Dempster Highway road trip rekindled my taste for adventure in my 60s
A 62-year-old recently widowed traveller joined a friend on a northerly trip, learned to boondock and drove the Dempster Highway, and later swam in the Arctic at Tuktoyaktuk.
Daily Briefing (Canada) — 2026-02-18
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North Vancouver's Macklin Celebrini is always smiling, former coach says
Macklin Celebrini, 19, has four goals and two assists at the Milano‑Cortina Olympics and is reported as the youngest player on the ice; his former coach Jon Calvano says Celebrini is always smiling and enjoying the moment.
Ontario festival video was misrepresented as an anti-immigration march.
A reel showing torchbearers at the Cochrane Winter Carnival was circulated with added chanting audio claiming 'deportations'; the original local footage shows people talking and laughing while the chant audio matches protests in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian visitors to China.
China's Foreign Ministry announced Canadians can visit mainland China without a visa for stays up to 30 days through at least the end of the year; the announcement follows a recent visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Other events of the day (6)
See all news →Other events worth noting, briefly.
- Dominic LeBlanc to lead large Canadian trade delegation to MexicoBusinessThe Globe and Mail
- Carney to release Ottawa's new defence industrial strategy today.BusinessThe Globe and Mail
- Carney unveils defence industrial strategy to rebuild Canada's defence industry.PoliticsThe Globe and Mail
- Lasalle Cemetery faces widespread tilting and fallen monumentsScience & EarthCBC News
- Montreal tourism rose 7% in 2025 with more visitors from the Maritimes.BusinessCBC News
- New defence industrial strategy will jump-start investment, sector leaders sayBusinessThe Globe and Mail
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