Politics

Ontario reached a $23-million agreement with Diageo that will keep Crown Royal on LCBO shelves, but the deal does not specify replacement of about 200 jobs at the Amherstburg plant.

U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva, officials in Moscow and Kyiv said. The meeting follows earlier U.S.-led negotiation rounds and comes while fighting continues along the front line.

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.

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.

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.

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

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said it won enough seats to form a government in the country's first election since the 2024 uprising, while the Election Commission has not yet released the final official tally.

Several Nova Scotia minor hockey leagues have reiterated commitments to protecting players after four youths were charged in a Truro-area hazing investigation; Hockey Nova Scotia and Hockey Canada say training programs will be reviewed later this year, while many leagues have not detailed specific changes.

Ontario announced a $6.4-billion funding model for colleges and universities over four years, and leaders at the University of Windsor and St. Clair College said the money brings relief; students and some politicians expressed concern about new tuition increases and reductions to OSAP grants.

A retired judge's report found no conclusive evidence of vote-buying in the Quebec Liberal leadership race, but critics in the National Assembly called the inquiry 'toothless' and investigations by the anti-corruption police and the assembly's ethics commissioner are ongoing.

A U.S. Marine fell from the USS Iwo Jima and was later declared dead after a multi-day search; separately, the destroyer USS Truxtun and supply ship USNS Supply collided during a resupply operation, with two personnel reporting minor injuries. Military officials say searches and an investigation are ongoing.

Minnesotans lobbied Congress to withhold Homeland Security funding over federal immigration enforcement as the Senate failed to pass a DHS funding bill and officials warned the department could face a funding lapse this weekend.

Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador have expressed grief after a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where police reported nine people were killed. Several towns with personal or family ties to Tumbler Ridge posted condolences and lowered flags.

Premier Danielle Smith announced $143-million to fund about 1,400 extra teachers and educational assistants for elementary classrooms identified as complex, drawn from the 2025–26 ministry budget. Officials say the funding is part of a wider pledge to hire 3,000 teachers and 1,500 educational assistants over three years.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada mourns after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left 10 people dead; he suspended a trip to Germany, asked for flags on Parliament Hill to be lowered, and will deliver a statement in the House of Commons.

Alberta is allocating $143 million to add about 1,400 teachers and educational assistants to support strained elementary classrooms, with the funds coming from the ministry's 2025-26 budget.

Alberta communities and officials have offered support after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that police say left nine people dead, including the shooter.

Negotiations over new limits on immigration enforcement have stalled and Democratic senators voted down a DHS funding bill, leaving department funding set to expire Saturday.

A Tumbler Ridge Grade 12 student said he is unsure about returning to school after an active-shooter incident that left several people dead and led to schools closing for the rest of the week.

Cuba is reporting fuel and food shortages and Canada advises against non-essential travel; major airlines have suspended regular flights and some carriers are repatriating passengers.

The EPA finalized a rule rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding that underpinned U.S. greenhouse gas regulations, and it proposed a two-year delay to a Biden-era vehicle emissions rule.

U.S. officials say President Trump will announce a multi-billion-dollar Gaza reconstruction plan and outline a U.N.-authorized stabilization force at the Board of Peace meeting in Washington on Feb. 19.

Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Bill C-12 would redirect people who arrived more than a year ago from refugee hearings to a pre-removal risk assessment, and critics including the Canadian Bar Association and Amnesty International warn this could create a two-tier asylum system.

The Ontario government announced a $6.4-billion funding model for colleges and universities to be paid over four years and said publicly-assisted institutions may raise tuition up to 2% per year starting in 2026–27; the province also announced OSAP grants would be limited to a maximum of 25% while loans will make up at least 75% of aid.

Ontario will allow domestic tuition increases of up to 2% annually for three years and will shift a larger share of student aid from grants to loans, officials said.

Border official Tom Homan said Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota will conclude; he said a drawdown of federal officers began this week and will continue next week.

Federal officials announced that Operation Metro Surge in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area will conclude, and border official Tom Homan said he and President Trump agreed to end the surge.

Officials say a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., killed nine people and injured at least 25; an active shooter alert was issued Tuesday and later lifted.