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☰ × CBC Canada
- Leading economists want less talk, more numbers from federal budget watchdog
- I spent over a decade obsessed with the gym. I’ve finally let myself stop
- Around 40 dead, more than 100 injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort bar during New Year's Eve party
- 8 things to watch for in Alberta politics in 2026
- Several killed in Iran during violent protests sparked by economic conditions
- Could Torontonians soon ride self-driving taxis? That’s Waymo’s plan
- Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave
- No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break
☰ × BBC World
- Maduro says Venezuela open to US talks on drug trafficking
- 'You're invisible, you don't exist' - life without a birth certificate
- Deadly clashes between protesters and security forces as Iran unrest grows
- China's BYD set to overtake Tesla as world's top EV seller
- Dozens missing after boat carrying 200 migrants sinks off Gambia
- Japan PM joins fight for more female toilets in parliament
- Trump says he takes higher daily dose of aspirin than doctors recommend
- Stranger Things draws to an epic and emotional close
☰ × Global News
- Matthews leads Maple Leafs to 6-5 win over Jets
- WATCH: Global National – January 1
- Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of civilian strikes as new year begins
- Will Alberta’s public-private health approach actually reduce wait times?
- Canadians ring in 2026 with ‘invigorating’ polar plunges across the country
- Iran protests spread over ailing economy, at least 6 reported dead
- Barrie child found dead in home remembered as ‘very nice kid’ by neighbours
- Officials stress Calgarians must save water after Bearspaw main break sees no drop in usage
☰ × NPR News
- A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead
- Taiwan's president pledges to defend island's sovereignty after Chinese military drills
- Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
- In newly released testimony, Jack Smith defends his investigations into Trump
- Mobile crisis teams shut down amid funding troubles
- Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them
- Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1
- Guides to help you tackle your New Year's resolutions
☰ × The Guardian
- Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
- US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
- Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
- Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
- Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash
- Venezuela open to talks on drug trafficking, says Maduro, but refuses to comment on reported US strike on land
- Trump’s shadow war in Venezuela grows, but country’s strongman leader still clings to power
- Jair Bolsonaro undergoes second procedure to treat persistent hiccups
☰ × Al Jazeera
- Over 400,000 Russians killed, wounded for 0.8 percent of Ukraine in 2025
- Swiss officials face painful task of identifying victims of deadly bar fire
- AFCON 2025: The last 16
- LIVE: Survivors of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza brace for harsh weather in tents
- Gaza cousins face lost youth, and family tragedy, after amputations
- South African activist uses history to highlight ongoing injustice
- South Korean President Lee to visit Beijing for pivotal 2nd summit with Xi
- Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, remains mum on dock attack
☰ × The Verge
- Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector
- Petkit’s first automatic wet food feeder keeps track of how much your pet eats
- LG’s new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals
- Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
- Meet the new tech laws of 2026
- You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
- Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t
- Leaked video shows the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new camera island
☰ × TechCrunch
- Even as global crop prices fall, India’s Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable
- A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch
- A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative
- European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold
- OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
- The top 6 media/entertainment startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
- Fizz social app’s CEO on why anon works
- ‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential

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