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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 08, 2026
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☰ Top Movies
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Djo : End of Beginning
2=Taylor Swift : The Fate of Ophelia
3=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
4=HUNTR/X : Golden
5=Alex Warren : Ordinary
6=Disco Lines : No Broke Boys
7+1Olivia Dean : So Easy (To Fall In Love)
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9=RAYE : WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
10=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
11=Zara Larsson : Lush Life
12=Taylor Swift : Opalite
13=The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
14+1Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2004 Remaster
15+3EsDeeKid : 4 Raws
16=Benson Boone : Beautiful Things
17=She & Him : I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
18-4The Police : Every Breath You Take
19=The Killers : Mr. Brightside
20+1Ravyn Lenae : Love Me Not
21+2Tate McRae : Sports car
22=Tyla : CHANEL
23+3Teddy Swims : Lose Control
☰ Standings
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☰ slashdot
- China Hacked Email Systems of US Congressional Committee Staff
- How Did TVs Get So Cheap?
- Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement
- LEGO Says Smart Brick Won't Replace Traditional Play After CES Backlash
- SteamOS Continues Its Slow Spread Across the PC Gaming Landscape
☰ cbc sports
- 70 years after first hosting Olympics, Cortina's mountain beauty resurrects spirit of Games
- Canadian figure skaters ready to emerge from shadow of vaunted 2018 team
- U Sports can learn something from NCAA's mastery of visibility when marketing its own football product
- Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94
- Olympic spots are on the line at the Canadian figure skating championships
☰ espn
- Dolphins fire coach McDaniel after 7-10 season
- Sources: Bucs fire OC Grizzard, QB coach Lewis
- Stone-faced Cignetti vows 'I am happy, at times'
- Sources: Hawks end Young era, send G to Wiz
- Chiefs 'aware' of abuse allegations by Rice's ex
☰ global
- Protests erupt in U.S. after fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman
- Engine stall in low-flying plane near Lloydminster led to fatal crash: report
- Why does Trump want Greenland? Arctic security, critical minerals at stake
- Trump set to finalize Ukraine security guarantee document: Zelenskyy
- Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens dominate the Calgary Flames
☰ Ars Technica
- Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement
- ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues
- Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox
- Volvo says new EX60 has 400-mile range, charges up to 400 kW
- NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station
☰ reuters
- Trump administration cannot proceed with pilot drug rebate program, US court rules - Reuters
- Britons splurge on food, cut back on gifts as retailers warn of tough 2026 - Reuters
- India defends antitrust penalty law in Apple fight - Reuters
- Wall St opens lower; defense firms up as Trump calls for budget boost - Reuters
- Bessent, Lutnick and Wright to join Trump at Davos, source says - Reuters
☰ cbc
- Anger in Minneapolis after fatal shooting of woman by an ICE officer
- With Trump's Venezuela move and Greenland threats, are Canadians vulnerable?
- People regained weight, worsened heart health after stopping weight loss drugs: review
- Canada's share of exports to U.S. hit lowest level in decades in October
- Heated Rivalry's Shane is autistic. If you didn't notice, that's the point
☰ space
- NASA cancels spacewalk due to medical issue and may bring the crew back early
- Space mice come home and start families
- The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies
- Turning structural failure into propulsion
- The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
☰ science daily
- Scientists tried to break Einstein’s speed of light rule
- A quantum discovery that breaks the rules of heating
- Just 10 minutes of exercise can trigger powerful anti-cancer effects
- Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery
- People in Brazil are living past 110 and scientists want to know why
☰ new scientist
- Why connecting with nature shouldn't mean disconnecting from science
- The best new science-fiction shows of 2026
- Exercise may relieve depression as effectively as antidepressants
- Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs
- Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa
☰ science blog
- Injected Molecules Cross Into Brain to Stop Stroke’s Second Attack
- Plant Compounds Restore Failing Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- Exercise May Work as Well as Therapy for Depression
- The Lab Stain That Started With Coffee Rings on a Mug
☰ Weather Forecast
Fri 9 Jan

