2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTINThe stars were out in full force for the first Pro Swim Series stop of the season in Austin, as top U.S. pros and club swimmers were in attendance for the four-day meet at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The final night saw Regan Smith and Gabriel Jett claim wins in the 200 butterfly, while Marie Wattel and Maxime Grousset won the 50 fly as part of four French victories overall, with Leon Marchand taking the men’s 200 breaststroke and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard winning the 50 backstroke. Grace Palmer captured the women’s 200 breast, Rylee Erisman and Chris Guiliano touched first in the 100 freestyle, and the greatest female swimmer in history, Katie Ledecky, cleared the women’s 800 free field. If you missed the action, check out the links above for SwimSwam’s session-by-session recaps. Below, find some of the best photos from the session, courtesy of photographer Chris Pose.

15th annual herring sale raises thousands for B.C. Children’s HospitalNewsDuration 1:56B.C.’s annual herring sale to benefit children with cancer went ahead on Saturday in Steveston. The event was postponed after a horde of hungry sea lions feasted on the initial catch. But members of Fishermen Helping Kids With Cancer returned to the water and secured a 75-tonne haul just in time for today’s sale.

Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs Geneviève Guilbault will leave provincial politics at the end of her mandate, citing family reasons. Following his announcement, a few CAQ MNAs signaled wanting to see Guilbault at the head of the party. The imminent CAQ leadership race might have also been a factor, said St-Pierre, adding that Guilbault did not have enough support from her peers. A high profile ministerPerhaps what most hurt her prospects inside the CAQ was Guilbault's association with the SAAQclic scandal, said St-Pierre. After losing a byelection in Quebec City shortly after Guilbault's April 2023 announcement , the CAQ decided to revive a third link for vehicles.

They are all sounds Prime Minister Mark Carney heard during a formal lunch with Qatar’s leadership Sunday. During a lunch with Qatar’s authoritarian leader to formalize a new “strategic partnership,” Carney and the Canadian delegation were regaled by music from a small ensemble of a dozen musicians from the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. The playlist was a blend of Arabic and Canadian music, the latter being an eclectic mix of iconic Canadiana from the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s. Michael Bublé’s Haven’t Met You Yet was next on the playlist of the meeting between both leaders and their entourages. On Monday, the prime minister will travel to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum annual summit.

Her love letter to Canadian winter got a Grammy nominationNewsDuration 12:28Laila Biali thought she was being punk’d when she heard she’s being nominated for a 2026 Grammy alongside Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson and Barbra Streisand. She tells The National's Ian Hanomansing about the impact of that moment and the making of her album Wintersongs, describing it as a love song to Canadian winter.

A Venezuelan woman living in Newfoundland is looking at the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro as a sign of hope despite an uncertain future for her home country. Venezuela is such a beautiful country and the people are so frien dly,” Rodgers told C BC Radio’s The St. John’s Morning Show. “We just look at pictures of Venezuela and we think, are we ever going to go back?” Rodgers said. The CBC’s Darrell Roberts spoke with Celeste Rodgers, a Venezuelan woman now living in this province. Hopes and concernsVenezuelans across the country have had mixed reactions , with some celebrating Maduro's removal and others decrying U.S. interference.

The parent company of Winnipeg spa Thermea has pulled a guest experience survey that asked what one customer says were "highly inappropriate" questions, including one asking if immigration is a threat to "the purity of the country." Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAfter visiting Thermea during late December, LaTouche received an email earlier this week with the subject line "Your opinion matters — Groupe Nordik (Thermea Spa Village Winnipeg)." A screenshot of the survey sent to Thermea customer Amelia LaTouche. LaTouche says a customer survey sent out by Winnipeg spa Thermea included a series of 'highly inappropriate' questions, touching on the topics of immigration and government involvement. But LaTouche questions what benefit there is in asking the type of questions in the Thermea survey.

Can this robot tell if its joke fell flat? NewsDuration 1:57Angelica Lim from Simon Fraser University's computing science school is working on robots that use facial recognition algorithms to determine if their jokes land with human audiences. As the CBC's Tara Carman explains, the robots' ability to read facial expressions isn't a laughing matter, and could have practical applications.

Their goal is to enrol 500 superagers into the project across the U.S. and Canada, which Roberts says they're close to doing. (Western Media Relations)The superagers don't seem to experience thinning of the cortex, which affects memory, behaviour and how we're able to move, she said. Stay activeAnother factor many superagers have in common is exercise. In fact, the Canadian guidelines are for about 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day for a 50 year old. Other researchers say measures of cognition can also improve with physical activity and stimulation compared with placebo, even for people with a family history of dementia.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is "concerned" about U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose increasing tariffs on several European countries until they accede to his demand to purchase and control Greenland. "We're concerned about this escalation," Carney told reporters at a press conference in Doha, Qatar on Sunday morning. "Decisions about the future of Greenland are for Greenland and Denmark to decide." But Carignan, whose interview was taped before Trump's new tariff threat, expressed optimism that NATO will persevere. Carney said after years of stalled negotiations, Canada aims to finalize the Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Qatar by this summer.

TLDRThis CBC Climate Change News article discusses the recent buzz around nuclear fusion, highlighting milestones from Canada's General Fusion and China's EAST reactor. The article explores the potential of fusion as a limitless, clean energy source, the challenges in creating operational fusion power plants, and the significant private investment in fusion startups. It also covers the establishment of a new Centre for Fusion Energy in Ontario and the global efforts to develop fusion technology.

28 at MTL (DETROIT)WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOWSunday’s game will be the first PWHL game played in Washington, D.C. Montréal has won both of its Takeover Tour games so far this season with a shootout win in Halifax over Toronto and a 1-0 victory over Vancouver in Québec City. In its first Takeover Tour game of the season, the Sirens scored a 4-3 win over Seattle in Dallas. New York has scored four goals in each of its last two Takeover Tour games, also doing so last March in a 4-1 victory over Minnesota in Detroit. Washington, D.C. is one of seven new cities on this season’s Takeover Tour along with Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, Halifax, Hamilton and Winnipeg.

The federal government has unveiled the next steps in its national gun buyback program — and Canadians will have about two months to declare their interest in participating in order to receive compensation for turning in outlawed firearms. At a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said that "the compensation program is voluntary, but compliance with the law is not." Compensation payments will be issued within 45 business days of a successful validation of the outlawed firearm. The official said the pool of funding is $248.6 million — which will let the government pay for about 136,000 outlawed firearms from individual Canadians. "Anybody who cares about liberty or property rights or just public safety in general, the focus should be removing this government from power," Wilson said.

The side of an abandoned fish sauce plant in St. Mary's, N.L. Mayor Steve Ryan said he learned the front of the building had collapsed early Saturday morning. With the side of the building exposed, Ryan said the smell is “unbearable.” and it’s unclear whether there are health concerns from the odour. St. Mary's mayor, Steve Ryan, says much the former fish sauce plant's front wall has been torn away by high winds. (Town of St. Mary's Council/Facebook)With the local school only about 300 metres away from the plant, he said the town is also considering the possibility of cancelling classes on Monday.

Trump threatens tariffs against European nations over Greenland supportNewsDuration 4:41The United States will impose increasing tariffs on several European countries until the U.S. is able to purchase Greenland, President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, Trump said.