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October 14, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2=ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
3+2Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
4+3Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
5+1Drake : Quebec
6-3Malcolm Todd : Earrings
7+1Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
8-4STELLA LEFTY : Boston
9+5Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
10=ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
11=Drake : Solar Eclipse
12-3The Killers : Mr. Brightside
13-1Olivia Dean : Man I Need
14+1Drake : Janice STFU
15-2The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
16+5Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
17+9Drake : Cold Shoulder
18+1The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
19+6P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
20+2Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
21-3Tame Impala : Loser
22-6Alex Warren : Ordinary
23+1Dominic Fike : Babydoll
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☰ slashdot
- Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Self-Replicate Through IoT Devices
- Google Play Now Lets Anyone Build Private, Vibe-Coded Apps That Run On Android
- Netflix Cuts About 6% of Jobs In Biggest Layoffs Since 2022
- Dutch Tax Authorities Cancel Microsoft 365 Cloud Rollout, Turn Toward Open Source
- Anthropic Reinvents Source Control As Claude Floods the World With Code
☰ sportsnet
- Can a diminished Ohtani still be effective for Dodgers in pivotal Game 3?
- Where five struggling NHL teams land on the Panic Meter
- In wake of Chris Tanev injury, Maple Leafs can’t wait to add defenceman
- Biggest takeaways from Leonard’s debut, Raptors’ dominant pre-season win
- All-rookie Kiki Rice a bright spot in tough Tempo season 
☰ espn
- Is Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith the best WR college football has ever seen?
- Ranking CFB's best receivers of the last 50 years
- Falcons say QB Penix on track to start vs. Bears if no setbacks
- Espada not returning as Astros manager after winning AL West
- Mattingly stays on as Phillies manager, reaching 2-year deal
☰ global
- Emergency backups getting 2nd crack at NHL dream
- Ottawa’s international student cap hurting Atlantic universities: association
- USASK announces new collaboration to boost local semiconductor industry
- Video shows suspect sought for arson, shooting at Vaughan business
- Toronto Raptors looking for more three-pointers
☰ Ars Technica
- Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps
- Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
- The Internet’s undersea backbone is slipping into the danger zone
- OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
- Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says
☰ nyt world
- Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying
- Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
- Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station
- ‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport
- The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan
☰ cbc
- Who else besides Danielle Smith is saying 'yes to the nine' in Alberta's referendum?
- Toronto airport gold heist plotter blames PTSD for lack of answers at former Air Canada employee's trial
- Father receives life sentence in New York for murder of Montreal girl
- Image of mournful elephant mom wins 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- Injured victim dies following crash at B.C. mall on Truth and Reconciliation Day: police
☰ space
- How lessons from fisheries management could help us govern Earth's orbital space
- NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission
- Alternative gravity theory offers possible explanation for dark energy changing over time
- NASA advances LISA mission contributions with new test telescope
- Largest 2D map of the universe helps scientists discover new gravitational lenses
☰ science daily
- Gigantic prehistoric snake discovered in India may have been one of the largest ever
- New knee arthritis treatment delivers lasting pain relief without surgery
- Scientists may have overlooked a hidden Alzheimer's culprit for decades
- The secret to easier exercise as an adult may start in childhood
- Scientists reveal why some workout recovery tricks can backfire
☰ new scientist
- How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
- Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
- Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
- Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
- Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
☰ science alert
- Ending Clock Changes? Health Experts Say There's a Winner Between Standard And Daylight Saving Time
- Study Shows Meat Eaters Are More Likely to Survive to 100, But There's a Catch
- A Major Superconductor 'Speed Limit' Was Just Broken
- Ovaries Develop an Intriguing Second Role After Menopause
☰ Weather Forecast
Thu 15 Oct

high: 12°C
Mainly sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 9°C
Rain
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high: 6°C
Sunny
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high: 12°C
Sunny
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high: 15°C
Sunny
Thu 15 Oct

high: 13°C
Cloudy
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high: 14°C
Showers
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high: 11°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
Thu 15 Oct

