Maple Ridge will hold the free 2026 Heritage Awards on Feb. 19 at the Albion Community Centre to recognise individuals, groups and sites that have advanced heritage conservation and awareness.

Bottoms Up, a new queer bar in Kingston, opened on January 3 in the renovated lower level of Renaissance and is the first queer-focused venue in the city since 2009.

An elasmosaur found on the Puntledge River in 1988 by amateur collector Mike Trask helped spark sustained community-led paleontology in British Columbia and contributed to new societies and provincial fossil management policies.

The article reports that President Trump removed India's 25% Russia-related tariff after a deal in which India agreed to buy $500 billion of U.S. goods and to reduce trade barriers on agricultural, manufactured, chemical and medical-device products.

CBC is Canada's official broadcaster and will stream the Milan Cortina Games for free on CBC Gem; the opening ceremony is Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET). Public screenings and fan events are planned in Toronto including a Team Canada FanFest on Feb. 7–8.

The article reports Anthropic's baseline study found AI-assisted coding showed little time benefit and raised concerns about "cognitive offloading," and the company called for stronger oversight and quality controls.