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Canada will send its first astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, on NASA's Artemis II—a 10-day around-the-moon mission that would make Canada the second country to venture beyond low-Earth orbit; the voyage features Canadarm3 and signals growth in Canada's space program even as U.S.–Canada tensions persist and Ottawa pursues sovereign launch capabilities like a Nova Scotia spaceport.
82-year-old Joni Mitchell surprised attendees at the Juno Awards in Canada, using her lifetime achievement moment to slam Donald Trump and praise Canadian leadership, marking one of her first major public appearances since the Grammys.
Canada’s Artemis 2 patch for astronaut Jeremy Hansen, designed by Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond, blends Indigenous knowledge with Artemis imagery—from a seven-law heptagon and animals including a sasquatch representing honesty to Grandmother Moon, Turtle Island, the Big Dipper and North Star, plus the Canadian flag and an Orion-border—highlighting Indigenous perspectives and Canada’s role as Hansen prepares to become the first non‑American to fly around the Moon.
Joni Mitchell accepted a lifetime‑achievement award at the JUNO Awards in Hamilton and called Canadian leader Mark Carney a “blessing” while onstage beside him, then reflected on her life including living in Los Angeles and a past brain aneurysm that she said changed her life for the better; the ceremony also highlighted other Canadian music moments.
Canada’s government touted finally meeting NATO’s 2% defense-spending benchmark, but the country remains at the alliance’s spending bottom in the latest audit. Officials say the milestone comes as Ottawa unveils multi‑billion‑dollar military investments (submarines, destroyers, jets) and expands Arctic presence, while reaffirming continued support for Ukraine amid evolving U.S. aid priorities and alliance commitments.
Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, has met NATO's 2% of GDP defense spending target for the first time in decades, according to NATO's 2025 annual report, signaling a major shift in Ottawa's military investments.
Canada has canceled its first planned moon rover mission, terminating a CSA-led program to search for lunar water ice and study the Moon's geology, slated for a 2029 launch with Firefly under NASA's CLPS. The move, part of CSA budget cuts for 2026-27 and accompanying NASA Artemis program shifts (Gateway pause in favor of a lunar base), means the rover team can repurpose its expertise for other Canadian lunar efforts, though some grants will continue and collaborations around Artemis 2 remain possible.
Canada's prime minister criticized Air Canada's condolences issued only in English, saying companies have a responsibility to communicate in both official languages and to show compassion.
The Canadian Space Agency cancelled its planned lunar rover, which would have been Canada's first rover and would have landed in the Moon’s south polar region as part of the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP). Built by Canadensys and set to hitch a ride on a Firefly Aerospace lander, the project will not proceed, but the science team will continue under grants and the developed robotics know-how could inform future missions.
Canada will start importing Chinese electric vehicles—49,000 per year at a 6% tariff, potentially rising to 70,000 annually over five years—marking a policy reversal that diversifies from the U.S. and could give Chinese automakers a foothold in North America, reshaping supply chains and market dynamics even as U.S. tariffs and cybersecurity rules complicate entry.
The United States defeated Canada 6-2 in the para ice hockey final at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan, securing gold and completing a historic U.S. sweep of the Paralympic hockey competition.
Team USA survived a tense World Baseball Classic quarterfinal vs. Canada to advance to the semifinals against the Dominican Republic, powered by a pitching edge led by Logan Webb and a bullpen that steadied after a late Canadian rally. USA capitalized with insurance runs from the bottom of the order, including Brice Turang and Pete Crow-Armstrong, while Canada’s Bo Naylor homered to trim the deficit before the late-game lockdown.
Aaron Judge starred on defense and contributed at the plate as Team USA edged Canada 5-3 in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals to reach a semifinal against the Dominican Republic. Schwarber and Bregman drove in runs, Turang and Crow-Armstrong added RBIs, and Logan Webb delivered 4.2 scoreless innings to help silence Canada early. The U.S. built a 5-0 lead before Canada answered with three in the sixth; Bednar closed the seventh, and Mason Miller finished the win. The Dominican Republic later mercy-ruled South Korea 10-0 to reach the semis, setting up a high-profile DR-USA matchup.
The United States rebounded from an Italy upset to beat Canada in Houston and advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.
USA beat Canada 5-3 at Daikin Park to advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals against the Dominican Republic in Miami. Logan Webb hurled 4 2/3 scoreless innings, and the U.S. offense scored one run in the first, two in the third, and two in the sixth, with Bo Naylor's two-run homer in the sixth padding the lead before Canada answered with two runs to trim it to 5-3. Paul Skenes will start for the U.S. against the DR, who remained undefeated after routing Korea 10-0.