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Online harms bill needs framework for reporting threats in AI chats, experts say
Hearts hang from a tree at the memorial for the victims killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge on Feb. 15.
Let’s stop giving billions in research funding to foreign firms
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Eze hurts Tottenham again, reigniting Arsenal’s title hopes
Arsenal's Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)
NFL receiver Rondale Moore found dead in his Indiana hometown
FILE - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) runs against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game, Dec. 17, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
The goal to net a gold medal for U.S., Canada began long ago
Canada goalkeeper Jordan Binnington (50) is congratulated after Canada's 3-2 win over Finland in a men's ice hockey semifinal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Hellebuyck heroic in net as U.S. holds off Canada for Olympic gold
United States goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck (37) blocks a shot by Canada's Macklin Celebrini (17) during the third period of the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Blue Jays rally falls short in Grapefruit League loss to Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays line up for the anthems prior to the first Spring Training game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Dunedin, Fla. on Saturday February 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Quickley’s 32 points help Raptors snap Bucks’ three-game streak
Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) shoots against Milwaukee Bucks' Myles Turner (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Canadian skip Jacobs delivers a message from the podium to his detractors
Team Canada’s Tyler Tardi, Ben Herbert, Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Brad Jacobs celebrate winning a gold medal after defeating Team Great Britain in men's curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Photo by Candice Ward/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Gold medal game watch parties took a sour turn with Canada’s overtime loss
Fans at a Scotiabank Arena watch party react as they watch the men's gold medal hockey game between Canada and the U.S.
Canadian freestyle skier Amy Fraser narrowly misses out on Olympic halfpipe podium
Canada's Amy Fraser looks on after her first run in the women's freeski halfpipe at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A chance for Poilievre to flip the Trump script
Campbell Clark
EDC loses money on loan to corruption-linked South African company
A Transnet Freight Rail train loaded with tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, leaves the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 26, 2022.Picture taken April 26,2022. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Shafiek Tassiem REFILE - CORRECTING RAIL NAME
The Olympics manage to bring us together, regardless of where they’re held
Cathal Kelly
RCMP can’t corroborate ‘veracity’ of online threats in wake of Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Police began putting tape out near the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and surrounding buildings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily
Donald Trump’s State of the Union address comes at an unusually provocative moment
David Shribman
Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ killed in military operation
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
Crosby ponders future in Olympic aftermath, while Matthews just wants to ‘live in the moment’
Injured and forced to watch Team Canada fall in the gold medal game to the United States, Sidney Crosby said that he'd considered this could be his final Olympic appearance for Canada.
Amber Kanwar’s Weekly Setup: What to watch for in Canadian GDP and big bank, Nvidia earnings
TD Bank and Bank of Montreal signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
Canadians in Puerto Vallarta advised to shelter in place as Mexican army kills cartel leader
Members of the army patrol the perimeter of Palacio Nacional, where President Claudia Sheinbaum held her daily morning press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho,' in a military operation on Sunday, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
Sport system under funding strain showed in Winter Olympics, says COC chief
Canada's Ivanie Blondin (12) competes during the women's mass start speedskating finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
CBC TV journalist Elly Alboim became an influential policy adviser
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Can gamification of investing be a good thing? An OSC report suggests it can
Preet Banerjee
Are you a Canadian affected by what’s happening in Mexico? We want to hear from you
Firefighters extinguish a burning bus set on fire by organized crime groups in response to an operation in Jalisco on Feb. 22, 2026.
NASA to repair Artemis II rocket after system malfunction
(FILES) NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 17, 2026, ahead of the crewed lunar mission. NASA chief Jared Isaacman on February 21, 2026, ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. Workers detected a problem with helium flow to the massive SLS rocket that will "take the March launch window out of consideration," Issacman said in a post on X. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images)
Our crossing guard turns a cold intersection into a place of warm connection
That wasn’t the game, nor the Games, Canada wanted
Cathal Kelly
One Battle After Another wins best film at BAFTA awards
Director Paul Thomas Anderson, cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti and crew pose with the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screeplay for 'One Battle After Another' at the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, Britain, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
No countries pulling out of trade deals over tariffs, U.S. trade chief says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Gen Z workers take different approach to climbing corporate ladder, experts say
A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
U.K. police officers instructed to guard Epstein dinner party in 2010, reports say
FILE - Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
India delays U.S. trade talks after Supreme Court tariff ruling, source says
FILE-U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before their meeting at Hyderabad House, Feb. 25, 2020, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
U.S. must honour trade deal after court ruling on tariffs, EU says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Hungary threatens to block new EU sanctions against Russia
FILE - A general view of MOL's Danube refinery which produces fuel from Russian crude oil in Százhalombatta, Hungary, on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill one
Firefighters put out a fire after a drone hit a residential building during a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Leaving your family home to the kids is impractical. Here’s another way for parents to help
Anita Bruinsma
Nationwide events mark fourth anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators take part in a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Tuesday marks four years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Missed chances will haunt Canada after gold slips away in 2-1 overtime loss to U.S.
Canada's Connor McDavid (97) reacts after Canada lost to the United States in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Iran’s right to ‘peaceful nuclear enrichment’ must be recognized, senior official says
In this handout photograph released by the US Navy on February 6, 2026, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sail in the Arabian Sea, on February 6. The two foes recently resumed indirect talks, after the US president repeatedly threatened military action against Iran, at first over a deadly crackdown on protesters last month then more recently over its nuclear programme. Iran's atomic energy chief on February 19, 2026, said "no country can deprive Iran of the right" to nuclear enrichment, following fresh US warning that there were "many reasons" to strike the Islamic republic. (Photo by Petty officer 1st Class Jesse Monford / US NAVY / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / U.S. Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
U.S. says ambassador’s comments on Israel, Middle East taken out of context
FILE - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee poses for a photo during an interview in Jerusalem, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, file)
Greenland prime minister says ‘no thanks’ to Trump’s hospital ship
People walk in Nuuk, Greenland on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
Armed man shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago’s secure perimeter, Secret Service says
FILE - This is an aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
U.S. Supreme Court’s tariff ruling, Carney’s new defence strategy and the top dividend-paying stocks: Must-read business and investing stories
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart detailing tariffs, at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2025.
Workers, employers double down on learning amid slow labour market
Successful mixed race clever male student learning distantly. At laptop screen female teacher and students. Teacher conducts online lecture, male student with headset takes notes. Video call
A better balance is needed on medically assisted death
Illustration of an ECG chart. A tall spike creates the scales of justice, then continues on into a flat line.
Considering living with aging parents? Here are expert tips to help make it work
Portrait of an elderly woman and her daughter sharing a warm embrace and smiling, expressing their deep bond and affection.
What happened at the Olympics and the closing ceremony on Feb. 22
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ceremonies - Closing Ceremony - Verona Olympic Arena, Verona, Italy - February 22, 2026. General view of the athletes parade during the Closing Ceremony. REUTERS/Claudia Greco TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
When the lights are flashing at a crosswalk, should I stop even if nobody’s there?
A crosswalk near midtown Toronto. In Ontario, crosswalks that aren’t at intersections are called pedestrian crossovers.
‘As a Conservative, I hope … a genuine leadership review is coming for the party.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 22
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Ottawa on Feb. 17.
Your lookahead horoscope: February 22, 2026
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Dallas beats Toronto 3-2 in Major League Soccer season opener
Derrick Etienne Jr. of Toronto FC is marked by Sebastien Ibeagha of FC Dallas during the first half of the 2026 MLS season opener in Dallas on Saturday.
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