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The opinion argues the recent Greenland episode and Davos debate have weakened NATO’s credibility and contends middle powers should deepen trade and security cooperation with like-minded partners.

The article notes a bitterly cold weekend and lists five local events across Waterloo region from Jan. 23–25, including concerts, winter activities, sports games and a whiskey festival.

Heated Rivalry, a Canadian series, is presented as a popular cultural diversion amid broader shifts in international relations; the piece also reports that actor François Arnaud faced online harassment after fan speculation about cast relationships.

Alamos Gold has announced a 2026 Investor Day; the company operates mines in Ontario and Sonora and employs more than 2,400 people.

Global fashion figures and members of the public gathered at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs in Rome for Valentino's funeral after a two-day public viewing at his foundation.

President Trump is scheduled to meet Ukraine's President Zelenskyy while Kyiv faces widespread power outages and very cold temperatures after recent strikes on the power grid.

Hootsuite has pursued social-media monitoring work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including a US$95,000 pilot, and federal officials in Ottawa have drafted plans to ban social media for children under 14 as part of an online harms bill.

Medicine Hat College students will join the Medicine Hat Health Foundation on Feb. 6 for the third annual PJs for a Purpose fundraiser, seeking $5,000 to help complete a new themed room in the pediatric unit; the event has already funded two themed rooms.

Samples taken after a large bird die-off in southern Manitoba tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, and authorities reported about 500 dead birds were found in early December.

President Trump has again argued the United States should acquire Greenland to support a proposed "Golden Dome" missile-defence system; Greenland hosts the Pituffik Space Base, a long-range early-warning radar site.

Global stocks were steady after a softer public stance by U.S. President Donald Trump eased tensions over Greenland, while the yen moved sharply amid signs Japanese authorities may be prepared to support the currency.

Students at Saunders Secondary School retrofit shipping crates into insulated doghouses and plan to send 30 this year to several nearby First Nations; the project has produced close to 300 doghouses since it began in 2015.

A Jan. 15 storm left parts of Toronto with more than 30 cm of snow and the OPP reported about 260 crashes and 150 calls for stuck vehicles; the columnist says he no longer helps drivers he sees without winter tires.

A Sudbury contractor adapted reflective insulation into tent bases and boot/hat liners and, with local partners, has produced and distributed more than fifty kits to people living in tents; she is in talks with a Canadian manufacturer to explore wider availability.

China lifted a ban on beef from Canadian processing plants that began in 2021 after an atypical BSE case, and Ottawa says plants previously approved to ship to China will be reauthorized once bilateral paperwork is completed.

A long-term Canadian study finds fin, minke and humpback whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence show increased signals of eating forage fish after a decline in Arctic krill; researchers analyzed tissue isotopes collected over 28 summers.

TikTok agreed to form a majority American-owned joint venture under the TikTok U.S. Data Security (USDS) organization, with ByteDance retaining a 19.9% minority stake while U.S. investors hold larger shares.

The review says Wonder Man focuses on Simon Williams and his friendship with Trevor Slattery while using the superhero setting to explore acting and identity; the article also highlights performances by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley and notes all eight episodes stream on Disney+ from January 27.

The City of Brandon will place four additional small sharps containers on city property as a pilot in several neighbourhood locations after a resident inquiry; the city currently operates 13 bins mainly downtown. Officials say the containers accept used needles and EpiPens, were already purchased in 2025, and will be monitored for use.

The Pitt Meadows Art Gallery opens 'Our Feathered Friends' by printmaker Molly Gray on Jan. 24, featuring hand-carved lino prints of British Columbia birds; the exhibition runs through March 1.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, saying Carney was not 'grateful' after Carney's speech criticizing the current rules‑based international order; the exchange comes as Trump has recently escalated rhetoric about Greenland.

The film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir H Is for Hawk, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and co-written with Emma Donoghue, stars Claire Foy as Helen and features several trained goshawks including the bird called Mabel. The production captures real hawk flight and hunting and highlights Helen’s process of grieving after her father’s death.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is holding a two-day cabinet planning forum in Quebec City after a Davos speech criticizing economic 'coercion' by the U.S. administration; ministers will discuss the economy, affordability, security and a China trade deal.

Superintendent Jennifer Hingley presented final 2024–2025 reports on ISSI partnerships with Muskoday First Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation and Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The reports note student credit attainment results for Muskoday and Wahpeton and increased teacher participation in land-based learning for Montreal Lake.

British Columbia-based General Fusion announced a planned transaction with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III to go public on Nasdaq; the article says the deal is expected to close in mid-2026 and would value the company at about US$1 billion.

The Saskatchewan government has launched an independent, third-party review of hospital protective services and incident handling after recent violent incidents; the Saskatchewan Health Authority is also rolling out metal detectors and hiring 51 new protective service workers.

Reports say four children were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before and after school in the Columbia Heights Public School district; two children, including a five-year-old, were reported as transferred to a detention center in Texas.

Hubble observations of 3,419 blue straggler stars across 48 globular clusters show a higher blue straggler frequency in lower-density regions, and the fraction of binary systems in a cluster correlates with blue straggler counts.

Michele Tafoya said the shooting of Renee Good and ensuing protests have been complicated by local leaders constraining police, and she said that has disrupted ICE enforcement.

Wyoming Rare, a subsidiary of American Rare Earths, was selected for a STAR Project award funded through the University of Wyoming's NSF Accelerating Research Translation program to assess potential byproducts from the Halleck Creek rare earths project.