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October 12, 2026
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☰ Top Movies
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2=ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
3=Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
4=Drake : Quebec
5+1STELLA LEFTY : Boston
6-1Drake : Solar Eclipse
7+1Malcolm Todd : Earrings
8-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
9+1The Killers : Mr. Brightside
10+2Olivia Dean : Man I Need
11=Drake : Janice STFU
12-3Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
13+2ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
14+4Alex Warren : Ordinary
15+1The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
16+1Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
17+4Tame Impala : Loser
18-4Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
19=Ella Langley : Be Her
20+9Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2001 Remaster
21-8Drake : Cold Shoulder
22+3Ella Langley : weren't for the wind
23-1Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
☰ Standings
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1Hurricanes5-1-111
2Rangers5-2-010
3Golden Knights5-1-010
4Oilers4-0-19
5Lightning4-1-08
6Senators4-1-08
7Bruins4-2-08
8Ducks4-1-08
9Kraken4-2-08
10Mammoth4-2-08
11Maple Leafs3-2-17
12Penguins3-2-17
☰ slashdot
- AI Coding Agents Generate More Code, But Not More Software
- Q3 2026 Was Historically Bad For PC Shipments
- Should We Beware of Other License Plate Surveillance Companies Besides Flock?
- How the US Nuclear Plant Fleet Is Leaning Into AI
- Let's Encrypt to Cut SSL Certificate Lifetimes to 64 Days in February 2027
☰ sportsnet
- An oral history of Matthews’ historic four-goal debut: ‘One of those nights’
- Rumour Roundup: Latest on Larkin, Hellebuyck, Zary, Struble
- Goaltender Leevi Merilainen getting chance to showcase skills with Canucks
- NHL on Sportsnet: Sabres vs. Panthers
- Small-market Rays and Guardians set for ALCS clash with wider implications
☰ espn
- Can Texas bounce back? Will the Big 12 go sideways? Connelly on an eventful Week 6
- WNBA Finals location for Dream home games still uncertain
- Source: Shipley latest Eagles RB likely to miss time, has plantar fascia tear
- Michigan sticking with Underwood as QB1, OC Beck as playcaller
- Alabama WR Coleman-Williams unlikely to play vs. Vols, says DeBoer
☰ global
- Iran ‘almost certainly’ behind US air-base attack attempt: UK prime minister
- Toronto voters want action on affordability, housing ahead of municipal election
- Thousands attend a Quebec festival centred on a little-known tropical-tasting fruit
- 1 dead in collision between motorcycle and SUV in Ottawa
- Turkey gravy brand recalled due to undeclared mustard
☰ Ars Technica
- Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port
- F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now
- Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air
- Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?
- Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
☰ nyt world
- The Taliban Are Using Europe’s Fear of Migrants to Their Advantage
- NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies from Russia
- After Lockdown, Sea of Protesters Flows Through India’s Capital
- Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes
- Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine
☰ cbc
- ICE's surge in Minnesota could impact the U.S. midterms
- Carney’s Thanksgiving message directed at Alberta ahead of separation referendum
- Canada, U.K. allies vow action after RAF Fairford terror plot
- Democrats condemn 'deeply disturbing' raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home ahead of U.S. midterms
- How did Spain's housing crisis get so bad it forced the PM to call a snap election?
☰ space
- The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is out
- Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
- Mission success: Australian cancer research returns from space
- Artemis II crew moon photo annotations
- Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel
☰ science daily
- Popular weight loss drugs linked to a surprising fingernail problem
- Scientists discover vanilla’s hidden healing potential
- Scientists find hidden driver of aging and a simple amino acid that fights memory loss in mice
- Scientists make stunning discovery that could help explain why life exists
- A surprisingly simple way to relieve knee arthritis pain without pills or surgery
☰ 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
- A Newer Class of Migraine Drugs Is Linked to a 40% Rise in Miscarriage Risk
- A Mysterious Signal Reached Us From When The Universe Was Just 3 Billion Years Old. Its Home Galaxy Surprised Astronomers.
- Physicists Built a Black Hole in a Lab. Then It Swallowed Sound.
- Lifting Weights Changes Your Fat Long Before You Lose Weight – at Least in Mice
☰ Weather Forecast
Tue 13 Oct

high: 8°C
Periods of rain
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 12°C
Cloudy
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 16°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 6°C
Chance of rain showers or flurries
pop: 30%
Tue 13 Oct

high: 24°C
Showers
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 19°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 13°C
Cloudy
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 19°C
Periods of rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 9°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
Tue 13 Oct

