Selwyn Township has directed staff to explore renaming Prince Andrew and Gordonstoun islands and will consult Curve Lake First Nation; a formal application to the Ontario Geographic Naming Board is required and the process is expected to take several months.
A peer-reviewed study in The Lancet Global Health estimates about 75,200 violent Palestinian deaths in Gaza during the first 15 months of the war, higher than the roughly 49,000 figure reported by Gaza health authorities for the same period.
Landon Miller, Detroit’s 2024 fourth-round pick, has an 18-11-2 record and a 2.87 goals-against average this season with the Soo Greyhounds in the OHL after a tougher prior year.
Jill Scott released To Whom This May Concern, her first full-length album in over a decade; critics on CBC's Commotion described it as warm and like a hug.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada added new Express Entry categories to allow highly skilled foreign military applicants and other targeted occupations to seek permanent residency, officials said. The change follows the federal defence industrial strategy and the government did not publish numeric targets for military recruits.
Aritzia bought Fred Segal's intellectual property and is leasing the brand's Melrose Avenue property in Los Angeles; it plans to restore the site's damaged ivy facade and develop the location for curated product and immersive experiences.
British Columbia is allocating $50 million to expand access to nasal naloxone, with $18 million described as new funding and the remainder from existing funds; kits will be distributed first to 150 community sites and then to all 2,400 take-home naloxone locations from April.
The Bloc Québécois is seeking an amendment to Bill C-15 to require banks to reimburse customers who fall victim to fraud, except where customers are grossly negligent; the change is being studied at committee and is expected to be tabled soon.
Youth advocates at a Parliament Hill news conference say they were excluded from drafting Bill C-63 and are calling for meaningful youth involvement and a national digital safety framework before Ottawa introduces new online harms legislation.
Island Health recorded 343 unregulated drug deaths in 2025, about a 25% decline from 2024, the BC Coroners Service reports; province‑wide toxic drug deaths fell to 1,826 in 2025, down 21% from 2024.
