- Justin Trudeau has finally seen the writing on the wall and announced that he will step down as Liberal leader and prime minister once the party has chosen a successor. He has also prorogued Parliament until the 24th of March to give the party time to make that selection. The leader will be selected according to existing rules, despite fears that this facilitates foreign interference by allowing non-citizens to buy party memberships and vote for the leader. As to who might run for the position, it's kind of hard to say; the usual suspects might not be quick to step up to the plate. After all, whoever wins will have virtually no chance of beating Pierre Poilievre, though they will have an excellent chance of beating Sir Charles Tupper for the title of shortest serving prime minister in Canadian history.
- New York City has followed the lead of London, England by introducing congestion pricing for approximately half or Manhattan. This hasn't gone through without a fight; several legal challenges, including one from the State of New Jersey, were launched in the hope of derailing the plan, but they were defeated. The plan is expected to reduce the number of vehicles entering the congestion zone by at least 13% while bringing much-needed revenue to pay for transit improvements; behavioural changes are expected to take some time, though, and as Paul Krugman points out, people really don't like these sorts of nudges, no matter how beneficial they are.
- Ann Telnaes, who has worked as an editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post since 2008, has resigned in protest of the paper's refusal to publish a cartoon that showed several billionaires (including Post owner Jeff Bezos) lining up to offer Trump money.
- Hot on the heels of allegations that an oil tanker was used to sabotage an undersea cable by dragging its anchor, Taiwan is claiming that a Chinese ship did the same thing to a telecom cable connecting the island with the US.
- Since Pornhub pulled out of Florida in response to a new piece of legislation, use of VPNs in the state has surged by 1150%.
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