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A ranked list from 2026 highlights ten recent "new‑gen" anime and summarizes what the article says each is noted for, from Sonny Boy and Mob Psycho 100 to Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Trump's claim that non-U.S. NATO troops stayed off the front lines in Afghanistan "insulting" and said Mr. Trump should apologize; the remarks drew criticism from veterans, Prince Harry and other European officials.

Ontario announced up to $7,694,550 through the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program's Health and Safety Water Stream to help rebuild aging water mains in Greater Napanee, announced Jan. 21, 2026.

An opinion piece argues a new energy framework signed in Beijing may open the way for deeper Canada–China energy ties to diversify Canadian exports beyond the U.S.; the article also notes potential strategic risks and the possibility of adverse U.S. reactions.

A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department suit seeking Georgia voter information after finding the case was filed in the wrong federal judicial district; the judge said the government should have sued the secretary of state in Atlanta rather than in Macon.

Uxbridge council dealt with five pieces of correspondence about the province's proposal ERO #025-1257, which would reduce 36 conservation authorities to seven and move Uxbridge from the Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority into the Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in Davos that an independent Alberta would be a 'natural partner' for the United States; organizers of an Alberta independence movement are collecting about 177,000 signatures needed to trigger a referendum by May 2.

Archaeologists on the Indonesian island of Muna have found hand-stencil paintings initially dated to about 67,800 years old; the images include elongated fingers and come from a cave used as a gallery with later paintings up to about 35,000 years younger.

Ashton Kutcher stars in Ryan Murphy's series The Beauty, which the article reports is the most-watched series on Disney+ in many countries. It is the first series Kutcher has done since returning as Michael Kelso in Netflix's That '90s Show.

A provincial review of 222 cases concluded that herbicides and heavy metals are unlikely to explain most of the undiagnosed neurological illnesses reported in New Brunswick; the province has asked the Public Health Agency of Canada to review individual patient data once consent and a data‑sharing agreement are in place.

Manitoba has recruited 13 U.S.-trained physicians through its Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office and says those hires, along with expanded clinics and the medinav.ca booking system that handled nearly 50,000 visits last year, are intended to improve patient access.

Senator Ed Markey urged Congress to investigate ByteDance’s newly finalized plan to place TikTok U.S. data and operations into a majority American‑owned joint venture, saying key details and whether the app’s algorithm is free of Chinese influence remain unclear; ByteDance says the venture will secure U.S. user data but has disclosed few specifics.

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a wedding in Dera Ismail Khan, killing seven people and wounding 25, police said. Officials said the ceremony was at the home of a pro-government community leader and that some wounded were in critical condition.

Silver topped $100 per ounce on Friday, reaching about $101.22, and gold climbed to roughly $4,987.69 per ounce, both at new records amid strong safe-haven and retail demand.

Manitoba says it has recruited 13 U.S.-trained doctors since opening a health-care retention and recruitment office in May 2024, and reports a net gain of 285 doctors since the NDP formed government in late 2023.

Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi continued as Russia pressed territorial demands and Kyiv rejected surrendering land; Ukraine and the U.S. have drafted security guarantee documents that remain unsigned.

Communities in Minnesota held an economic strike and planned a march to protest ICE operations after the shooting death of Renee Good; the Minneapolis city council and the AFL-CIO endorsed the action.

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia announced on Jan. 23, 2026 that five CPAs received Early Achievement Awards and one CPA received the Distinguished Service Award.

The federal government signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a proposed bitumen pipeline that makes no mention of freshwater or oilsands tailings ponds, and First Nations chiefs are demanding explanations.

Holly Hunter’s Nahla Ake is introduced as captain of the Athena and chancellor of Starfleet Academy, and is described as human and Lanthanite, marking the first main-character Starfleet captain in the central lineage who is not fully human.

Health Canada required manufacturers to increase the amount of added vitamin D in certain milks, margarines and some milk alternatives as of Dec. 31, 2025; the department says this change is expected to roughly double Canadians' vitamin D intake.

Flows away from U.S. Treasuries have coincided with rallies led by Asian technology shares and with rising benchmarks for Emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa and for Latin America.

A Change.org petition started by Maria Maisonet has gathered about 48,132 signatures asking the Buffalo Bills to reinstate coach Sean McDermott after his dismissal following the 2025 divisional-round loss to the Denver Broncos. Maisonet described McDermott's tenure as a period of progress for the franchise.

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart reached No. 2 globally and No. 1 in 13 countries within days of its January 21, 2026 release.

The European Commission will propose suspending for another six months an EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the U.S. worth €93-billion (US$109.19-billion), originally set to take effect on Feb. 7; the measures were first paused after a joint EU‑U.S. trade statement in August 2025 and would remain suspendable if needed.

Hugging Face is an open platform for hosting and sharing machine learning models, datasets, and applications, supporting NLP, computer vision, and audio use cases. The platform combines community-driven open-science practices with enterprise-ready tooling to promote transparency and reproducibility.

Special counsel Jack Smith testified publicly in Congress today about investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the handling of classified documents; those inquiries led to federal charges that were filed before the 2024 election. Undetermined at this time.

The European Commission said it can provisionally implement the Mercosur free trade agreement once at least one Mercosur country ratifies, after the European Parliament voted to send the pact to the EU court for legal review.

Organizers from unions, advocacy groups and faith networks planned coordinated protests and stay-away actions in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday to protest ICE operations, while the National Weather Service forecast extreme cold with temperatures well below zero.

AnimeJapan 2026's stage lineup includes a Demon Slayer panel on March 28, and the lineup was announced via the @animetv_jp account on X.