February, 2026
Montrealers call for end to U.S. immigration crackdown at anti-ICE protest
People march as they take part in an anti-ICE protest near the U.S. Consulate in Montreal on Sunday, Feb. 1. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Demonstrators gathered in Montreal on Sunday to protest the immigration crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling out the law enforcement agency’s tactics as well as Canadian “complicity” in them. Scores of protesters assembled outside the U.S. Consulate downtown amid widespread outrage over the killing of two American citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis in the past few weeks. “The violence ICE is bringingRead more
Quebec family forced to return to Mexico after mother says she failed French exam by 1 point
Mónica Colín Silva and her husband want nothing more than to keep working in Quebec. But nearly four years after settling in the province’s capital, the couple was told they would have to leave their jobs immediately, having been rejected for a post-graduation work permit this week. “All my colleagues, my friends are in shock,” Colín Silva said in an interview. “No one understands.” The family’s move to Quebec City was years in the making. When Colín Silva discovered she was pregnant with her daughter, Victoria, she decided to leaveRead more
Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, Trump says
The Kennedy Center in Washington DC will be closed for a two-year renovation beginning in July, US President Donald Trump has announced. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday that the centre would close on 4 July this year “in honour of the 250th Anniversary of our Country”. The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center. Shortly after taking office, the president fired several of the board members at the centre and replaced them with allies, whoRead more
Norway’s PM agrees crown princess had ‘poor judgement’ over Epstein links
Visionhaus/Getty Images Crown Princess Mette-Marit said she regretted having any contact with Epstein at all Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has said he agrees with Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s admission of “poor judgement” after it emerged she had extensive contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The princess features hundreds of times between 2011-14 in the latest files released by the US Department of Justice relating to Epstein. This latest embarrassment for the royal family comes on the eve of her son’s seven-week trial in Oslo on 38 chargesRead more