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Zelensky travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for Ukraine peace talks
A picture obtained from the X account of Volodymyr Zelensky shows UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimi (R) greeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) and his wife Olena Zelenska (L) on their arrival in the United Arab Emirates on February 16, 2025. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said on February 16, 2025 he had arrived in the United Arab Emirates for a visit with a "large humanitarian programme", ahead of an expected meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Handout / X account of Volodymyr Zelensky / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / X / @ZelenskaUA » - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ] (Photo by HANDOUT/X account of Volodymyr Zelensky/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil falls for fourth day on expectations Russia-Ukraine peace may lift supply
FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in PEI community’s drinking water
Prince Edward Island's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian men qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup after topping CONCACAF qualifying group
The Soccer Canada logo is seen on a banner during the Canadian Championships in Hamilton, Ont., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
On Louis Riel Day, Métis treaty stuck in limbo due to prorogued Parliament
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
LeBron James sits out All-Star Game, ending 20-year streak of starts
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James speaks during a press conference before the NBA basketball All-Star game Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
RCMP say suspect is armed and dangerous after multiple stabbings in Saskatchewan
An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
Ukrainian servicemen of the Skala Separate Assault Regiment sit in an armoured vehicle as they leave to rest for the night, after coming back from the frontline in the area near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region on February 15, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukrainian. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends
The SNL50 logo is seen outside the Nasdaq Marketplace in New York's Times Square, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
HSBC investors back CEO’s investment banking retrenchment
FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
Canada-U.S. brawl hat trick the talk of the 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL, CANADA - FEBRUARY 15: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of Team USA fights with Brandon Hagel #38 of Team Canada during the first period in the 4 Nations Face-Off game at the Bell Centre on February 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Daryl Watts nets OT winner as surging Toronto Sceptres edge Ottawa Charge 3-2 in Edmonton
Toronto Sceptres' Daryl Watts (9) and Kali Flanagan (6) celebrate a goal against the Ottawa Charge during overtime PWHL action in Edmonton, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Flights cancelled as much of Ontario and Quebec contends with second snowstorm in less than a week
A person walks a dog across a street during a snowstorm in Montreal on Feb. 16.
Ottawa boosts immigration officers’ ability to cancel visitor visas, travel permits
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police car leaves Roxham Road, the site where many migrants have previously crossed illegally, in Lacolle, Canada, along the US-Canada border on February 2, 2025. Canada will hit back at US tariffs with 25 percent levies of its own on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on February 1. "Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25 percent tariffs against Can$155 billion ($106 billion) worth of American goods," he said in a dramatic tone as he warned of a fracture in longstanding Canada-US ties. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
The tried and tested way to stay happy: small doses of spontaneity
Heather Tay (she/her) enjoys roller skating at Roller Express inside Union Station, Toronto, on February 1, 2025. The rink offers a fun escape for visitors, combining music and lights for a nostalgic experience.
China condemns sailing of Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait
Members of the Navy prepare for the departure of HMCS Montreal in Halifax on Sunday, March 26, 2023. HMCS Montreal and NRY MV Asterix departed His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard for the Indo-Pacific region on Operation Projection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks after receiving this year's Roepke Prize for Civil Society of the Liberal Institute at the Congress centre in Kloten, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
U.K. accelerates steel industry plan in response to U.S. tariffs
Cast House operator Martin Rees changes the nozzle on a clay gun in Blast Furnace number four at the Tata Steel Port Talbot integrated iron and steel works in south Wales on 15 August, 2023. Port Talbot's integrated steelworks is responsible for producing high quality steel, as well as shaping the town's iconic skyline. It performs several identifiable processes which occur throughout the site so that raw iron ores and coal can be converted into 'slab' and finished steel products. (Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images)
Colder Quebec winter gives ice fishing aficionados reason to celebrate
An overall view of some the more than 350 ice fishing cabins on the Ste-Anne River in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Que., on January 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bernard Brault
Meet the flavour engineers working to make plant-based food taste more like meat
Research scientist Tharindu Suraweera works on bovine cell cultures grown in a lab at the Verschuren Centre in Sydney, NS, where the Genuine Taste project is in development.