high: 12°C
Mainly sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 9°C
Rain
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high: 7°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
Thu 15 Oct

high: 11°C
Clearing
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 4°C
Rain
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high: 6°C
Sunny
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high: 7°C
Sunny
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high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Thu 15 Oct

high: 11°C
Clearing
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high: 8°C
Showers
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 10°C
Cloudy
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 8°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Thu 15 Oct

high: 9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 4°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 2°C
Periods of rain
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 5°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Thu 15 Oct

high: 15°C
Mainly sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Thu 15 Oct

high: 11°C
Sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 21°C
Sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 19°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 11°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
☰ Stocks ⚙
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NASDAQ 29,930.07 -639.41   -2.09%
AAPL 343.03 +1.85   +0.54%
GOOG 343.17 -6.42   -1.84%
MSFT 533.85 -9.79   -1.80%
AMZN 253.29 -5.32   -2.06%
META 735.66 -26.79   -3.51%
NVDA 220.23 -8.28   -3.62%
TESLA 364.27 -11.03   -2.94%
NFLX 70.40 -0.07   -0.10%
AMD 570.44 -35.05   -5.79%
INTC 98.23 -4.61   -4.49%
QCOM 172.18 -4.66   -2.64%
NXP 219.05 -7.25   -3.20%
AVGO 344.29 -13.12   -3.67%
IBM 228.08 -2.75   -1.19%
CSCO 113.56 -1.52   -1.33%
ORCL 129.83 -13.43   -9.37%
CRM 235.84 -2.21   -0.93%
ADBE 238.81 +2.55   +1.08%
CIEN 358.90 -41.47   -10.36%
JPM 334.06 +2.63   +0.79%
BAC 50.89 -3.05   -5.65%
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VISA 391.67 -4.65   -1.17%
MA 603.41 -1.36   -0.22%
WMT 115.46 +3.19   +2.84%
KO 91.77 +1.66   +1.84%
PEP 128.97 +1.68   +1.32%
DIS 108.28 -0.30   -0.28%
MCD 237.95 +2.08   +0.88%
NKE 34.89 -0.46   -1.29%
BA 183.97 -2.56   -1.37%
XOM 177.29 +3.16   +1.81%
CVX 222.04 +4.20   +1.93%
☰ Word of the Day
wheal

noun: A small swelling on the skin, as from an insect bite, an allergic reaction, or a blow.
☰ Thought of the Day
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, from Essays, First Series (Self-Reliance)
☰ Born on this day
- Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist and folklorist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
- Bud Flanagan [Chaim Reuben Weintrop], English comedian (duo with Chesney Alley), born in London, England (d. 1968)
- Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)
- Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist, born in Kolomna, Russia (d. 2005)
- Dyanne Thorne [Dorothy Ann Seib], American actress (Ilsa in "Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS"), born in Park Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2020)
- Keith Byars, American College Football HOF running back (Ohio State Uni; Pro Bowl 1993 Miami Dolphins), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Tina Dico [Dickow], Danish singer-songwriter, born in Åbyhøj, Aarhus, Denmark
- Usher [Raymond IV], American singer (My Way, Confessions) and actor, born in Dallas, Texas
☰ Weather News
- Ocean Facts: What are Kelvin waves?
- Aerial images of damage from #Isaias now available online
- Saildrone research fleet to circle Antarctica for 5 years
☰ Today in History
- University of the Punjab is founded in Lahore in present-day Pakistan
- German assault on Tractor factory, 1000s killed
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Grenada Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard launches a leftist coup within the revolutionary government and takes power for 3 days
- Russian man is rescued after 67 days adrift in an inflatable boat after his brother and nephew die in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia's Far East
- Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, born in Geraardsbergen, Belgium (d. 1865)
- Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- Mary Tsingou Menzel, American mathematician and programmer who worked on the Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer (MANIAC), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2026)
- Rose Wylie, British artist, born in Hythe, Kent England
- Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ and the Bear: Melrose Place), born in South Amboy, New Jersey

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