Unpublished Newswire
Brampton, Mississauga and parts of Waterloo Region were among the suburbs where people flocked back to the bus, leading to overcrowding and setting records.
February 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
In a discovery that’s equal parts groundbreaking and gross, scientists have identified what may be the world’s oldest fossilized predator vomit. At nearly 290 million years old, it offers a glimpse into how ancient land animals fed before dinosaurs evolved.
The fossil, discovered at the Bromacker excavation site in Germany, is described in a new study
published in Scientific Reports...
February 18, 2026 - 06:00 | National Post Staff | National Post
A Lebanese immigrant ordered deported in December 2019 after he was convicted for possession of fentanyl and hydromorphone for the purposes of trafficking has won another chance to stay in Canada.
Mohamad Kassar, who arrived in Canada as a permanent resident about 35 years ago, was scheduled to be removed to Lebanon on Feb. 13. Instead, Federal Court Justice Angus Grant stayed his removal because Kassar has a preliminary diagnosis suggesting he might have a lung tumour.
“Given (Kassar’s) medical vulnerability, and given his dependence on uninterrupted treatment to avoid morbidity...
February 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
February 18, 2026 - 04:30 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
Almost half of the spending reduction in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will come from a single cut to the health coverage of asylum seekers, according to a new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Read More
February 18, 2026 - 04:01 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
As Canadians prepare to file their 2025 taxes, the air is rumbling with threats of a strike by public servants that could disrupt the tax season for millions of people, and potentially damage relations with the public. Read More
February 18, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
