
Nak'azdli Development Corp. in Fort St. James, B.C., has worked with UNBC researchers to develop a prefabricated mass timber panel housing system that works within the local lumber supply chain to build prefabricated houses in northern B.C. communities.
January 2, 2026 - 08:00 | | CBC News - Canada
As of Dec 28, communities including Grande Prairie, Banff and Fort McMurray had seen one of their wettest Decembers on record.
January 2, 2026 - 08:00 | | CBC News - Canada
The U.S.-Canada relationship had a trying year in 2025, and 2026 promises more drama with a coming U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the scheduled renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and U.S. midterm elections in November.
To kick off the new year with some perspective, National Post spoke this week with Christopher Sands, director of the Center for Canadian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. to get his insights on the key bilateral issues to watch in the year ahead...
January 2, 2026 - 07:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
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In an increasingly connected world, it’s becoming harder and harder to ignore what’s happening outside our borders. On-the-ground reporting from Guantánamo Bay, Belgrade, and Damascus gave readers a compelling, front-row view of stories making headlines around the...
January 2, 2026 - 06:30 | Various Contributors | Walrus
The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta who will soon be required back in the office full-time.As of Jan. 5, Ontario provincial government employees will be expected to work in the office five days a week.Alberta’s public service is also returning to full-time, in-office work in February to “strengthen collaboration, accountability and service delivery for Albertans,” a spokesperson for the Alberta government said.
January 2, 2026 - 06:05 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
In a TikTok video shared with her followers last year, Tiffany Kay described how the antidepressant Lexapro was, “poof,” like magic, making life much better, “which I did not think was possible.”
That cinder block of anxiety no longer weighs on her chest, Kay, 29, recently told National Post. She’s able to sleep at night, less emotional and not overthinking things the way she used to, or getting caught up in the “what-ifs.”
“The real reason I came on here was to tell you, one, that Lexapro is a miracle drug and, two, there is no shame in being on meds,” Kay, a social media manager...
January 2, 2026 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
