Anabel, Valerie and Lisa Ho continue to organize Vancouver's Lunar New Year parade to honour their mother, Maria Mimie Ho, who founded the Strathcona Chinese Dancer Company; this year's event is marked as the year of the horse and will run regardless of weather.
Hybrid Power Solutions has signed a distribution agreement with Meyer Distributing to put its portable, fuel-free power systems into Meyer’s product lineup. Meyer placed initial stocking orders for Batt Pack Energy, Batt Pack Pro and high-speed vehicle charging kits that are shipping to its warehouses.
A designer published a map that visualizes TTC projects currently under construction and recently completed lines; provincial officials announced ground work on parts of the Ontario Line and said civil work could finish in the early 2030s, with testing and commissioning to follow.
Two Ontario cafés — Toronto’s Seven Mystery (41st) and Ottawa’s Little Victories (71st) — appear on the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list announced Feb. 16 at CoffeeFest Madrid.
Parts of the Strait of Hormuz were closed for a few hours for Revolutionary Guard drills while indirect nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran began in Geneva, mediated by Oman.
Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux crossed the floor to join the Liberals, moving the government closer to a majority; party sources say discussions with other potential defectors are ongoing.
Surrey Police chief Norm Lipinski says the B.C. government denied a request to postpone the transition from the RCMP; the province says the takeover of Cloverdale (District 4) will proceed on April 1 and discussions between the parties are ongoing.
Metrolinx says civil infrastructure for the Ontario Line is now trending toward completion in the early 2030s and a testing phase will follow; officials also said bridge work near the Don River could potentially require work or closures on the Don Valley Parkway.
Dominic LeBlanc said he will meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the coming weeks to discuss the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). He also said Canada and Mexico agree a trilateral deal is the best way forward.
The Financial Times reports that ECB President Christine Lagarde intends to leave before France's 2027 presidential election so outgoing President Emmanuel Macron can help shape her successor; the ECB says no decision has been made.
