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* ... that Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was born in Canada's capital, but '''[[Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth|outside the country's legal jurisdiction]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Jennifer Reid]]''' at first could not find a Canadian publisher for '''[[Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada|her book on Canadian identity]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Pituamkek National Park Reserve]]''', Canada's newest national park, protects a chain of [[barrier island]]s that have been used for fishing and hunting by the [[Mi'kmaq]] for 4,000 years?
* ... that '''[[Joe Wirkkunen]]''' coached the [[Finland men's national ice hockey team]] after receiving a recommendation from Canada?
* ... that Ron Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played college football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
* ... that '''[[Ron Tiavaasue]]''' was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played [[college football]] in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
:[[Premier of Ontario|Ontario Premier]] [[Doug Ford]] announces that a new general election in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]] will be held on February 27, 2025. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-most-populous-province-ontario-vote-feb-27-2025-01-28/ (Reuters)]
:The [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada|Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship department]] announces a limit of 437,000 [[International students in Canada|study permits]] for 2025, a 10% reduction from 2024, as part of efforts to address [[Canadian property bubble|pressures on housing]], [[Healthcare in Canada|healthcare]], and other [[Public services in Canada|public services]] caused by the country's [[Population of Canada|rapid population growth]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-reduces-international-student-permits-second-year-2025-01-24/ (Reuters)]
:Much of [[Canada]] and the contiguous [[United States]] are impacted by a [[cold wave]], killing one person near [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. Historic snowfall is expected in the [[southern United States|US South]], and historic [[blizzard]] and [[whiteout (weather)|whiteout conditions]] are expected on the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/weather/winter-storm-south-tuesday-hnk/index.html (CNN)]
:[[Davivienda]], of [[Colombia]], and [[Scotiabank]], of [[Canada]], announced a merger where Davivienda absorbs Scotiabank operations in Colombia, [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]], and, in turn, Scotiabank acquires 20% of the stakes in Davivienda. [https://www.scotiabank.com/corporate/en/home/media-centre/media-centre/news-release.html.html?id=4186&language=en (Scotiabank)]
:[[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] announces his resignation as leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] and also announces that he will resign as Prime Minister once [[2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election|a new Liberal Party leader is chosen]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyjmy7vl64t (BBC News)]
:[[Mexico]]'s [[Servicio de Administración Tributaria|Tax Administration Service]] implements new [[tariff]]s, including a 19% [[Duty (tax)|duty]] on goods from countries without international [[trade agreement]]s with Mexico and a 17% duty on goods from [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] under certain value thresholds. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-unveils-new-tariffs-popular-e-tailers-like-shein-temu-may-be-crosshairs-2024-12-31/ (Reuters)]
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In 2024, Canada became the first country in the world to require health warnings directly on every single cigarette. There are no images of these on Wikimedia Commons. However, an image of these innovative warnings could be used on several articles (such as Tobacco packaging warning messages#Canada, Smoking in Canada and Cigarette#Legislation). Would someone in Canada take a picture and upload it?