How to watch SNL’s 50th anniversary, who are the special guests and more
The SNL50 logo is seen outside the Nasdaq Marketplace in New York's Times Square, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Max-imum Gains: Veteran Blue Jays right-hander Scherzer continues to evolve
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, left, lines up on the pitching mound with Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider during spring training in Dunedin Fla., on Sunday, February 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
To address Canada’s talent shortage, hire more neurodivergent workers
People walk in Vancouver’s business district over the lunch hour on April 22, 2022. Workers returning to offices as COVID-19 restrictions lift have meant foot traffic in Western Canada’s largest downtowns is picking up, bringing much needed life back to core neighbourhoods. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee sets North American 20km record
Canada's Evan Dunfee leads the pack during the marathon race walk relay mixed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vadim Ghirda
Trump was right to kill the penny. Now, onto the nickel
FILE - A lone penny is illuminated in a bin of completed pennies at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Aug. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Is it really a good idea to designate Mexican cartels as terrorists?
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, is escorted to a helicopter in Mexico City following his capture in the beach resort town of Mazatlan. Federal prosecutors want to recover $12.6 billion in drug money they say was generated by the Mexican drug lord. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn asked a judge Friday, July 5, 2019, to order Guzman to forfeit that sum. They called the amount a "conservative" estimate of the cash Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel earned distributing drugs in the United States. Guzman was convicted in February of murder conspiracy and drug trafficking. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, in latest blast of winter weather
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE - FEBRUARY 16: Cars are unable to pass on a flooded road after a rainstorm on February 16, 2025 in Clarksville, Tennessee. Severe winter storms brought torrential rains causing intense flooding in Kentucky, Tennessee, and parts of Florida and Georgia. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
McGill believes it has painting falsely attributed to acclaimed artist Norval Morrisseau after investigation
A possibly fake painting (has not been proven in court) by Norval Morrisseau hanging at the Visible Storage Gallery in the McLennan Library at Mcgill University in Montreal on Friday, January 26th, 2024.
‘It’s our Game 7′: Canada confident as 4 Nations Face-Off shifts to Boston
Canada's Connor McDavid (97) scores on United States goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) as United States' Charlie McAvoy (25) looks on during first period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
‘Conclave’ wins best picture at the British Academy Film Awards as ‘The Brutalist’ takes directing and acting prizes
Peter Straughan poses with in the winners' room with his award for Adapted Screenplay for "Conclave" during the 2025 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, Britain, February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Singer Shakira hospitalized in Peru with stomach issue
Colombian singer Shakira performs in concert during her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," or Women Don't Cry Anymore, world tour in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Was it a mistake to start skateboarding again in midlife?
Maddison earns Tottenham 1-0 victory over Manchester United
Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 16, 2025 Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund in action with Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR 'LIVE' SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE FOR FURTHER DETAILS..
