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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. -- J.R.R. Tolkien
January 01, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1Taylor Swift : The Fate of Ophelia
2HUNTR/X : Golden
3Olivia Dean : Man I Need
4Alex Warren : Ordinary
5Djo : End of Beginning
6Disco Lines : No Broke Boys
7sombr : back to friends
8Olivia Dean : So Easy (To Fall In Love)
9RAYE : WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
10Benson Boone : Beautiful Things
11Taylor Swift : Opalite
12The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
13Teddy Swims : Lose Control
15Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
16Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2004 Remaster
17Zara Larsson : Lush Life
18Zach Bryan : I Remember Everything
19Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
20EsDeeKid : Phantom
21EsDeeKid : 4 Raws
22Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
23The Killers : Mr. Brightside
24She & Him : I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
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☰ slashdot
- UK Company Sends Factory With 1,000C Furnace Into Space
- NASA's Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
- Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good For You
- Warren Buffett Retires As Berkshire Hathaway CEO After 55 Years
- Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87
☰ cbc sports
- Talented forward group led by Crosby, McDavid should be Canada's Olympic superpower
- Canada wins Group B after defeating Finland at world juniors
- Despite struggles against U.S., Canadian women remain confident of Olympic gold repeat
- Sprinter Andre De Grasse among 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada
- Goldeneyes blanked by Sirens, continue searching for 1st road victory
☰ espn
- Takeaways: Miami's toughness, defense huge in upset of Ohio State
- Miami knocks off Ohio State, marches on in CFP
- Day: Buckeyes' disastrous start in loss falls on me
- Wemby hyperextends knee, 'confident' he's OK
- Manning's 60-yard TD run seals Horns' Citrus win
☰ global
- Bruins aim to build off impressive win over Oilers
- Murray ready to shoulder more with Jokic out
- Many Canadians feel hopeful about 2026 but sour on actual solutions: poll
- Pastrnak, Bruins cruise past Oilers 6-2
- Raptors fall just short in 106-103 loss to Nuggets
☰ Ars Technica
- Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
- Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025
- From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025
- The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor
- Lawsuit over Trump rejecting medical research grants is settled
☰ reuters
- Zelenskiy says he won't sign weak deal that will only prolong war - Reuters
- Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list - Reuters
- Swiss police believe around 40 died at Swiss bar explosion, Italy says - Reuters
- Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea - Reuters
- U.S. grants TSMC annual licence to import U.S. chipmaking tools into China - Reuters
☰ cbc
- Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave
- New year, new tax measures: What to expect in 2026
- Trump's 'unprecedented' diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service
- Father and son dress as Santa, visit Gaza tent city with gifts, music to celebrate New Year
- Cool space stuff you don’t want to miss in 2026, including a Canadian who’s heading to the moon
☰ space
- Wind-battered Lick Observatory rushes to shield historic telescope after dome damage
- Before we build on the moon, we have to master the commute
- Rethinking how we end a satellite's mission
- India space agency launches its heaviest satellite
- SpaceX defends airspace safety ahead of Florida Starship launch plans
☰ science daily
- Astronomers ring in the new year with a stunning galaxy collision
- The deep ocean has a missing link and scientists finally found it
- Critical minerals are hiding in plain sight in U.S. Mines
- Time runs faster on Mars and scientists just proved it
- Most distant supernova: James Webb sees a star explode at cosmic dawn
☰ new scientist
- The 3 things you should do this New Year to foster a positive mindset
- US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'
- Could 2026 be the year we start using quantum computers for chemistry?
- The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it
- EU carbon border tax will force others to cut emissions from 2026
☰ science blog
- Crab Shells Solve the Leaky Battery Problem
- Satellites Are Learning to Think for Themselves in Orbit
- Bacteria against Cancer
- How New Herpes Drugs Jam a Virus’s Replication Engine
☰ Weather Forecast
Fri 2 Jan

high: -13°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
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high: -16°C
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high: -3°C
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high: -14°C
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high: -16°C
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high: -17°C
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high: -6°C
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high: 7°C
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high: 6°C
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high: 6°C
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☰ Word of the Day
amortize

verb (AM-er-tyze)

To amortize something, such as a mortgage, is to pay for it by making regular payments over a long period of time.

☰ Thought of the Day
"Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots." - Victor Hugo, from "Thoughts," Postscriptum de ma vie, in Victor Hugo's Intellectual Autobiography, Funk and Wagnalls (1907) as translated by Lorenzo O'Rourke
☰ Born on this day
- Charles Renouvier, French philosopher, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1903)
- Benjamin Holt, American businessman (Holt Manufacturing; Caterpillar), and inventor (crawler-type tread tractor), born in Concord, New Hampshire (d. 1920)
- Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian (founder International Olympic Committee; President IOC 1896–1925), born in Paris, France (d. 1937)
- Jeanne Lanvin, French fashion designer and perfumer (Lavin), born in Paris, France (d. 1946)
- John C. Garand, Canadian-American designer of the M1 semi-automatic rifle, born in St. Rémi, Quebec (d. 1974)
- Century Milstead, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale; NFL C'ship 1927, NY Giants), born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
- Barry Goldwater, American politician (Senator-R-Arizona, 1953-65, 69-87) and 1964 presidential candidate (R), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 1998)
- Dana Andrews, American actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura), born in Covington County, Mississippi (d. 1992)
☰ Weather News
- The 2026 Marine Debris Calendar is now available!
- 2025 Arctic Report Card released & Photo Contest winners announced
- Polar-orbiting and Geostationary Satellites: Revolutionizing Earth Observations
☰ Today in History
- Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
- Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
- 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-31
- Bulgarian, Romanian, and Irish become official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages
- 36th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Boise State beats #7 Oklahoma, 43-42 (OT)
- Ali al-Rida [Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī], 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and descendant of the prophet Muhammad, born in Medina, Abbasid Caliphate (d. 818) [approximate birthdate]
- Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier whose unit is considered one of the worst in European history due to insubordination and plundering, born in Reggio di Calabria (d. 1749)
- John W. Goff, American lawyer and judge known for his part in the Catalpa Rescue, born in Gorey, Ireland (d. 1924)
- Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and founder of the Anton Melik Geographical Institute (The Geography of Slovenia), born in Črna Vas, Austrio-Hungarian Empire (d. 1966)
- Gabriel Jarret, American actor (Real Genius, Apollo 13), born in Los Angeles, California

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