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October 15, 2026
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☰ Spotify Canada
1+1ADÉLA : Nicole Kidman
2-1Ella Langley : Choosin' Texas
3=Taylor Swift : Patient Zero
4=Olivia Rodrigo : stupid song
5+1Malcolm Todd : Earrings
6+1Olivia Rodrigo : the cure
7-2Drake : Quebec
8=STELLA LEFTY : Boston
9+3The Killers : Mr. Brightside
10=ADÉLA : Ain't In LA
11-2Ashe : Stop The Wedding!
12+2Drake : Janice STFU
13=Olivia Dean : Man I Need
14-3Drake : Solar Eclipse
15=The Goo Goo Dolls : Iris
16=Whiskey Myers : Broken Window Serenade
17+1The Neighbourhood : Sweater Weather
18+4Alex Warren : Ordinary
19+4Dominic Fike : Babydoll
20=Cameron Whitcomb : Kingdom of Fear
21-2P!nk : Just Give Me a Reason
22-1Tame Impala : Loser
23-6Drake : Cold Shoulder
☰ Standings
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☰ slashdot
- Flock CEO Defends Surveillance Tech Amid National Backlash
- First-Ever Public Confirmation of 'Zero-Click' Spyware Delivered Via Targeted Ads
- Meta and Apple Bring Muse Spark Open AI Model to Mac Studio
- Microsoft Says Windows 11 Is Now 'More Responsive', Runs Better On 8GB of RAM
- Amazon Launches New Bee 'Personal AI' Devices That Listen to Conversations
☰ sportsnet
- Gavin Williams shoves again as Guardians take ALCS lead over Rays
- Halpin mashes go-ahead bomb vs. Jax, then helicopters his bat into mid-air
- Kings among teams kicking tires on Connor Hellebuyck trade
- NHL Power Rankings: Captain check for all 32 teams
- Healthy and engaged: Analyzing Auston Matthews’ best start in years
☰ espn
- Your guide to the WNBA Finals: Dream-Valkyries predictions and how each team could win
- Halpin home run helps Guardians take 2-1 ALCS lead over Rays
- Eagles QB Hurts ruled out vs. Panthers with blood clot in calf
- Sources: CFP nearing deal for 24-team format beginning in '27
- Maxey: Healthy Embiid 'changes everything' for Sixers
☰ global
- 3 dead, at least 10 injured in Calgary transit bus fire
- BC NDP defends actions after reports about a secret land deal
- Fact Check: Elections Alberta restricts referendum scrutineers due to limited space
- Canada’s largest helium purification hub opens in southwestern Saskatchewan
- Mail-in ballot delivery rules posing barriers: Alberta’s former top election official
☰ Ars Technica
- What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.
- Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time
- Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own
- Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution
- Neutron's first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites
☰ nyt world
- Dublin Hotel Accused of Revoking Bookings for an Event to Combat Antisemitism
- Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya
- Iran-Backed Houthis Strike Presidential Palace, Yemen Says
- Violent Protests in Albania
- Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter
☰ cbc
- 3 dead, several injured after bus fire in Calgary
- Carney says Albertans should vote 'No to the Nine' in referendum
- New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia didn't pass the bar exam
- Hilary Swank, 52, is pregnant with her third child: 'This one releases in December'
- Arizona university to 'part ways' with coach who oversaw training where Matthew Mayich collapsed
☰ space
- How did Mars get its moons? Japan's MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
- A trip to Mars could come at a heartbreaking cost
- Astronomical nanosatellite VERTECS completes initial operations and begins scientific observations
- NASA demonstrates next-generation heat shield technologies
- The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is out
☰ science daily
- Arctic sea ice hits another troubling low in 2026
- Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
- Ozempic and Wegovy linked to rare risk of sudden vision loss
- Eating late at night linked to up to 30% higher risk of liver disease
- A fungus is threatening the world’s food supply. Scientists just found a new defense
☰ 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
- Ancient Hole in Neanderthal Shoulder Blade May Be The Oldest Spear Attack Ever Discovered
- Scientists Find a Way to Turn Desert Sand Into 'Living Sand' That Holds Water Six Times Longer
- Axolotls Have a Surprisingly Clever Ability, Even in Complete Darkness
- In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy
☰ Weather Forecast
Fri 16 Oct

high: 10°C
Periods of rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 14°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
Fri 16 Oct

high: 19°C
Chance of showers
pop: 60%
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 10°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