high: 6°C
Periods of rain or drizzle
 Sat 10 Jan

high: -1°C
Chance of snow or rain
pop: 40%
 Sun 11 Jan

high: -2°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Mon 12 Jan

high: -4°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
 Tue 13 Jan

high: 0°C
Cloudy
Fri 9 Jan

high: 11°C
Periods of rain or drizzle
 Sat 10 Jan

high: 3°C
Chance of rain
pop: 70%
 Sun 11 Jan

high: -1°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Mon 12 Jan

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

high: 2°C
Cloudy
Fri 9 Jan

high: 6°C
Rain
 Sat 10 Jan

high: 2°C
Cloudy
 Sun 11 Jan

high: 1°C
Snow
 Mon 12 Jan

high: -2°C
Flurries
 Tue 13 Jan

high: 0°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
Fri 9 Jan

high: 2°C
Rain
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high: 3°C
Sunny
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high: -5°C
Snow
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high: -4°C
Periods of snow
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high: -3°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
Fri 9 Jan

high: 4°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 10 Jan

high: 8°C
Periods of rain
 Sun 11 Jan

high: -1°C
Periods of snow
 Mon 12 Jan

high: -1°C
Periods of snow
 Tue 13 Jan

high: -1°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Fri 9 Jan

high: 2°C
Periods of rain
 Sat 10 Jan

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

high: -6°C
Snow
 Mon 12 Jan

high: -4°C
Snow
 Tue 13 Jan

high: -3°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 30%
Fri 9 Jan

high: 8°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 10 Jan

high: 7°C
Rain
 Sun 11 Jan

high: 8°C
Rain
 Mon 12 Jan

high: 10°C
Rain
 Tue 13 Jan

high: 11°C
Periods of rain
Fri 9 Jan

high: 2°C
Mainly sunny
 Sat 10 Jan

high: 11°C
Sunny
 Sun 11 Jan

high: 10°C
Sunny
 Mon 12 Jan

high: 11°C
Sunny
 Tue 13 Jan

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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AMD 204.65 -5.35   -2.55%
INTC 41.05 -1.57   -3.67%
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AVGO 333.03 -10.49   -3.05%
IBM 300.59 +3.80   +1.28%
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☰ Word of the Day
gumbo

noun (GUM-boh)

Gumbo refers to a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables. The word is also used figuratively to refer to a mixture or blend of something.

☰ Thought of the Day
"There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words." - Thomas Reid
☰ Born on this day
- Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, Swiss pianist, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1871)
- Lawrence Pike Graham, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1905)
- Pavel Filonov, Russian avant-garde painter, born in Moscow (d. 1941)
- Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (Ballets Russes) and choreographer, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
- Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Silent Song), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1993)
- Benjamin Lees [Lysniansky], American composer (Kalmar Nyckel; Memorial Candles), born in Harbin, Manchuria, China (d. 2010)
- Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes and Baby Universes), born in Oxford, England (d. 2018)
- Teresa Salgueiro, Portuguese folk and world music singer, and songwriter (Madredeus, 1987-2007), born in Lisbon, Portugal
☰ Weather News
- NOAA and partners evaluate vital Wisconsin wetlands to reduce flood risk
- Meet the mothers and calves of the 2026 right whale calving season
- Projection Ruling Calls for Trigonometry and a Deft Touch
☰ Today in History
- Oldest surviving commercial newspaper, "Weeckelycke Courante van Europa", now known as "Haarlems Dagblad", and still in print, begins publication in Haarlem, Netherlands
- Amsterdam gang leader and thief "Sjako" arrested
- Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
- AFC Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Raiders beat Seattle Seahawks, 30-14
- New Jersey officially apologizes for slavery, becoming the first Northern state to do so
- Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (Mexican national anthem), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico (d. 1861)
- Gene Freese, American MLB baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates and 5 other teams), born in Wheeling, West Virginia (d. 2013)
- Michelle Forbes [Guajardo], American actress (True Blood, Guiding Light, Star Trek: The Next Generation), born in Austin, Texas
- Peng Shuai, Chinese tennis player (1st Chinese player to reach No.1 ranking - doubles with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan, 2014), born in Xiangtan, China
- Cynthia Erivo, British Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Color Purple; Harriet; Wicked (film)) and singer-songwriter ("Stand Up"), born in London, England

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