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February 20, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Bad Bunny : DtMF
2=Bad Bunny : Tití Me Preguntó
3=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
4=Bad Bunny : NUEVAYoL
5+3Djo : End of Beginning
6=Alex Warren : Ordinary
7=Taylor Swift : The Fate of Ophelia
8-3Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
9=Olivia Dean : So Easy (To Fall In Love)
10+1HUNTR/X : Golden
11+7Dominic Fike : Babydoll
12-2Bad Bunny : BAILE INoLVIDABLE
13+2sombr : back to friends
14-2sombr : Homewrecker
15+2RAYE : WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
16-2Zara Larsson : Lush Life
17-1Noah Kahan : The Great Divide
18-5Bad Bunny : EoO
19+2Disco Lines : No Broke Boys
20=Bruno Mars : I Just Might
21-2Don Toliver : E85
22=The Killers : Mr. Brightside
23=Luke Combs : Be By You
☰ Standings
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4Wild34-14-1078
5Stars34-14-977
6Canadiens32-17-872
7Red Wings33-19-672
8Penguins29-15-1270
9Sabres32-19-670
10Bruins32-20-569
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12Golden Knights27-16-1468
☰ slashdot
- Amazon Service Was Taken Down By AI Coding Bot
- New York Drops Plan To Legalize Robotaxis Outside NYC
- NASA Chief Classifies Starliner Flight As 'Type A' Mishap, Says Agency Made Mistakes
- Trump Directs US Government To Prepare Release of Files on Aliens and UFOs
- Newborn Chicks Connect Sounds With Shapes Just Like Humans, Study Finds
☰ cbc sports
- Sidney Crosby ruled out of Olympic semifinal game against Finland
- 2026 Olympic Games: Canada takes on Sweden in semifinals of women's curling
- For the incomparable Marie-Philip Poulin, loss to the U.S. an agonizing end to an unforgettable effort
- Keller scores OT winner as U.S. completes comeback against Canada for women's hockey gold
- Germany's Maier wins Olympic women's ski cross gold, Canadians eliminated in quarterfinals
☰ espn
- The deepest -- and thinnest -- positions of the NFL offseason: Solak ranks all 11 spots
- Pitching hypothetical trade offers for Maxx Crosby
- Canada's Crosby out for Olympic semi vs. Finland
- Liu captures elusive figure skating gold for U.S.
- Celtics' Brown weighs lawsuit vs. Beverly Hills
☰ global
- ANALYSIS: Hockey focus, in our part of the world, soon to return to the NHL
- Developer faces questions at public inquiry about money given to Winnipeg officials
- Guns in photo posted by Tumbler Ridge shooter’s mother were legal, expert says
- Canada’s Sidney Crosby out of Olympic semifinal
- 7-Eleven bringing viral Japanese-style egg salad sandwich to Canada
☰ Ars Technica
- Microsoft deletes blog telling users to train AI on pirated Harry Potter books
- Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas
- Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was "meant for greatness"—then came psychosis
- NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes
- Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
☰ reuters
- Market Talk: More ‘risk episodes’ ahead for private credit - Reuters
- Morning Bid: Oil engulfed - Reuters
- US equity funds see largest weekly inflow in five weeks - Reuters
- New cybersecurity rules for US defense industry create barrier for some small suppliers - Reuters
- Nvidia close to investing $30 billion in OpenAI's funding round: source - Reuters
☰ cbc
- U.S. Supreme Court rules on legality of Trump's tariffs
- 2026 Olympic Games: Canada takes on Sweden in semifinals of women's curling
- Sidney Crosby ruled out of Olympic semifinal game against Finland
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces fall referendum on immigration, constitutional questions
- Ex-worker describes ‘war zone’ at Canadian mining site in Mexico before kidnapping of 10 employees
☰ space
- Atom-thin electronics withstand space radiation, potentially surviving for centuries in orbit
- A 'blood moon' is coming to the US in March—and the next good one isn't until 2029
- NASA boss blasts Boeing and space agency managers for Starliner's botched astronaut flight
- Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time
- New 'Mars GPS' lets Perseverance pinpoint its location within 25 centimeters
☰ science daily
- Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life
- Scientists find cancer-linked chemicals in popular hair extensions
- Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation
- Giant virus discovery could rewrite the origin of complex life
- Atom-sized gates could transform DNA sequencing and neuromorphic computing
☰ new scientist
- Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets
- New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell
- Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds
- Search for radio signals finds no hint of alien civilisation on K2-18b
- Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster
☰ science blog
- Peeking Inside the Secret Lives of AI Chatbots
- Our Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for a Warming Antarctica
- A Little Fish Looks in the Mirror and Recognises Itself — in Half an Hour
- The Single Atom That Does Everything
☰ Weather Forecast
Sat 21 Feb

high: -5°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -2°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Mon 23 Feb

high: -1°C
Cloudy
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -8°C
Sunny
 Wed 25 Feb

