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October 28, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1=Tate McRae : Housewife
2=Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
3=ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
4=Zach Bryan : Lies
5+3Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
6+1Olivia Rodrigo : expectations
7+2Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
8+2Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
9-4STELLA LEFTY : Boston
10-4The Killers : Mr. Brightside
11=ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
12+1Malcolm Todd : Earrings
13+2The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
14+2Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
15-1Drake : Janice STFU
16-4P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
17=Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
18+3The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
19-1Olivia Dean : Man I Need
20=Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
21-2Tame Impala : Loser
22+5Drake : Quebec
23=Dominic Fike : Babydoll
☰ Standings
TeamW-L-OTPTS
1Hurricanes10-2-222
2Wild9-3-220
3Bruins9-3-119
4Golden Knights9-4-119
5Oilers8-2-218
6Devils8-4-016
7Canadiens7-3-216
8Senators8-5-016
9Panthers7-4-216
10Maple Leafs7-5-216
11Mammoth8-5-016
12Lightning7-3-115
☰ slashdot
- CDC Warns of Rising Threat of Drug-Resistant Germs
- Ford's Most Affordable EV Will Offer Built-In Bidirectional Home Charging
- Growing List of Firms Object to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Plans
- Code-Execution Flaw In UEFI Firmware Threatens Most Servers On Planet Earth
- Google's Genie 4 World Model Adds Audio, More Realistic Worlds
☰ sportsnet
- Rays walk off Brewers in 12th inning of Game 4 to extend World Series
- Gotta See It: Rays’ Williamson walks off Brewers in 12th to force Game 5
- Canucks Takeaways: Lekkerimaki leads third-period comeback to end skid
- Gotta See It: Hronek buries OT winner to end Canucks’ 10-game skid
- Fowler cementing place as Canadiens starter with another win
☰ espn
- The joy and pain that define baseball were in full force in Rays' incredible Game 4 win
- Rays steal Game 4 from Brewers in extras to stay alive in World Series
- Brewers lose 1st postseason game in 21 days: 'This stuff is not supposed to be easy'
- Sources: Wolves' Edwards set for knee procedure, to miss up to 2 months
- Dream say concerns over finding available Finals venue went unheeded
☰ global
- The Curator: 12 fall fashion essentials for a chic and cozy wardrobe
- Lumby to hold mayoral byelection after two back-to-back elections
- Panthers power past Winnipeg Jets as losing streak extends to six games
- Regina dismantles Core Community Park encampment over fire safety concerns
- 3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers voted finalists for CFL Awards
☰ Ars Technica
- Apple refreshes the iMac, entry-level MacBook Pro with the M6 chip
- South Carolina's measles outbreak jumped to Washington state 5 times in 2 weeks
- China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit
- "No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses
- Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity
☰ nyt world
- Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund
- Rivals in Israel Election Strike Tone of Triumph, but Outcome Is Far From Clear
- European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin
- South Africa Deploys 500 Soldiers to Quell Anti-Immigration Violence
- Cease-Fire Brokered by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky
☰ cbc
- Hamilton steel plant owner says he could sell next year after becoming 'persona non grata in Canada'
- This year will be a super-duper El Niño. Here's what Canadians can expect this winter
- Transport minister questioned over Air Canada's use of safety exemption to deny compensation
- 'Puppy angel on earth': B.C. man killed while on volunteer animal rescue mission in Ukraine
- Big wins, shocking losses, and goodbye to a 46-year mayor: what to know about Ontario's 400+ elections
☰ space
- Autonomous rendezvous system overcomes simulated spacecraft failures in lab tests
- Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust
- Everyday Mylar turned into a promising insulator for lunar habitats
- Autonomous triangular modules could build tomorrow's mega-observatories
- SpaceX turns a profit after a string of losses as its satellite and computer leasing businesses soar
☰ science daily
- A simple daily fiber supplement reduced arthritis pain and improved strength
- The autistic brain processes faces differently than scientists thought
- Low testosterone may make sugar far more harmful to your liver
- The secret to slower aging may be hiding in your gut
- Scientists discover the immune system’s hidden sense of touch
☰ 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
- 2.8 Million Eels Have Gathered Around a Single Deep-Sea Mountain Off The Coast of Australia
- Mice With Parkinson's-Like Brain Changes Unexpectedly Recovered a Year Later
- Physicists Propose a Strange New State of Matter: A Liquid That Can Flow in Time
- 1 in 6 Dogs May Carry a Parasite Usually Found in Human Mouths
☰ Weather Forecast
Wed 28 Oct

high: 9°C
Mainly cloudy
 Thu 29 Oct

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

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 10°C
Sunny
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 11°C
Cloudy
Wed 28 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Thu 29 Oct

