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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
December 29, 2025
conditions at 21:12 in : Mostly Cloudy, -6.5°C Mostly Cloudy, -8.1°C Mostly Cloudy, -1.2°C Light Snow, -0.7°C Light Rain, 0.4°C , -3.2°C Mostly Cloudy, 4.4°C Mostly Cloudy, 5.4°C
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☰ Top Movies
11Avatar: Fire and Ash$217.7M
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8 - Song Sung Blue$12M
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☰ Spotify Canada
1Taylor Swift : The Fate of Ophelia
2HUNTR/X : Golden
3Olivia Dean : Man I Need
4Alex Warren : Ordinary
5sombr : back to friends
6Disco Lines : No Broke Boys
7Olivia Dean : So Easy (To Fall In Love)
8Djo : End of Beginning
9RAYE : WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
11Taylor Swift : Opalite
12Benson Boone : Beautiful Things
13The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
14Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2004 Remaster
21Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
23Teddy Swims : Lose Control
24Morgan Wallen : I Got Better
25Zara Larsson : Lush Life
26Wham! : Last Christmas
27Zach Bryan : I Remember Everything
28Mariah Carey : All I Want for Christmas Is You
29Brenda Lee : Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
30Morgan Wallen : What I Want
31Billie Eilish : BIRDS OF A FEATHER
☰ Standings
TeamW-L-OTPTS
1Avalanche28-2-763
2Stars25-7-757
3Wild23-10-652
4Hurricanes23-11-349
5Red Wings23-14-349
6Lightning22-13-347
7Canadiens20-12-646
8Islanders21-14-446
9Flyers19-11-745
10Capitals20-13-545
11Golden Knights17-8-1145
12Ducks21-15-244
☰ slashdot
- Russian Enthusiasts Planning DIY DDR5 Memory Amidst Worldwide Shortage
- 'Pull Over and Show Me Your Apple Wallet'
- Tough Job Market Has People Using Dating Apps To Get Interviews
- Sam Altman Offers $555K Salary To Fill Most Daunting Role In AI
- Nvidia Takes $5 Billion Stake In Intel Under September Agreement
☰ cbc sports
- Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL's return
- Vancouver Whitecaps reach proposed settlement in 2024 Messi no-show class action
- Tiger Woods turns 50. It's the one time golf's greats can relate to him
- Canada suffers 5-1 loss to Prague in Spengler Cup quarterfinals
- Senators teammates backing goalie Linus Ullmark as he takes leave
☰ espn
- Nuggets' Jokic limps off court after injuring knee
- Chargers rest Herbert; Lance to start vs. Broncos
- Riley blames Notre Dame for ending USC rivalry
- Ravens say Lamar's status against Steelers TBD
- Ex-boxing champ Joshua hurt in crash, two killed
☰ global
- RCMP union cuts into Alberta Next Panel for ‘politically driven’ recommendation to shed Mounties
- Saskatchewan reacts to Alberta’s proposed referendum on independence
- Boxing Day brought out the excitement in Saskatchewan
- Regina residents respond to city budget’s property tax increase
- Ministry urges Saskatchewan drivers to be safe on the road around snowplows
☰ Ars Technica
- US can’t deport hate speech researcher for protected speech, lawsuit says
- Leonardo’s wood charring method predates Japanese practice
- Researchers make “neuromorphic” artificial skin for robots
- China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence
- A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
☰ reuters
- U.S. stocks close below record highs, world indexes set for double-digit 2025 gains - Reuters
- China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan - Reuters
- Brazil's former President Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery to treat hiccups - Reuters
- Britain's Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation - Reuters
- US allots at least $147 million per state for rural health in 2026 - Reuters
☰ cbc
- Couple from Gatineau, Que., found dead while vacationing in Dominican Republic
- Flights cancelled as freezing rain, blizzard conditions wallop Eastern Canada
- National Police Federation criticizes Alberta Next Panel’s law enforcement recommendations
- Community rallies around Montreal eatery owner after group dine-and-dash
- The National | Whiteout conditions hit Eastern Canada
☰ space
- 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
- Engineering the first reusable launchpads on the moon
☰ science daily
- The deep ocean has a missing link and scientists finally found it
- Critical minerals are hiding in plain sight in U.S. Mines
- Most distant supernova: James Webb sees a star explode at cosmic dawn
- Mini brains reveal clear brain signals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
- Fusion reactors may create dark matter particles
☰ new scientist
- Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025
- Low on energy? A new understanding of rest could help revitalise you
- Human-plant hybrid cells reveal truth about dark DNA in our genome
- The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
- Inside world's ultimate X-ray machine before it becomes more powerful
☰ science blog
- Brain Model Discovers Neurons That Reliably Predict Mistakes
- Ferromagnet Mimics Superconductor in Quantum Computing Surprise
- Gestational diabetes up every year in the US since 2016
- This Herbal Formula Did What Most Kidney Drugs Don’t: Reverse Damage
☰ Weather Forecast
Tue 30 Dec

high: -11°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -9°C
Sunny
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -11°C
Cloudy
Tue 30 Dec