high: -4°C
Chance of snow
pop: 60%
Sat 21 Feb

high: 4°C
Chance of flurries or rain showers
pop: 40%
 Sun 22 Feb

high: 0°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Mon 23 Feb

high: -2°C
Cloudy
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -5°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 25 Feb

high: 1°C
Chance of snow
pop: 60%
Sat 21 Feb

high: -5°C
Clearing
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -2°C
Periods of snow
 Mon 23 Feb

high: 1°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 25 Feb

high: -5°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
Sat 21 Feb

high: -5°C
Sunny
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -1°C
Sunny
 Mon 23 Feb

high: -3°C
Sunny
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 25 Feb

high: -7°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
Sat 21 Feb

high: -1°C
Mainly sunny
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -1°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 23 Feb

high: -4°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -2°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
 Wed 25 Feb

high: -5°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 21 Feb

high: -5°C
Mainly sunny
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -3°C
Sunny
 Mon 23 Feb

high: -5°C
Sunny
 Tue 24 Feb

high: -9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 25 Feb

high: -8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 21 Feb

high: 8°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 22 Feb

high: 10°C
Showers
 Mon 23 Feb

high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Tue 24 Feb

high: 7°C
Rain
 Wed 25 Feb

high: 9°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Sat 21 Feb

high: -11°C
Mainly sunny
 Sun 22 Feb

high: -9°C
Sunny
 Mon 23 Feb

high: 0°C
Sunny
 Tue 24 Feb

high: 1°C
Sunny
 Wed 25 Feb

high: 8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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AAPL 259.53 -1.05   -0.40%
GOOG 309.37 +5.82   +1.92%
MSFT 396.38 -2.03   -0.51%
AMZN 205.86 +0.95   +0.46%
META 649.21 +4.29   +0.66%
NVDA 187.39 -0.50   -0.27%
TESLA 408.02 -3.74   -0.91%
NFLX 77.12 +0.12   +0.16%
AMD 203.39 +3.30   +1.65%
INTC 43.21 -1.41   -3.15%
QCOM 142.11 +0.86   +0.61%
NXP 232.28 +0.15   +0.06%
AVGO 336.94 +3.02   +0.90%
IBM 254.40 -1.99   -0.78%
CSCO 78.63 +0.07   +0.09%
ORCL 152.32 -4.27   -2.73%
CRM 188.72 +3.43   +1.85%
ADBE 259.14 +0.01   +0.00%
CIEN 331.96 +13.68   +4.30%
JPM 307.47 -0.60   -0.19%
BAC 52.19 -0.58   -1.09%
GS 906.79 -9.85   -1.07%
VISA 319.36 +0.48   +0.15%
MA 521.59 +1.36   +0.26%
WMT 122.22 -2.63   -2.10%
KO 79.29 +0.41   +0.51%
PEP 164.51 -0.08   -0.05%
DIS 105.32 -0.70   -0.66%
MCD 329.94 +2.92   +0.89%
NKE 65.84 +0.21   +0.32%
BA 232.84 -0.85   -0.36%
XOM 149.33 -1.61   -1.07%
CVX 183.83 -1.08   -0.58%
☰ Word of the Day
encapsulate

verb (in-KAP-suh-layt)

Encapsulate literally means “to enclose in or as if in a capsule,” but the word is more often used figuratively as a synonym of summarize, to talk about showing or expressing a main idea or quality in a brief way.

☰ Thought of the Day
"Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go." - Nicole Kidman
☰ Born on this day
- William Carleton, Irish writer and novelist (Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry), born in Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1869)
- Chick Harbert, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1954), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1992)
- Frank Isola, American jazz drummer (Stan Getz; Gerry Mulligan; Mose Allison), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
- Roy Face, American baseball relief pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series, 1960 - Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Stephentown, New York (d. 2026)
- Barbara Ellis, American pop vocalist (Fleetwoods - "Mr. Blue"; "Come Softly To Me"), born in Olympia, Washington
- Vladimir Kuzyutkin, Russian volleyball coach (Russia Women - World Cup gold 2010; Bulgaria Women), born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia (d. 2022)
- Gordon Brown, British Labour Prime Minister (2007–10), born in Giffnock, Scotland
- Charlie Adler, American voice actor (Tiny Toon Adventures), born in Paterson, New Jersey
☰ Weather News
- Show seafood — and your heart — some love
- NOAA installs new PORTS® in Boston Harbor
- Join us for Whale Week 2026
☰ Today in History
- Tennessee Governor W C Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis
- British Naval Officer John Moresby is the first European to discover Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, claims it for the United Kingdom
- 1st cantilever bridge in US completed, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
- World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers
- Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals
- Henry Walton Wessells, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lietchfield, Connecticut (d. 1889)
- Shiga Naoya, Japanese novelist (Road Through Dark Night), born in Ishinomaki, Japan (d. 1971)
- Bobby Unser, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1968, 1975, 1981; USAC C'ship 1968, 1974), born in Colorado Springs (d. 2021)
- Julia Volkova, Russian pop singer (t.A.T.u. -single, "All the Things She Said"), born in Moscow
- Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer-songwriter ("Driver's License"), born in Temecula, California

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