In January 2024, diverse global events included a cyclist's wife's death, hockey league starts, and deadly Japan airline crash.

In January 2024, significant events included Rohan Dennis being charged for his wife Melissa Hoskins' death, the start of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and Canada accepting 1,000 applications from Gaza residents with Canadian ties. Environment Canada reported Vancouver's warmest December on record. Czechia defeated Canada in the World Junior Hockey Championship. A Hamas official was killed in Beirut, likely by an Israeli drone. A Japan Airlines flight collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five. Earthquakes in western Japan caused over 180 deaths. San Francisco installed new suicide-prevention nets on the Golden Gate Bridge. The PEI Coalition for Women in Government reported online harassment of female and non-binary candidates. The U.S. urged action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, and Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners.

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