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October 05, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
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☰ slashdot
- Sam Altman: 'The World Should Accept Some Bad Things Happening' For the Benefits of AI
- Huawei and Qualcomm Struck a Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Deal
- After Siemens Re-Licenses OpenRadioss, Rocky Linux Announces Open-Source Fork
- FBI Detains Teenager Linked to Group That Stole Data on 5,000 FBI Employees
- Researcher At Russian Plague Laboratory Dies of 'Unknown' Infection
☰ sportsnet
- Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin to retire at end of season
- After a stumbling start, Red Wings are in a world of hurt
- Sidney Crosby talks Alex Ovechkin rivalry after retirement announcement
- Canucks’ standards on the rise after 2-2 start: ‘We’ve still got better’
- UFC 332 Matchmaker: What’s next for big winners and losers?
☰ espn
- Latest CFP, bowl projections: How did the postseason picture shift after Week 5?
- Clarity or confusion? Connelly on how Week 5's results impacted conference races
- 'Times Fly': Capitals' Ovechkin to retire at end of season
- WR Tyreek Hill could sign with new team soon, agent says
- NFL looking into official apparently cursing at Cards TE McBride
☰ global
- 2 dead, 35 injured in shooting at homecoming block party in Georgia
- Lions sign Beaulieu to one-year contract extension
- RCMP warn of scam asking victims to give police gold for ‘safekeeping’
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor files legal action over arrest by U.K. police
- Nobel prize in medicine goes to U..S, German scientists for brain research
☰ Ars Technica
- Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher
- AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
- Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches
- New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice"
- Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: A spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife
☰ nyt world
- Russia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia
- Spain’s Leader Calls an Early Election
- Why Saudi Arabia’s Last War in Yemen Turned Into a Quagmire
- In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency
- Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve
☰ cbc
- Southern Manitoba First Nations condemn newspaper for column questioning deaths at residential schools
- 'Heartbreaking reality': Crew, passengers of downed medical transport jet are likely dead, company says
- Alex Ovechkin to retire from NHL after this season, star Russian forward tells Capitals teammates
- The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse
- ‘Unintended consequences’: Poll shows UCP independence referendum boosting Alberta NDP
☰ space
- X-rays and AI reveal how spacecraft heat shields burn in real time
- Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet
- 90-plus-day spaceflights linked to higher rates of hip fractures in astronauts
- Under the Microscope: NASA-made material for moon manufacturing
- NASA highlights lessons learned from Swift boost mission
☰ science daily
- Don't miss: Watch Saturn shine and Halley’s Comet debris streak across the sky
- Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body
- This mysterious hole on the Moon may open into a giant cave
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick
- Scientists find a surprising clue to why the universe’s expansion doesn’t add up
☰ new scientist
- How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
- Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
- Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
☰ science alert
- Scientists Reveal The Optimal Amount of Sleep For Lower Dementia Risk
- Freediving Seems to Reorganize The Human Brain on a Large Scale
- A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest
- Egypt's First Kings May Not Have Entered The Afterlife Alone, Modern Forensic Methods Suggest
☰ Weather Forecast
Tue 6 Oct

high: 13°C
Sunny
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 19°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 14°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 14°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
Tue 6 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 22°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 20°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 18°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 13°C
Mainly sunny
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 19°C
Cloudy
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 10°C
Mainly cloudy
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 9°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 14°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 20°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 17°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 12°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 8°C
Mainly cloudy
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 9°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 16°C
Periods of drizzle
pop: 30%
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 15°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 6 Oct

high: 20°C
Mainly sunny
 Wed 7 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Thu 8 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Fri 9 Oct

high: 17°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 10 Oct

high: 3°C
Rain or snow
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☰ Word of the Day
ideocracy

noun: 1. Government according to the principles of a particular ideology. 2. A state or society governed in this way.
☰ Thought of the Day
"I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man" - Robert Louis Stevenson, from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch 10.
☰ Born on this day
- Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator, born in Redland, Bristol, England (d. 1938)
- Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)
- Fritz Fischer, German physician and Nazi war criminal, born in Berlin (d. 2003)
- Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
- Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician, First Secretary of The Communist Party (1982-85) and President of Tajikistan (1991-92), born in Leninabad, Tajik SSR (now Khujand, Tajikistan) (d. 1992)
- Richard Street, American RandB musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 - "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
- Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), born in Painesville, Ohio (d. 2008)
- Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
☰ Weather News
- Olive ridley sea turtles nest in California for the first time
- Weekend nor’easter likely to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding
- NOAA’s flood mapping tool now covers nearly 100% of U.S.
☰ Today in History
- Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal
- Budy Massacre at Auschwitz sub-camp, 90 French-Jewish women are beaten to death by prison guards
- Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Al Gionfriddo makes a famous catch off Joe DiMaggio in Game 6 of the Baseball World Series; Dodgers beat Yankees 8-6; the catch inspires the "back-back-back" expression
- Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes the Kuril Islands, killing at least 10 people
- Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of hepatitis C virus
- Jonathan Edwards, Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony (d. 1758)
- Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland (d. 1873)
- Robert Adams, English sculptor and designer, born in Far Cotton, Northampton (d. 1984)
- Richard Lamparski, American interviewer and author (Whatever Became Of...?), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2025)
- Maureen Waaka, first Māori Miss World contestant, second Māori woman to win Miss New Zealand (1962), and council politician (1998–2013), born in Ohinemutu, New Zealand (d. 2013)

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