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August 24, 2026
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☰ Top Movies
11Spider-Man: Brand New Day$854,901,026
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32The Odyssey$539,060,550
44PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$35,408,555
53The End of Oak Street$37,966,152
6-Mutiny$7,500,000
718Tony$6,651,838
8-The Fast and the Furious2026 Re-release$3,100,000
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2=STELLA LEFTY : Boston
3+1Drake : Janice STFU
4-1Tame Impala : Loser
5=Malcolm Todd : Earrings
6+1Ella Langley : Be Her
7+2Shakira : Dai Dai
8+2The Killers : Mr. Brightside
9-1Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
10+1Morgan Wallen : Been By Now
11+2Olivia Dean : Man I Need
12-6PARTYNEXTDOOR : Some of Your Love
13-1Temper City : Self Aware
14+5Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
15+2Dominic Fike : Babydoll
16+2Alex Warren : Ordinary
17-1The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
18-4Steve Lacy : oh yeah?
19+3Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2001 Remaster
20-5Ariana Grande : hate that i made you love me
21=Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
22-2Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
23=Vance Joy : Riptide
☰ Standings
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5Lightning50-26-6106
6Canadiens48-24-10106
7Wild46-24-12104
8Bruins45-27-10100
9Senators44-27-1199
10Penguins41-25-1698
11Flyers43-27-1298
12Capitals43-30-995
☰ slashdot
- Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI To Produce Songs
- SCO Successor Xinuos Asks Court to Rehear Its Claims Against IBM/Red Hat Over Project Monterey
- One-Third of Web Pages are Now Written With AI, Says Pew Research
- Could Mecha Comet's Linux PC-Phone Hybrid Be the Future of Linux Smartphones?
- The Global Race To Make a Practical Quantum Computer Just Took a Big Leap Forward
☰ sportsnet
- MLB Playoff Push: How schedules look for AL wild-card hopefuls in stretch run
- Kirk carrying Blue Jays lineup with elite production in second half
- Blue Jays Way on Sportsnet: Part 7
- Finally whole, Whitecaps rediscovering dominance after slow summer
- Yamashita runs away with CPKC Women’s Open as Huang takes top Canadian
☰ espn
- Sources: Browns tab Watson, not Sanders, as starting QB
- Brown out as GM of 1st-place Astros after skid
- TE to go from Browns to LSU in historic twist
- Manfred on CBA talks: 'We want to play' in '27
- Sources: True freshman Brandon wins Vols' QB job
☰ global
- 8-year-old found dead in the water at Saskatchewan beach
- Trump threatens more tariffs on Canadian automotive industry and steel
- Section of Dundas Street closes in downtown after large tree falls
- Ontario cyclist dies in hospital after collision with parked trailer
- Trade war enters new phase as Canada readies ‘dollar-for-dollar’ response
☰ Ars Technica
- Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo
- Due to need for "absolute success," China delays critical Moon launch to 2027
- Volcanoes that made history
- Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
- Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US
☰ nyt world
- A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.
- Iran Cracks Down on One Luxury Left to Its Youth: Coffee Shops
- Can ‘Argentina’s Texas’ Save the Country’s Economy?
- As El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify
- UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine as Russia Amps Up Warnings
☰ cbc
- Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and steel. Follow live updates
- Documents reveal Ambassador Bridge owner's private meeting with Ottawa ahead of Gordie Howe opening
- Yellowknife woman diagnosed with ALS in Alberta after spending thousands to leave territory for specialist treatment
- London is famous for its great trees. More than 70% are at risk due to climate change, research finds
- WNBA star Natasha Cloud confronts Enes Kanter Freedom over anti-trans shirt at Fever-Sky game
☰ space
- China says unmanned moon mission delayed over 'launch conditions'
- Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position
- China is launching a moon mission to find water ice
- Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope
- Racing to build a radio telescope on the moon
☰ science daily
- Common medications may change your gut for years
- Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse
- Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster
- Screen time at ages 1 and 6 may matter more than parents realize
- NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe
☰ 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
- This Giant Crocodile Relative Weighed as Much as a Car And Preyed on Rhino-Sized Mammals
- What The Heck Are We Looking at? This Week's Monday Microscope Mystery
- First Evidence That London's Scheme to Cut Car Emissions Worked To Improve Child Health
- Scientists Just Made A Cookie Out of Recycled Plastic 'Slurry'. Welcome to 2026
☰ Weather Forecast
Tue 25 Aug