high: -4°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -5°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -6°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -2°C
Cloudy
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -2°C
Cloudy
Tue 30 Dec

high: -10°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -14°C
Sunny
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -13°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 30 Dec

high: -11°C
A few flurries
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -15°C
Sunny
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -16°C
Sunny
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 30 Dec

high: -3°C*
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -7°C
Cloudy
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -7°C
Periods of snow
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 30 Dec

high: -6°C*
Snow
 Wed 31 Dec

high: -12°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -13°C
Sunny
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -16°C
Sunny
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 30 Dec

high: 6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 31 Dec

high: 7°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 1 Jan

high: 8°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Fri 2 Jan

high: 8°C
Periods of rain
 Sat 3 Jan

high: 6°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Tue 30 Dec

high: 8°C
Mainly sunny
 Wed 31 Dec

high: 7°C
Sunny
 Thu 1 Jan

high: -2°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 2 Jan

high: -6°C
Cloudy
 Sat 3 Jan

high: -5°C
A mix of sun and cloud
☰ Stocks ⚙
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NASDAQ 25,525.56 -118.83   -0.46%
AAPL 273.74 +0.55   +0.20%
GOOG 314.40 -0.57   -0.18%
MSFT 487.14 -0.69   -0.14%
AMZN 232.11 -0.42   -0.18%
META 658.73 -4.75   -0.72%
NVDA 188.22 -2.32   -1.22%
TESLA 459.57 -15.65   -3.29%
NFLX 94.15 0.00   0.00%
AMD 215.62 +0.68   +0.32%
INTC 36.66 +0.46   +1.27%
QCOM 173.46 -1.34   -0.77%
NXP 220.42 -2.47   -1.11%
AVGO 349.27 -2.92   -0.83%
IBM 305.65 +0.55   +0.18%
CSCO 77.79 -0.38   -0.49%
ORCL 195.38 -2.63   -1.33%
CRM 266.24 +0.14   +0.05%
ADBE 353.15 -0.57   -0.16%
CIEN 239.02 -2.73   -1.13%
JPM 323.77 -4.23   -1.29%
BAC 55.35 -0.84   -1.49%
GS 892.36 -14.68   -1.62%
VISA 354.68 -0.43   -0.12%
MA 577.90 -1.93   -0.33%
WMT 112.55 +0.81   +0.72%
KO 70.15 +0.27   +0.39%
PEP 144.24 +0.46   +0.32%
DIS 114.19 +0.62   +0.55%
MCD 308.52 -2.13   -0.69%
NKE 61.22 +0.31   +0.50%
BA 217.26 +0.83   +0.39%
XOM 120.55 +1.44   +1.21%
CVX 151.01 +0.98   +0.65%
☰ Word of the Day
nefarious

adjective (nih-FAIR-ee-us)

Nefarious is a formal word that describes something as evil or immoral.

☰ Thought of the Day
"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." - Albert Einstein
☰ Born on this day
- Tomás Bretón, Spanish conductor and composer (La Dolores; La verbena de la Paloma), born in Salamanca, Spain (d. 1923)
- Syd Dernley, British hangman (1949-54), born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire (d. 1994)
- Andy Stanfield, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x100m relay 1952, silver 200m 1956; WR 200m: 20.60 1952), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1985)
- Willy Giefer, German composer (Everything That Breathes), born in Koblenz, Germany (d. 2020)
- Rodney Redmond, New Zealand cricket batsman (1 Test, 1 x 100, HS 107; Auckland, Wellington), born in Whangarei, New Zealand
- Michèle Burke, Irish makeup artist and one of the first women to win the Academy Award for Best Makeup (Quest for Fire, Interview with the Vampire), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2025)
- Glenn Myernick, American soccer player and coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- (Bryan) "Dexter" Holland, American rock singer-songwriter (The Offspring), born in Garden Grove, California
☰ Weather News
- 2025 Arctic Report Card released & Photo Contest winners announced
- Polar-orbiting and Geostationary Satellites: Revolutionizing Earth Observations
- View the most compelling imagery NOAA satellites captured in 2025
☰ Today in History
- Mackenzie King is sworn in as the 10th Prime Minister of Canada
- New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds
- Indian cricket opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar scores an unbeaten 236 in drawn 6th Test v West Indies at Chennai; his 4th Test double century and 30th century, surpassing Don Bradman's record of 29
- Wayne Gretzky scores his NHL career 32nd hat trick and adds 3 assists in Edmonton's 6-3 win over Detroit Red Wings for his 100th point in just 35 games; 2nd fastest in history - recorded 100 points in 34 games in 1983
- Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats New Zealand by 5 wickets
- Russell Watt, New Zealand rugby union wing (9 Tests; Otago, Southland, Wellington), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- (William Edwin) "Ed" Bruce, American country singer ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"), born in Keiser, Arkansas (d. 2021)
- Hidetoshi Mitsusada, Japanese racing driver, born in Osaka, Japan
- James Darling, American football linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Denver, Colorado
- Flossie, British domestic cat, world's oldest cat recognized by Guinness World Records, born in Merseyside, England

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