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

high: 16°C
Sunny
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 14°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 14°C
Cloudy
Wed 28 Oct

high: 11°C
Mainly cloudy
 Thu 29 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 8°C
Sunny
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 10°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Wed 28 Oct

high: 6°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Thu 29 Oct

high: 14°C
Cloudy
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 6°C
Sunny
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Wed 28 Oct

high: 8°C
Mainly sunny
 Thu 29 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 17°C
Chance of showers
pop: 30%
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 9°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Wed 28 Oct

high: 6°C
Mainly sunny
 Thu 29 Oct

high: 12°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 9°C
Rain
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 3°C
Sunny
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 7°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Wed 28 Oct

high: 9°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Thu 29 Oct

high: 10°C
Showers
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 10°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
Wed 28 Oct

high: -2°C
Chance of flurries
pop: 60%
 Thu 29 Oct

high: -2°C
Sunny
 Fri 30 Oct

high: 0°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sat 31 Oct

high: 6°C
Sunny
 Sun 1 Nov

high: 10°C
Cloudy
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AAPL 347.09 +3.07   +0.89%
GOOG 316.93 +2.76   +0.88%
MSFT 531.52 -1.15   -0.22%
AMZN 253.14 +4.10   +1.65%
META 620.17 0.00   0.00%
NVDA 217.90 0.00   0.00%
TESLA 407.46 +15.77   +4.03%
NFLX 62.52 -1.38   -2.16%
AMD 560.45 +29.23   +5.50%
INTC 93.75 0.00   0.00%
QCOM 183.86 0.00   0.00%
NXP 253.98 +8.10   +3.29%
AVGO 342.36 +13.09   +3.98%
IBM 250.23 -3.20   -1.26%
CSCO 111.35 +1.10   +1.00%
ORCL 130.57 +4.49   +3.56%
CRM 240.92 -6.67   -2.69%
ADBE 248.36 -10.21   -3.95%
CIEN 351.14 +15.10   +4.49%
JPM 335.79 +1.68   +0.50%
BAC 50.68 +0.14   +0.28%
GS 911.98 +18.65   +2.09%
VISA 401.89 -2.45   -0.61%
MA 609.95 -3.56   -0.58%
WMT 119.31 -0.97   -0.81%
KO 91.19 -1.52   -1.63%
PEP 133.47 -2.01   -1.48%
DIS 110.24 -0.18   -0.16%
MCD 249.49 -1.38   -0.55%
NKE 37.56 -0.35   -0.92%
BA 168.10 -20.19   -10.72%
XOM 179.91 -4.66   -2.53%
CVX 228.33 -3.72   -1.60%
☰ Word of the Day
Herodotean

adjective: 1. (Of an account or narrative) Very large in scope or extremely detailed. 2. Fanciful or overly dramatic.
☰ Thought of the Day
"You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself." - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, from her Aug 1712 letter (p.36)
☰ Born on this day
- Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt, Dutch politician, born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1873)
- John Boles, American singer and actor (Babes in Baghdad), born in Greenville, Texas (d. 1969)
- Richard Laurence Millington Synge, British biochemist (Nobel 1952), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
- Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (Princeton, LA Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Memphis Tams, New Orleans Jazz), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- Bernie Ecclestone, British business magnate and motorsports impresario (founder Formula One Group; commericial rights controller 1987-2017), born in St Peter, South Elmham, England
- Conny Froboess, German actress (Rheinsberg), born in Wriezen, Germany
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian politician (President of Iran, 2005-13), born in Aradan, Iran
- Juan Orlando Hernandez, Honduran politician and convicted drug trafficker, President of Honduras (2014-2022), born in Gracias, Honduras
☰ Weather News
- A toothy summer in Charleston: My internship studying barium in bottlenose dolphin teeth to determine freshwater exposure
- El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook
- Ocean Facts: What are Kelvin waves?
☰ Today in History
- The railroad between Barcelona and Mataró, the first in Spain, opens
- Luna 23 is launched and lands on the Moon
- EU agrees to another Brexit extension to January 31, 2020
- Researchers announce the name of a new human ancestor, Homo bodoensis, from Africa, dating to the Middle Pleistocene about half a million years ago, as a direct ancestor of modern humans
- UK records its lowest-ever fertility rate of 1.44 children per woman in 2023, with 591,072 births in England and Wales, the lowest in 172 years
- Hans Speidel, German army officer (WWI, WWII), involved in the 20 July Plot to kill Adolf Hitler (19440, and NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), born in Metzingen, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (d. 1984)
- John Mayer, Indian violinist and composer (Indo-Jazz Fusions), born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India (d. 2004)
- Wim Jansen, Dutch soccer utility (65 caps; Feyenoord 415 games) and manager (SC Lokeren, Feyenoord, Celtic), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys - "Wicked Ways"), born in England
- Luigi Miraglia, Italian Latinist, born in Naples, Italy

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