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October 16, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1+1Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
2-1ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
3=Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
4+1Malcolm Todd : Earrings
5-1Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
6=Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
7+1STELLA LEFTY : Boston
8-1Drake : Quebec
9=The Killers : Mr. Brightside
10+1Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
11-1ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
12=Drake : Janice STFU
13=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
14+1The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
15-1Drake : Solar Eclipse
16+2Alex Warren : Ordinary
17=The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
18-2Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
19+2P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
20=Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
21+1Tame Impala : Loser
22-3Dominic Fike : Babydoll
23+4Ella Langley : Be Her
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☰ slashdot
- Steam For Linux Finally Goes 64-Bit
- An OpenAI Research Agent 'Stole' Test Ethereum to Finish a Coding Task
- CoreWeave's Debt Stress Tests Private Credit's AI Financing Boom
- ChatGPT Can Peek At Your Chrome Tabs Now
- iPhone Duo Sells Out Immediately, Now Backordered Until Next Year
☰ sportsnet
- A detailed look at Gavin McKenna’s game before he was benched
- Friday Four: Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon and other early-season oddities
- How Brewers slayed Dodgers in NLCS sweep — and why it was no surprise
- Ducks’ rebuild provides blueprint for Flames to follow
- Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola a symbol of stability at turbulent position
☰ espn
- NBA intel: KAT's next deal, expansion's next steps -- and why rival teams are watching Orlando
- Jimmy Butler's mission to return to the Warriors: 'I felt I let them down'
- Packers RB Jacobs eligible to return next week amid ongoing probe
- Broncos' Cooper removed from exempt list, could still face league discipline
- Eagles' beat-up backfield loses Barkley, Shipley; Smith likely to return
☰ global
- Behind the business of Saskatchewan sheep farming
- 16-year-old accused by Winnipeg police of murdering 15-year-old boy
- Nackawic mill workers and union push for government action as shutdown looms
- Police identify suspect van after caregiver, 60, left to die on side of road in Vaughan
- Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board
☰ Ars Technica
- “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
- US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
- Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
- RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
- Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
☰ nyt world
- The Arab Kingmaker in Israel’s Election Who Wants a Partnership With Jews
- The Rupturing Trump-Zelensky Relationship Stands to Hurt Ukraine and Its European Allies
- Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Washington Post Journalist in West Bank
- Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege
- Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
☰ cbc
- Carney appeals for a 'decisive' vote to settle the Alberta independence question
- He followed a debunked conspiracy theory to claim a tax refund. So why did the CRA agree to a $40M payout?
- Police release more details on fiery, fatal bus crash in Calgary
- White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaving her role a week after starting it: official
- 2 Montreal police officers suspended for alleged acts, including urinating on homeless people
☰ space
- Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'flying' car
- Rigorous analysis confirms NASA's Artemis II heat shield performance
- NASA develops batteries to power humanity's return to moon
- How lessons from fisheries management could help us govern Earth's orbital space
- NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission
☰ science daily
- “Crawzilla” was huge. Then scientists found an even bigger crayfish
- The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure
- Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026
- Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal
- NASA captures strange waves high above Hurricane Simon
☰ 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
- New Drug Protects People With Celiac Disease From Gluten Damage in Clinical Trial
- Drinking 'Very' Hot Tea or Coffee Could Triple Your Risk of This Cancer, Huge Study Finds
- There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water
- Google's Quantum Computer Just Achieved a Major Breakthrough With 'Magic States'
☰ Weather Forecast
Sat 17 Oct

high: 6°C
Clearing
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high: 14°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 18°C
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high: 16°C
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high: 15°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 11°C
Mainly sunny
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high: 16°C
Sunny
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high: 18°C
Sunny
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high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 15°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
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 Sun 18 Oct

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

high: 16°C
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high: 15°C
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high: 14°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 5°C
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high: 9°C
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high: 15°C
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high: 14°C
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high: 12°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 9°C
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high: 14°C
Sunny
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high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 14°C
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Sat 17 Oct

high: 4°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 40%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 7°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 8°C
Sunny
Sat 17 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Sat 17 Oct

high: 17°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 10°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Wed 21 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
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MSFT 528.93 -10.52   -1.95%
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TESLA 354.62 -7.95   -2.19%
NFLX 70.55 -2.06   -2.83%
AMD 528.84 -33.57   -5.97%
INTC 89.80 0.00   0.00%
QCOM 171.97 -0.08   -0.05%
NXP 229.46 -1.83   -0.79%
AVGO 328.78 -15.53   -4.51%
IBM 232.13 -1.94   -0.83%
CSCO 107.39 -2.44   -2.22%
ORCL 128.23 -6.25   -4.64%
CRM 240.71 -6.00   -2.43%
ADBE 245.22 -6.44   -2.56%
CIEN 333.05 -23.48   -6.59%
JPM 339.67 +4.18   +1.25%
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VISA 402.58 +2.89   +0.72%
MA 617.39 +1.02   +0.17%
WMT 118.82 +0.99   +0.84%
KO 93.86 +1.97   +2.14%
PEP 131.50 +3.11   +2.42%
DIS 110.55 -0.12   -0.11%
MCD 242.91 +0.40   +0.16%
NKE 37.13 -0.03   -0.08%
BA 190.05 +1.37   +0.73%
XOM 179.01 +4.36   +2.50%
CVX 225.00 +5.61   +2.55%
☰ Word of the Day
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verb intr.: 1. To burst or break in. 2. (Of a population) To increase suddenly in number.
☰ Thought of the Day
Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough." - Benjamin Franklin, from The Way to Wealth
☰ Born on this day
- King James II of Scotland (1437-60), born in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh (d. 1460)
- Pierre Paul Puget, French artist, born in Marseille, France (d. 1694)
- Camille Looten, French=Flemish priest and literature historian (Flemish committee of France), born in Noordpeene, Belgium (d. 1944)
- J. B. Bury, Irish historian, born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 1927)
- Enver Hoxha, Albanian post-war communist leader and dictator of Albania (1944-85), born in Gjirokastër, Albania (d. 1985)
- Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader, songwriter ("Strangers in the Night"; "Danke Schoen"), and record producer (The Beatles first recordings), born in Hamburg (d. 1980)
- Tony Carey, American rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Rainbow; Planet P Project), born in Watsonville, California
- Bob Mould, American rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist (Hüsker Dü; Sugar), born in Malone, New York
☰ Weather News
- El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook
- Ocean Facts: What are Kelvin waves?
- Aerial images of damage from #Isaias now available online
☰ Today in History
- English demand the surrender of Quebec, and French Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac replies, "I have no reply to make to your general other than from the mouths of my cannon and muskets"
- Portland, Maine, is burned by the British
- First Quebec vs. Ontario football game; Ontario wins
- The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business
- Americans Tommie Smith (gold, 19.83, WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200 m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African Americans
- Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary leader and leading figure in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century, born in Clonakilty, Ireland (d. 1922)
- Harrison Kerr, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1978)
- Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
- Yevgeny Petrov, Russian sports shooter (Olympic gold Skeet 1968; silver 1972), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2025)
- Kellie Martin, American actress (Life Goes On, Cristy), born in Riverside, California

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