high: 9°C
Rain at times heavy
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 11°C
Chance of showers
pop: 40%
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 13°C
Sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 16°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Tue 13 Oct

high: 3°C
Rain
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 8°C
Showers
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 8°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
Periods of rain
Tue 13 Oct

high: 8°C
Mainly cloudy
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 11°C
Periods of rain
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 8°C
Showers
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 10°C
Showers
Tue 13 Oct

high: 5°C
Cloudy
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 6°C
Periods of rain
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 9°C
Cloudy
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 5°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 4°C
Periods of rain
Tue 13 Oct

high: 15°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 15°C
Showers
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 17°C
Sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Tue 13 Oct

high: 13°C
Mainly sunny
 Wed 14 Oct

high: 19°C
Sunny
 Thu 15 Oct

high: 11°C
Sunny
 Fri 16 Oct

high: 21°C
Sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 20°C
Sunny
☰ Stocks ⚙
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TSX 35,145.38 +103.52   +0.30%
S&P 7,804.17 -7.37   -0.09%
DOW 51,863.79 +208.84   +0.40%
NASDAQ 30,673.07 -210.07   -0.68%
AAPL 339.61 +2.99   +0.89%
GOOG 347.58 -0.26   -0.07%
MSFT 539.85 +4.78   +0.89%
AMZN 259.61 -2.87   -1.09%
META 744.03 +25.55   +3.56%
NVDA 226.53 -2.83   -1.23%
TESLA 379.22 -3.51   -0.92%
NFLX 70.82 +0.51   +0.73%
AMD 591.94 -16.15   -2.66%
INTC 101.43 -3.29   -3.14%
QCOM 174.62 -0.88   -0.50%
NXP 226.35 -1.26   -0.55%
AVGO 357.10 -4.60   -1.27%
IBM 226.63 -0.45   -0.20%
CSCO 115.55 -2.84   -2.40%
ORCL 137.25 -4.23   -2.99%
CRM 233.23 +4.12   +1.80%
ADBE 238.46 -3.79   -1.56%
CIEN 405.29 -44.51   -9.90%
JPM 334.33 +1.32   +0.40%
BAC 54.42 +0.10   +0.19%
GS 892.43 -3.09   -0.35%
VISA 391.08 +5.56   +1.44%
MA 598.08 +8.74   +1.48%
WMT 112.70 +1.34   +1.20%
KO 89.32 +1.27   +1.44%
PEP 127.12 +1.12   +0.89%
DIS 108.39 +0.32   +0.30%
MCD 235.54 +0.30   +0.13%
NKE 35.14 +0.42   +1.21%
BA 189.64 -0.72   -0.38%
XOM 172.37 +3.44   +2.04%
CVX 215.51 +3.51   +1.66%
☰ Word of the Day
venust

adjective: Beautiful, graceful, or elegant.
☰ Thought of the Day
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, / And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind: - William Shakespeare, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, Scene 1.
☰ Born on this day
- John Ross, English composer and organist, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1837)
- Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)
- Jaroslav Drobný, Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French Open 1951-52), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 2001)
- Jake Edwin Garn, American politician (US Senate-R-Utah, 1974-93) and NASA astronaut (STS-51-D), born in Richfield, Utah
- Angela Rippon, British journalist, newscaster and television personality (Rip-Off Britain, Top Gear), born in Plymouth, England
- Marina Lewycka, Ukrainian-British novelist (A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Two Caravans), born in Kiel, Germany (d. 2025)
- Jeff Keith, American rock vocalist (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Texarkana, Arkansas
- JoAnn Willette, American actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us, Real Genius), born in Lewiston, Maine
☰ Weather News
- Large-scale marine debris: 4 ways to clean up the big stuff
- NOAA to issue 2026-2027 U.S. Winter Outlook October 15
- Olive ridley sea turtles nest in California for the first time
☰ Today in History
- Peasants' War begins in the Southern Netherlands against French Republican occupation
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia Phillies, 3 games to 0
- Arecibo radio telescope begins Microwave Observing Project search for occupied planets
- Roman scrolls burned in Mt. Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum are read for the first time after a computer science student develops a machine-learning algorithm; the first word deciphered is "purple"
- Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (Story of Louis Pasteur), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1998)
- Al Held, American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
- Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician, known for his work in probability theory, statistics and financial mathematics, born in Shchyolkovo, Russia
- Kaga Takeshi [Shigekatsu Katsuta], Japanese actor, born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Alex Brosque, Australian footballer (Sydney FC), born in Sydney, Australia

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