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

high: 12°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 6°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

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

high: 17°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 16°C
Sunny
Fri 16 Oct

high: 5°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 5°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 7°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 15°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 13°C
Sunny
Fri 16 Oct

high: 7°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 7°C
Cloudy
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 9°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 16°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 17°C
A mix of sun and cloud
Fri 16 Oct

high: 2°C
Rain
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 3°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 6°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
Sunny
 Tue 20 Oct

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

high: 17°C
Mainly sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 16°C
Chance of showers
pop: 70%
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 12°C
Cloudy
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 13°C
Cloudy
 Tue 20 Oct

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

high: 21°C
Mainly sunny
 Sat 17 Oct

high: 18°C
Sunny
 Sun 18 Oct

high: 12°C
Sunny
 Mon 19 Oct

high: 8°C
A mix of sun and cloud
 Tue 20 Oct

high: 11°C
A mix of sun and cloud
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NFLX 72.61 +2.03   +2.87%
AMD 562.41 -8.54   -1.50%
INTC 95.30 0.00   0.00%
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AVGO 344.31 -2.14   -0.62%
IBM 234.07 +6.06   +2.66%
CSCO 109.83 -3.82   -3.36%
ORCL 134.47 +3.87   +2.96%
CRM 246.71 +10.65   +4.51%
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CIEN 356.53 -2.90   -0.81%
JPM 335.49 +0.02   +0.01%
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MA 616.37 +13.00   +2.15%
WMT 117.83 -0.01   -0.01%
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PEP 128.39 -0.93   -0.72%
DIS 110.67 +1.66   +1.52%
MCD 242.51 +4.26   +1.79%
NKE 37.16 -0.02   -0.04%
BA 188.68 +4.01   +2.17%
XOM 174.65 -2.41   -1.36%
CVX 219.39 -2.72   -1.22%
☰ Word of the Day
exute

verb tr.: To strip or deprive of something.
☰ Thought of the Day
It is never too late to give up our prejudices. - Henry David Thoreau, from Walden
☰ Born on this day
- Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (inventor of barometer), born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1647)
- Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), born in Château de Lunéville, Lorraine (d. 1741)
- James Tissot, French artist, born in Nantes, France (d. 1902)
- Charley O'Leary, American baseball shortstop, 1904-13 and 1934 (Detroit Tiger, St. Louis Cardinals; oldest MLB player to collect a hit and score a run at 58 for St. Louis Browns 1934), and coach, 1913-37 (Cardinals, NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1941)
- William Edmonson, American bass harmony and gospel vocalist (Southernaires), radio, stage and screen actor (Thirty Years Later), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1979)
- Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 2020)
- Jim Palmer, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966, 70, 83; AL Cy Young Award 1973, 75, 76; no-hitter 1969; Baltimore Orioles), born in New York City
☰ 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
- Prince William of Orange appointed viceroy of Overijssel
- The Russians are driven back by the Japanese in the Battle of Shaho; both sides suffer heavy casualties: Japanese (16,000) and Russians (60,000)
- William J. Brennan, Jr. is appointed to the US Supreme Court
- Military coup in El Salvador: President Carlos Romero flees
- Google signs a deal with Kairos Power to use small nuclear reactors to generate power to supply its artificial intelligence data centres
- Ed McBain [Evan Hunter], American writer (Blackboard Jungle), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- Linda Lavin, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Alice; Barney Miller, 1975-76; Broadway Bound), born in Portland, Maine (d. 2024)
- Joe Klecko, American Pro Football HOF defensive lineman (NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1981; First-team All-Pro 1981, 85; 4 × Pro Bowl; New York Jets), born in Chester, Pennsylvania
- Annbjørg Lien, Norwegian folk fiddler and nyckelharpa player, born in Ålesund, Norway
- Glen Little, English footballer, born in London, England

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