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October 17, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1+1Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2-1ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
3=Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
4+1Malcolm Todd : Earrings
5-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
6=Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
7+1STELLA LEFTY : Boston
8-1Drake : Quebec
9=The Killers : Mr. Brightside
10+1Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
11-1ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
12=Drake : Janice STFU
13=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
14+1The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
15-1Drake : Solar Eclipse
16+2Alex Warren : Ordinary
17=The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
18-2Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
19+2P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
20=Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
21+1Tame Impala : Loser
22-3Dominic Fike : Babydoll
23+4Ella Langley : Be Her
☰ Standings
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☰ slashdot
- Over $600 Million In Polymarket Election Trades Took Place After Races Ended
- Video Game Reverse Engineering Community Shuts Down Because AI Has Made It Too Easy
- China's Tencent Says AI Agents Showed Unintended Browsing Behavior
- Steam For Linux Finally Goes 64-Bit
- Meta May Use Sweeping New Commercial TOS to Avoid Millions In AI Licensing Fees
☰ sportsnet
- NHL on Sportsnet: Bruins vs. Ducks
- Game 4 of ALCS between Rays, Guardians postponed due to rain
- Redblacks stun Argos, snap record skid in Bryson Barnes’ sensational starting debut
- Raptors Takeaways: Depth shows out in final audition vs. Pistons
- Gotta See It: Eberhardt snags game-sealing TD for Redblacks’ first win
☰ espn
- LeBron fires up sellout Philly crowd with monster slam in home debut
- ESPN secures 'handshake agreement' to broadcast 24-team CFP, sources say
- Spurs going with 3-guard starting lineup in season opener vs. Thunder
- Rain pushes Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4 to Saturday; Sunday off-day now Game 5
- Packers RB Jacobs eligible to return next week amid ongoing probe
☰ global
- Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
- Jackson-Davis has 23 points in Raptors loss
- City of Regina’s AI Data Centre report: A waste? Or worthy?
- Multi-vehicle crash including double-decker bus closes Highway 99 in Delta
- Chinese state-owned XCMG facing lawsuits alleging it defrauded Canadian equipment dealers
☰ Ars Technica
- OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
- “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
- US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
- Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
- RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
☰ nyt world
- The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews
- The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank
- Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege
- Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
☰ cbc
- Carney warns 'stakes are high' at pro-Confederation rally in Edmonton
- Trump pauses sanctions package targeted at Russian economy
- ‘Crypto King’ spent $16.3M of investor funds on cars, credit cards, jets, security, accountant testifies
- Ontario toddler survives rattlesnake bite, partly thanks to 18 doses of antivenom
- McNuggets, booze smuggled by drone into Canada's most secure prison: union
☰ space
- Plants shift gene activity within minutes of entering spaceflight, experiment reveals
- Forecasting air drag with deep learning helps predict when uncontrolled satellites and rocket stages fall to Earth
- How did Mars get its moons? Japan's MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
- A trip to Mars could come at a heartbreaking cost
- Astronomical nanosatellite VERTECS completes initial operations and begins scientific observations
☰ science daily
- “Crawzilla” was huge. Then scientists found an even bigger crayfish
- The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure
- Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026
- Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal
- NASA captures strange waves high above Hurricane Simon
☰ 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
- After 40 Years, Chornobyl's Radioactive Particles Are Surprisingly Stable
- Mysterious 'Golden Tree' Coral Is So Weird, Scientists Had to Create a New Family on The Tree of Life
- This Diet And Exercise Combination Put Early-Onset Diabetes Into Remission in Half of Participants
- New Drug Protects People With Celiac Disease From Gluten Damage in Clinical Trial
☰ Weather Forecast
Sat 17 Oct

