Delrina Corporation was a Canadian software company active from 1988 to 1995. The company was best known for WinFax, a software package which enabled computers equipped with fax modems to transmit copies of documents to standalone fax machines or other similarly equipped computers. It also sold PerForm and FormFlow, electronic form software. Delrina was acquired by the American software firm Symantec in 1995. (Full article...)

February 17, 2026 – 2026 Cuban crisis

Canadian mining firm Sherritt International announces that it will suspend operations in Moa, Holguín, Cuba, after planned fuel deliveries were not fulfilled due to the U.S. blockade affecting oil shipments to the island. (AA)

February 10, 2026 – United States embargo against Cuba, Cuba–Mexico relations, Canada–Mexico relations, United States trade war with Canada and Mexico

Mexico confirms it has suspended all shipments of fuel to Cuba to avoid punitive tariffs by the United States which is enforcing an oil blockade of the island, while vowing to continue shipments of humanitarian aid. (AA)

Canadian airlines Air Transat and WestJet suspend all flights to Cuba amid a shortage of fuel for commercial aviation, and say efforts are underway to return Canadians stranded on the island. (Bloomberg)

February 10, 2026 – 2026 Tumbler Ridge shooting

Nine people are killed, including the suspect, in a school shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. (CBC News) (The Jerusalem Post)

February 9, 2026 – United States embargo against Cuba

Air Canada suspends all flights to Cuba and deploys empty aircraft to repatriate stranded passengers after the country's fuel supply was exhausted due to the U.S. blockade and the end of fuel supplies from Venezuela. (Reuters)

February 6, 2026 – Greenland crisis

Canada–Denmark relations, Denmark–France relations, Foreign relations of Greenland

The coat of arms of Canada, also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or, formally, as the Arms of His Majesty The King in Right of Canada, is the arms of dominion of the Canadian monarch and, thus, also the official coat of arms of Canada. In use since 1921, it is closely modelled after the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, with French and distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British version. (Full article...)

The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has also subsequently been influenced by American culture because of the proximity between the two countries. Since French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived in 1605 and established the first permanent French settlements at Port Royal and Québec in 1608, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. (Full article...)

Orr in 2010

Robert Gordon Orr OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time. Orr used his skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, the first 10 with the Boston Bruins, followed by two with the Chicago Black Hawks. Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with two Art Ross Trophies. He holds the record for most points and assists in a single season by a defenceman. Orr won a record eight consecutive Norris Trophies as the NHL's best defenceman and three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player (MVP). Orr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 at age 31, the youngest to be inducted at that time. In 2017, Orr was named by the National Hockey League as one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. (Full article...)

• ... that both Christian Albright and De'Montre Tuggle were born on the same day, named second-team all-Mid-American Conference in 2020, signed with the Chicago Bears in 2022, and debuted in the CFL in 2023?
• ... that a former handball player was the tallest player in the Canadian Football League?
• ... that there's a Little Canada on Minnesota State Highway 36?
• ... that the Otoskwin–Attawapiskat River Provincial Park, protecting the Otoskwin and Attawapiskat Rivers in Ontario, Canada, has archaeological and historical sites dating from 3000 BC to the 1800s?
• ... that, after an attempt to sell the Tokamak de Varennes to Iran failed, it became a display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum?
• ... that Joe Wirkkunen coached the Finland men's national ice hockey team after receiving a recommendation from Canada?
• ... that Karan Aujla's Hindi-language single "Tauba Tauba" from the 2024 film Bad Newz became a Canadian Hot 100 top-25 song ahead of the film's release?

The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the trophy awarded annually to the champion Canadian football team in U Sports, the governing body for university sports in Canada. The U Sports football champion is determined in a one-game playoff (the Vanier Cup game), played by the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. In turn, the participating teams are determined by the winners of four bowl games: the Loney Bowl (AUS), Hardy Cup (Canada West), Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ), and Yates Cup (OUA). The Vanier Cup game is played at a neutral site that changes every year; the hosting university is determined months or years in advance. (Full article...)