Dandjinou captures gold again, Canada wins short track Crystal Globe
Canada's William Dandjinou celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1000 meters final of the ISU Short Track World Tour and Olympics Milano-Cortina 2026 test event, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Luca Bruno
Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks loses quarterfinal at Surf Abu Dhabi Pro
Canadian teenage Erin Brooks, as shown in this handout image, surfs in the qualifying round Saturday, Feb. 15, 202, at the Surf Abu Dhabi Pro on Hudayriyat Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Surf League-Max Physick
Liverpool edge past Wolves to go seven points clear at top
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Portuguese defender #22 Nelson Semedo (L) crosses the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)
With all eyes on the NBA for All-Star weekend, the WNBA and the Valkyries are sharing the spotlight
Rickea Jackson (2) gets Terrell Owens (81) off balance during the Ruffles NBA All Star Celebrity Game, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Canada’s Lotholz, Sieben claim bobsled bronze in World Cup final
Canada's bobsleigh pilot Melissa Lotholz at the start of the women's monobob race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Saturday, Feb.13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matthias Schrader
It’s not just Shiffrin and Vonn. The US Ski Team has multiple medal contenders for the Olympics
United States' Mikaela Shiffrin, left, and United States' Breezy Johnson listen to the national anthem as they wear their gold medals for a women's team combined event, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Galusha hands off Northwest Territories women’s curling torch to daughter at Hearts
Northwest Territories Kerry Galusha and her daughter vice-skip Sydney Galusha call a shot in Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling action against Manitoba's Kate Cameron in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, February 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Homan, Einarson rising to the top early in Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Team Canada skip Rachel Homan delivers a rock during Scotties Tournament of Hearts action against Alberta's Kayla Skrlik in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sunday, February 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Cargo ship runs aground on western coast of Newfoundland, crew rescued without injury
The Canadian Coast Guard says the cargo ship MSC Baltic III, as shown in this undated image, reported a loss of power then ran aground on the western coast of Newfoundland. All 20 people on board the ship were safely airlifted from the vessel Saturday morning by a Cormorant helicopter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Fisheries and Oceans Canada *MANDATORY CREDIT *
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend
This image released by Disney shows Anthony Mackie in a scene from Marvel Studios' "Captain America: Brave New World." (Eli Adé/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)
Player brawls during the 4 Nations Canada-U.S. match show there is worth to being the bad guy
Cathal Kelly
U.S. asks Europeans what they need for Ukraine security guarantees, document shows
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Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won’t visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border
Egale Canada executive director Helen Kennedy addresses a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov.28, 2017. Canada's primary LGBTQ+ advocacy organization is boycotting travel to the U.S., including United Nations events, over concerns about treatment at border crossings under the Trump administration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
U.S. presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return
FILE - United States Vice-President JD Vance, second right, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, third right, meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, Shopify’s Kanye West store takedown and Canada-U.S. supply chains: Must-read business and investing stories
Steel products are seen in a warehouse at North York Iron, a steel supplier in Toronto, Ontario on Feb. 11, 2025 after Trump signed executive orders to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
North of North and Shoresy, two great, wise northern Canadian TV comedies, have more in common than Alanis Morissette singalongs
Photo caption and credit: Anna Lambe as Siaja in episode 102 of North of North; photo courtesy of CBC/APTN/Netflix
Trump attends the Daytona 500 and says the spirit of NASCAR will ‘fuel America’s Golden Age’
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Ukraine, Europe will be part of ‘real’ peace talks, says Rubio, as U.S. weighs Putin’s motives
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (C) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) attend the meeting of Foreign Ministers the Transatlantic Quint during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany, 15 February 2025. RONALD WITTEK/Pool via REUTERS
Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in Jerusalem on Feb. 16.
Internal report urged Canada to counter rhetoric about a ‘crisis’ at border
The border crossing into Canada is pictured next to the Thousand Islands Bridge in Lansdowne, Ontario on Feb. 12.
Justin Trudeau, Prince Harry take in final day of Invictus Games in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, CANADA - FEBRUARY 16: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with members of Team USA during the Closing Ceremonies of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 on February 15, 2025. at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images for Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025)
In message from hospital, Pope Francis apologizes for Vatican absence
Candles left by well-wishers as Pope Francis is treated in a Rome hospital, on Feb. 15.
Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
People light candles at the site of stabbing in Villach, Austria on Feb. 16.
Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province administrative office, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
Russian drones strike Ukraine power plant, leaving 46,000 residents in freezing cold
A Ukrainian serviceman prepares to launch a drone on Feb. 15.
What distance should a vehicle stop behind another one at a red light?
Evening rush hour traffic slows to a red light as it snows in Barrie, Ont., on Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost
‘It’s been a great decade of talking’: The time for company action on mental health is now
Shot of a young businesswoman looking stressed out in an office
‘Donald Trump begins … a dubious rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 16
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev during their meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Your daily horoscope: February 16, 2025
Aquarius.
Canada’s best players and crowd stood up against the U.S. despite 4 Nations loss
Cathal Kelly
U.S. beats Canada 3-1 at the 4 Nations Face-Off to wrap up a spot in the tournament final
United States goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save as Brock Faber (14) and Canada's Mark Stone (61) battle in front during second period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Feb. 15.
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