high: 6°C
Clearing
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
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high: 18°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 15°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 11°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 18°C
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high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 15°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
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high: 14°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 15°C
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high: 14°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 5°C
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high: 9°C
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high: 15°C
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high: 14°C
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high: 12°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
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high: 14°C
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high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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high: 14°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 4°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 7°C
Sunny
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high: 13°C
Sunny
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high: 9°C
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high: 8°C
Sunny
Sat 17 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 17 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 12°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 17°C
Sunny
☰ Stocks ⚙
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NASDAQ 29,187.55 -748.05   -2.50%
AAPL 343.43 +1.44   +0.42%
GOOG 336.87 -8.01   -2.32%
MSFT 528.93 -10.52   -1.95%
AMZN 249.95 -4.76   -1.87%
META 709.33 -27.15   -3.69%
NVDA 214.13 0.00   0.00%
TESLA 354.62 -7.95   -2.19%
NFLX 70.55 -2.06   -2.83%
AMD 528.84 -33.57   -5.97%
INTC 89.80 0.00   0.00%
QCOM 171.97 0.00   0.00%
NXP 229.46 -1.83   -0.79%
AVGO 328.78 -15.53   -4.51%
IBM 232.13 -1.94   -0.83%
CSCO 107.39 -2.44   -2.22%
ORCL 128.23 -6.25   -4.64%
CRM 240.71 -6.00   -2.43%
ADBE 245.22 -6.44   -2.56%
CIEN 333.05 -23.48   -6.59%
JPM 339.67 +4.18   +1.25%
BAC 51.22 -0.45   -0.87%
GS 880.69 -10.56   -1.18%
VISA 402.58 +2.89   +0.72%
MA 617.39 +1.02   +0.17%
WMT 118.82 +0.99   +0.84%
KO 93.86 +1.97   +2.14%
PEP 131.50 +3.11   +2.42%
DIS 110.55 -0.12   -0.11%
MCD 242.91 +0.40   +0.16%
NKE 37.13 -0.03   -0.08%
BA 190.05 +1.37   +0.73%
XOM 179.01 +4.36   +2.50%
CVX 225.00 +5.61   +2.55%
☰ Word of the Day
irrupt

verb intr.: 1. To burst or break in. 2. (Of a population) To increase suddenly in number.
☰ Thought of the Day
Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." - Benjamin Franklin, from The Way to Wealth
☰ Born on this day
- Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American Reformed vicar (settled Holland, Michigan), born in Wanneperveen, Netherlands (d. 1876)
- Maria Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, who married into the British royal family, born at Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia (d. 1920)
- Fritz Ascher, German Expressionist artist, and poet, persecuted by the Nazi regime, born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1970)
- Bill Anders, American USAF Major General, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 8), born in British Hong Kong (d. 2024)
- Barend P Tammeling, Dutch journalist (Trouw, Groninger Gezinsbode), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- Jimmy Cricket [James Joseph Mulgrew], Northern Irish comedian and philanthropist (And There’s More), born in Cookstown, Northern Ireland (d. 2026)
- Lawrence Bender, American film producer (Reservoir Dogs; Death Proof; Django Unchained; An Inconvenient Truth), born in The Bronx, New York
- Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer, co-creator of "Sherlock" and "A League of Gentlemen", born in Sedgefield, England
☰ Weather News
- El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook
- Ocean Facts: What are Kelvin waves?
- Aerial images of damage from #Isaias now available online
☰ Today in History
- USS Kearny becomes the first US destroyer torpedoed in World War II while the country is still officially neutral
- US swimmers go 1-2-3 in the women's 400 m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics; Donna de Varona wins gold in an Olympic record of 5:18.7 ahead of teammates Sharon Finneran and Martha Randall
- Lou Piniella is named NY Yankees manager
- Iran attempts to create the world's largest sandwich (1,500 meters) but fails when crowds eat it before it can be measured
- Islamic State headquarters in Raqqa is declared under full control of the US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Talal Sello after four months of fighting
- Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian harpsichodist, singer, and composer, born in Milan, Habsburg Empire (d. 1795)
- Roy Kilner, English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 2 x 50, 24 wickets, BB 4/58; Yorkshire CCC), born in Low Valley, Wombwell, England (d. 1928)
- Theodor Eicke, German Nazi official who developed the concentration camps, born in Hampont, German Empire (d. 1943)
- (William) "Cozy" Cole, American jazz drummer ("Topsy I"; "Topsy II"), and educator, born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 1981)
- Steve McMichael, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (University of Texas; Super Bowl XX; First-team All-Pro 1985, 87; Pro Bowl 1986, 87; Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2025)

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