Dr. Joss Reimer, a Manitoba physician who helped lead that province's COVID-19 response, will begin a three-year term as Canada's chief public health officer on April 1, replacing Dr. Theresa Tam.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled tariffs imposed under emergency powers unlawful, but sector-specific tariffs under Section 232 remain in place and questions about refunds are unresolved.
Hunter Hess said criticism from former President Donald Trump made the fortnight before his Olympic debut "probably the hardest two weeks" of his life, and he qualified for the men's freeski halfpipe final on Feb. 20.
Donita Large, a member of Saddle Lake First Nation and an Indigenous educator in Alberta, has released The Ancestors, her first original full-length album. The record includes two versions of the song "Sweetgrass" and tracks such as "Kokom," dedicated to her late grandmother.
Thunder Bay-based Uride created a $20,000 Student Support Fund to award four $5,000 grants to students in communities where it operates; applicants must be students who live in a Uride city and have an active account.
RCMP say a temporary foreign worker in Church Point, Nova Scotia, was coerced into long hours, paid $300 and threatened; a 65-year-old man from southern Ontario has been arrested and charged with human trafficking and related offences.
Canada welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the legal basis for some tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, while levies on steel, aluminum and autos under Section 232 were not affected.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs, ending fentanyl-related duties on Canada; the White House said it will pursue a 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122 that would last 150 days unless Congress approves it.
Ontario Shipyards plans a scholarship at Mohawk College in memory of Justin Smith, a 29-year-old steel supervisor who died in January; the provincial Ministry of Labour is investigating his death.
Marten Falls First Nation has submitted a fast-tracked environmental assessment for an access road to the Ring of Fire, becoming the second community to do so after Webequie First Nation; Ontario says it has signed a cooperation agreement with the federal government and that construction could begin as soon as August 2026, according to a provincial statement.
