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The Croods: A New Age	1	1	$50.87M
The Little Things	2	3	$11.76M
Judas and the Black Messiah	3	2	$3.36M
Wonder Woman 1984	4	4	$42.73M
The Marksman	5	5	$11.46M
Monster Hunter	6	7	$13.42M
Land	7	6	$1.63M
News of the World	8	8	$11.7M
The War with Grandpa	9	10	$20.34M
The Mauritanian	10	-	$351,624
Promising Young Woman	11	9	$5.11M
Willy's Wonderland	12	13	$216,248
Blithe Spirit	13	-	$88,559

billboard top rock

1	CageTheElephant:Skin And Bones
2	CageTheElephant:SkinAndBones
3	AllTimeLowFeaturingb:Monsters
4	MachineGunKellyXblac:MyEx'sBestFriend
5	FooFighters:WaitingOnAWar
6	BillieEilish:ThereforeIAm
7	RoyalBlood:Trouble'sComing
8	Cannons:FireForYou
9	GlassAnimals:HeatWaves
10	Clairo:Sofia
11	KingsOfLeon:TheBandit
12	MammothWVH:Distance
13	Weezer:AllMyFavoriteSongs
14	TheKidLAROI:WithoutYou
15	FiveFingerDeathPunch:LivingTheDream
16	PapaRoach:TheEnding
17	Foushee:DeepEnd
18	Chevelle:SelfDestructor
19	cleopatrick:Hometown
20	GretaVanFleet:MyWay,Soon
21	FooFighters:ShameShame
22	jxdn:Angels&Demons
23	AC/DC:ShotInTheDark
24	ThePrettyRecklessFea:AndSoItWent
25	grandson:Dirty

slashdot

-	Biden Signs Executive Order To Address Chip Shortage Through a Review To Strengthen Supply Chains
-	Verizon Leads 5G Airwave Bidding With Record $45 Billion Splurge
-	Why Discord Is Switching From Go To Rust
-	Google Sponsors 2 Full-Time Devs To Improve Linux Security
-	The Fed's System That Allows Banks To Send Money Back and Forth is Down

sportsnet

-	NHL Live Tracker: Flames vs. Maple Leafs on Sportsnet
-	Canadiens’ Bergevin banking on Ducharme, Burrows to bring ‘new energy’
-	Why no one should count out a Tiger Woods comeback after car crash
-	Mike Babcock discusses controversies as NHL coach
-	NBA Live Tracker: Raptors vs. Heat

ctv

-	Some travellers from Toronto Pearson International Airport violating Quarantine Act
-	Man charged with sexual assault at Montreal quarantine hotel; woman says she felt 'helpless'
-	Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big 'real world' test
-	Tiger Woods won't face charges after sheriff says car crash was an accident
-	Ontario's online portal to book COVID-19 vaccines launches on March 15, people 80 and over first in line

cnet

-	TikTok removed nearly 350,000 videos related to election misinformation
-	Best Android smartwatch in 2021
-	Spider-Man 3 gets a title: No Way Home
-	Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4: The full list of release dates
-	Australia passes law forcing Google and Facebook to pay news publications

reuters

-	German prosecutor looking into regulator's handling of Wirecard - Reuters
-	Nvidia forecasts sales above estimates as gaming chip sales surge - Reuters
-	Charlie Munger warns of market excesses, frowns on gambling mentality and bitcoin - Reuters
-	U.S. audit report cites 'weaknesses' in FAA certification of Boeing 737 MAX - Reuters
-	Fedwire resumes operations after hourslong disruption - Reuters

cbc

-	Ontario behind schedule on vaccine rollout as other provinces broaden programs
-	Booking system strained, but Alberta starts vaccinating seniors in latest phase of COVID-19 response
-	Moderna begins studying potential COVID-19 vaccine booster targetting variant first detected in South Africa
-	Ex-employee says she left Rideau Hall after reprimand over George Floyd email
-	Being Black on campus: Why students, staff and faculty say universities are failing them

space

-	Parker Solar Probe offers stunning view of Venus
-	How were the Trojan asteroids discovered and named?
-	China's Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover
-	Youngest American to go into space is also a cancer survivor
-	Big ideas in small packages: The seeds and worms making their way to the ISS

science daily

-	People with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may have low risk of future infection, study finds
-	How single celled algae rotate as they swim towards the light
-	New experiences enhance learning by resetting key brain circuit
-	Using a multipronged approach to investigate the diet of ancient dogs
-	Evidence of dynamic seasonal activity on a Martian sand dune

new scientist

-	A shadow snake has been rediscovered in Ecuador after 54 years
-	Virtual computer chip tests expose flaws and protect against hackers
-	Earliest human ancestors may have swung on branches like chimps
-	Diplodocus-like fossil in Uzbekistan hints Asia was a dinosaur hub
-	Covid-19 news: Single dose J&J vaccine likely to get US approval

Thu Feb 25

Chance of flurries
high: -3 c
pop: 30%

Fri Feb 26

A mix of sun and cloud
high: 1 c

Sat Feb 27

Snow or rain
high: 2 c

Sun Feb 28

Cloudy
high: 5 c

Mon Mar 1

Chance of flurries
high: -2 c
pop: 60%

Stocks

TSX	18,484.53	+154.44 (0.84%)
S&P	3,925.43	+44.06 (1.14%)
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GOOG	2,100.00	+24.31 (1.17%)
RHAT	0.83	+0.05 (6.41%)
CSCO	45.80	+0.23 (0.51%)
INTC	63.15	+2.07 (3.39%)
AAPL	124.90	-0.51 (0.41%)
CIEN	52.89	-1.33 (2.45%)
NXP	188.63	+5.13 (2.83%)
QCOM	141.12	+3.98 (2.90%)
TESLA	738.20	+43.18 (6.18%)
AMZN	3,159.11	-34.97 (1.09%)
NFLX	552.12	+7.26 (1.33%)
XLNX	131.84	+3.46 (2.65%)

Word of the Day

fathom

verb (FA-thum)

1 : to make a searching exploratory investigation : probe

2 : to take soundings

3 : to measure by a sounding line

4 : to penetrate and come to understand

"Energy and persistence conquer all things." - Benjamin Franklin

science blog

-	UK police find missing Brits quicker, at home or abroad
-	Increased green space in prisons can reduce self-harm and violence
-	Positive Reinforcements Help Algorithm Forecast Underground Natural Reserves
-	Reddit shows people with kidney stones have been less likely to seek treatment during pandemic

Born on this day

- Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)
- John Burgoyne, British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War), born in Sutton, England (d. 1792)
- Samuel Wesley, British organist and composer referred to as "The English Mozart" (Exultate Deo), born in Bristol, England
- Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
- Victor Moore, Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch)
- Zachary Scott, American actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1965)
- David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
- John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), born in Ilford, England (d. 2006)

Weather fact of the day

On this date in 1936, brown snow fell in northern New England because of the large dust storms in the Great Plains. Muddy rain fell in parts of New York State.

Today in History

- Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main
- German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
- Mahatma Gandhi released from jail
- Norway goes 1-2 in the men’s ski jumping event at the Oslo Winter Olympics with Arnfinn Bergmann winning gold ahead of teammate Torbjørn Falkanger
- Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time
- Men's big air snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Pyeongchang; Canada's Sébastien Toutant is inaugural gold medallist
- Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1939)
- Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist
- Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam)