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April 21, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	Carney names advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations as CUSMA review nears
-	U.S. forces board oil tanker as Iran, U.S. signal another round of ceasefire talks: officials
-	Canadian killed in mass shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids
-	Yes, Doug Ford, Quebec bought private jets — but not for the premier's travels
-	Canada's women rise to 9th in rankings following impressive performance at FIFA Series
-	Nunavut man wins volleyball title after surviving 3 days in blizzard on snowmobile trip to tournament
-	Manitoba municipality has no authority to ban 'disruptive' resident from council meetings, judge rules
-	2 Palestinians, including 14-year-old, killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank: health officials

☰ × BBC World

-	Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
-	Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'
-	Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
-	Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism
-	Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang members begins in El Salvador
-	Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume
-	Role of US officials killed in crash in Mexico under scrutiny
-	Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch 'held for ransom'

☰ × Global News

-	Caregivers charged for death of 6-year-old in northern Manitoba
-	‘Disappointing and disturbing’: More than 60 metal vases stolen from Nova Scotia cemetery
-	Calgary nightclub shut down due to cockroaches, mould growth: AHS
-	Alan Osmond, eldest member of the Osmonds, dead at 76
-	Kingston faces $3.1M snow clearing deficit after extreme winter
-	Peel police probing multiple tow truck arsons in Brampton
-	Carney reveals new advisory council for Canada-U.S. trade
-	Drake’s album release date reveal hits icy patch as police enact crowd control

☰ × NPR News

-	Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths
-	As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms, here are the main sticking points
-	U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing
-	Ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran ends Wednesday
-	The hidden power keeping wages low
-	The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids — and adults — to screens
-	3 things to know about Trump's pick to head the Fed as his hearing gets underway
-	She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job

☰ × The Guardian

-	Charlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments
-	Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew
-	Iranian American woman arrested in Los Angeles for alleged arms trafficking
-	Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract
-	Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow
-	‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out
-	Canadian woman killed after gunman opens fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids
-	Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to US are ‘weakness’ to be corrected

☰ × Al Jazeera

-	Video: US forces board sanctioned tanker in Asia Pacific
-	Trump says he opposes extending Iran ceasefire amid talks uncertainty
-	Why is the EU under pressure to suspend its trade agreement with Israel?
-	Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plot
-	Iran’s World Cup participation depends on team’s safety in the US: Minister
-	Israeli soldiers and settlers kill 11 Palestinians across Gaza, West Bank
-	Palestine weekly wrap: Coordinated attacks and evictions in Gaza, West Bank
-	Shot by Israeli forces, Hala, 18 and Mohammad, 13 fight for their lives

☰ × The Verge

-	New leaks reveal pricing and performance specs for DJI’s next beginner drones
-	Apple TV has another busy summer of sci-fi with Silo season 3 in July
-	The Vergecast Vergecast, 2026 edition
-	John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
-	Splatoon Raiders hits the Switch 2 in July
-	The SpaceX IPO is a trillion-dollar gamble on the future of space
-	Apple will have a product guy as CEO again
-	Yelp is making its AI chatbot way more useful

☰ × TechCrunch

-	Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
-	YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
-	Amazon taps Sweden’s Einride for its electric big rigs
-	Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO
-	With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
-	What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says
-	Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6-12 year olds
-	GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists

☰ × TechRadar

-	Score up to 40% off best-selling running & walking shoes on Amazon — Nike, Hoka, Sketchers, Brooks, and more
-	The Asus ROG Xbox Ally falls to a record-low price, but is it worth picking up while the Steam Deck suffers stock shortages?
-	'There's a whole congregation of that kind of person' — Former The Last of Us dev says Neil Druckmann told him that 'several people' alongside Ellie were immune in the world of the post-apocalyptic game
-	Dolby Atmos is coming to free-to-air TV at last — no internet, no fee, and no next-gen tuner, but still immersive audio
-	'If AI were to take anyone's job, wouldn't it take Elon Musk's job? The richest guy on Earth?' — Take-Two CEO says AI won't get rid of jobs, but allow artists to do 'higher quality work' instead
-	'Stop selling or sharing my personal information': Research finds that Big Tech could be tracking you even when you've opted out
-	IPVanish rolls out RAM-only server filter across all apps to make it easier to boost your privacy
-	Dune is the new worldwide music platform aiming to fix Spotify's artist income problem — and the band you love? Probably loves it

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