high: 22°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 26°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 23°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 23°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 25°C
Sunny
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 23°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 26°C
Sunny
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 26°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 23°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 24°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 22°C
A few showers
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 25°C
Sunny
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 23°C
Showers
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 22°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 25°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 27°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 27°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 27°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 23°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 21°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 23°C
Sunny
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 25°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 21°C
Showers
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 20°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 25 Aug

high: 24°C
Mainly sunny
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 22°C
Cloudy
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 22°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 22°C
Cloudy
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 21°C
Cloudy
Tue 25 Aug

high: 25°C
Sunny
 Wed 26 Aug

high: 29°C
Sunny
 Thu 27 Aug

high: 29°C
Sunny
 Fri 28 Aug

high: 23°C
Sunny
 Sat 29 Aug

high: 21°C
Sunny
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AAPL 312.63 +3.21   +1.04%
GOOG 346.22 +4.46   +1.31%
MSFT 488.00 +4.64   +0.96%
AMZN 262.17 +3.51   +1.36%
META 553.71 +3.82   +0.69%
NVDA 209.13 -5.65   -2.63%
TESLA 358.41 -4.46   -1.23%
NFLX 79.89 +0.27   +0.34%
AMD 457.25 -15.86   -3.35%
INTC 86.41 -3.64   -4.04%
QCOM 157.42 -3.31   -2.06%
NXP 219.20 -6.37   -2.82%
AVGO 361.82 -6.62   -1.80%
IBM 232.74 -2.86   -1.21%
CSCO 110.59 -0.47   -0.42%
ORCL 142.84 -4.10   -2.79%
CRM 210.45 +1.30   +0.62%
ADBE 276.73 +1.42   +0.52%
CIEN 372.99 -23.02   -5.81%
JPM 357.42 +5.78   +1.64%
BAC 62.53 +0.83   +1.35%
GS 1,034.25 -5.15   -0.50%
VISA 380.92 +9.79   +2.64%
MA 596.81 +16.19   +2.79%
WMT 104.59 +0.89   +0.86%
KO 92.08 +0.98   +1.08%
PEP 145.21 +1.73   +1.21%
DIS 110.26 +2.49   +2.32%
MCD 271.22 +0.28   +0.10%
NKE 40.93 +0.17   +0.43%
BA 209.39 -4.81   -2.25%
XOM 163.48 -1.64   -0.99%
CVX 202.80 -2.47   -1.20%
☰ Word of the Day
solivagant

noun: A solitary wanderer. adjective: Wandering alone.
☰ Thought of the Day
"No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge." - Democritus, from John Owen's 1881 Evenings with the Skeptics, p149.
☰ Born on this day
- John Taylor, English poet (An Arrant Thief), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1654)
- Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
- Charles Follen McKim, American Beaux-Arts architect (McKim Building of the Boston Public Library), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
- Betty Dodson, American feminist, sexologist and writer (Sex for One), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2020)
- Bob Corker, American politician (Senator from Tennessee), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Craig Kilborn, American television host (ESPN's SportsCenter, 1993-96; The Daily Show, 1996-98; The Late Late Show, 1999-2004), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, 1997-2014; Dead and Company, 2015-23), born in Washington, D.C.
- Marlee Matlin, American actress and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award (Children of Lesser God), born in Morton Grove, Illinois
☰ Weather News
- Testing the waters: A day at the nation’s largest oil spill simulation tank
- American tuna gets a boost: Increased bluefin tuna quotas mean more opportunities for U.S. fishermen
- NOAA Fisheries Tech Week: Launching into the future with advanced technologies
☰ Today in History
- The Great Colonial Hurricane affects the Virginia Colony at Jamestown
- British airship R-38 crashes into the River Humber, killing 44 people
- XXIX Summer Olympic Games close at the Beijing National Stadium
- Samuel Wanjiru becomes the first Kenyan to win the men's Olympic marathon in Beijing, winning in an Olympic record time; silver medalist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco is also faster than the Olympic record, yet finishes 44 seconds behind
- South Korea records the world's lowest fertility rate at 0.81 (advanced economies average 1.6, population replacement needs 2.1)
- Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry), born in Zielona Góra, Poland (d. 1613)
- Rentaro Taki, Japanese pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1903)
- Claude Hopkins, American jazz stride pianist, arranger, bandleader, and musical director (Josephine Baker), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 1984)
- Roger Donald Dickerson, American pianist, composer (New Orleans Concerto), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Ronee Blakley, American actress (Nashville), and singer-songwriter, born in Nampa, Idaho

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