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August 27, 2026

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☰ × CBC Canada

-	Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
-	Air traffic controllers allegedly left work early before fatal Air Canada crash at LaGuardia
-	Partial lunar eclipse to grace Canadian skies tonight
-	30 Canadians, permanent residents among hundreds missing in Nepal-Tibet floods, Global Affairs Canada says
-	B.C. ends wildfire-related state of emergency, offroad vehicle ban to be lifted
-	Will auto tariffs be a permanent roadblock for a Canada-U.S. trade deal?
-	The National \| Trump renames Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
-	'Measured confidence': RBC, TD Bank, CIBC share optimistic outlook for Canada's economy

☰ × BBC World

-	Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
-	What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
-	Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
-	Jury deliberating in trial of Lindsay Clancy, US woman accused of killing her children
-	Norwegians lay flowers at palace as King Harald's condition worsens
-	Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticises Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
-	Two killed in 'domestic violence incident' at school near Berlin
-	Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

☰ × Global News

-	Another MLA leaves BC Conservative Party as Bruce Banman announces exit
-	Winnipeg Blue Bombers face tough test against high-flying Alouettes
-	B.C. ends provincial state of emergency declared due to wildfires
-	Contraband worth nearly $149,000 seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
-	Alberta expands access to cancer treatment with Calgary radiopharmaceutical facility
-	Canada recruits dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many from U.S.
-	B.C. couple missing after catastrophic flash flooding on Nepal-Tibet border
-	Driver who caused 2024 Boxing Day crash that killed 9-year-old girl sentenced to 10 years

☰ × NPR News

-	The role of climate change in the Nepal floods
-	Helicopter pilot describes what he's seen rescuing people in Nepal
-	Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
-	The stakes are high as Kevin Warsh is set to give his first major speech as Fed Chair
-	Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84
-	The real cause of most wildfires? People
-	Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule
-	Rwandans love their milk bars. The health minister wishes they'd drink a little less

☰ × The Guardian

-	UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
-	South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs
-	Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?
-	Moringa lattes and tigernut kebabs: the Ghanaians ‘taking back the power’ of their food
-	Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses
-	Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
-	How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks
-	Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

☰ × Al Jazeera

-	Iran says it will name its terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz
-	Malaysia to return 1,500 Rohingya refugees next month, despite safety fears
-	New Israeli roadblocks entrench siege of homes in West Bank’s Qusra
-	US aid cuts threaten Ghana’s child immunisation gains
-	Iran war live: Tehran prepares conditions to open Strait of Hormuz
-	US charges 81 in Puerto Rico gang case, as Trump cartel crackdown continues
-	US judge questions the push to add Trump’s name back to the Kennedy Center
-	Syria’s president appoints ex-commander of Kurdish-led SDF as advisor

☰ × The Verge

-	The GTA VI ‘extended look’ is now streaming on YouTube
-	The biggest video game of all time looks like a movie
-	Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
-	GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
-	GTA VI looks just as great as we could hope for
-	Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
-	Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
-	Speedo’s new smart goggles module can track all four swim strokes

☰ × TechCrunch

-	Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
-	Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company
-	Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral
-	Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
-	YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
-	Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google
-	ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack
-	OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI

☰ × TechRadar

-	US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more
-	This company wants to help universities get around Microsoft 365's extra costs as it moves away from unlimited cloud storage
-	Laser internet breakthrough sees scientists hit 98% fidelity over hundreds of meters —magnetic 'skyrmions' shield data from distortion in alternative to fiber-optic cables
-	My housemate keeps losing their keys, so I bought them these AirTag dupes that are better value
-	Google unveils Gemini AI plans specifically for legal and finance workers
-	Ukraine warns Russia has built metal-cutting drones to topple its power grid
-	Meta has a fresh update to stop people from turning Meta Smart Glasses into pervert glasses — and the updates will keep coming
-	Russia's bid to launch a Starlink rival is falling embarrassingly short — 'Rassvet' is losing satellites faster than it can build them

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