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Maple Maps

Maple Maps — Navigation made for Canada

Maple Maps is a navigation app built for Canada: live traffic and closures, a maple leaf on Canadian-owned businesses, English or French, and data that stays in Canada. The beta is open on iPhone and Android.

Cold-weather bugs about to spread as Canadian kids head back to school | CBC News

With millions of Canadian kids heading back to school and temperatures set to drop, it’s time to brace for another fall of seasonal illnesses — and medical experts say staying healthy takes more than just a flu shot.

Toronto mayor files urgent motion demanding province 'return our waterfront' after feds reject airport plans | CBC News

Toronto’s mayor says she filed an urgent motion Monday to demand the province give back waterfront land after the federal government rejected a proposal for a jet expansion at Billy Bishop Airport.

‘We’re already in World War Three’: Tech titans prepare Argentinian ranch for apocalypse

Drawn by wild landscapes and an eccentric president, executives are building a refuge

Wildfire tally grows to 191 in northern Ontario | CBC News

A total of 191 active fires were burning across northern Ontario as of Saturday morning, with seven new fires confirmed in the northwestern region Saturday afternoon, provincial authorities said.

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Canada orders 12 submarines from Germany in largest defence deal of its kind

Canada announced the multi-billion dollar deal with company TKMS just as PM Mark Carney headed to a major Nato summit.

WorldAtlas

How The Aral Sea Vanished In A Single Lifetime

In 1960 the Aral Sea was the world's fourth largest lake. Within one lifetime it was mostly desert. Here is how it drained, and how the north came back.

Acclaimed Ontario art gallery to temporarily close for years due to renovations | CBC News

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection will temporarily close for a landmark redevelopment led by Hariri Pontarini Architects, adding 60 per cent more space and modern facilities over the 2026–29 construction period.

Why do we salute with 21 guns? | CBC News

How did armed forces the world over settle on an uneven number like 21 that has no obvious symbolic value? The answer goes back to an age-old pursuit: administrative cost-cutting.

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Canada's vacant and crumbling official residence 24 Sussex gets a lifeline

Mark Carney has announced a fundraiser and design competition to renovate 24 Sussex, the official home of Canadian prime ministers that has stood empty after years of disrepair.

Harrison Ford launches personal Scotch whisky on Star Wars day

The Han Solo actor visited Glenmorangie’s home in Tain last year as part of an advertising campaign

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No obligation to declare £5m gift, Nigel Farage says

The Reform UK leader says the gift was "purely private" and "wasn't political in any sense at all".

Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster: Enforcement experts | Globalnews.ca

After a leak of Alberta’s provincial voters list, experts say the cost is dire and the government response inadequate: 'Our data is in the wind, and that is a terrifying prospect.'

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Ted Turner: CNN founder dies at 87

The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.

Why Do We Need Human Mathematicians Anymore?

[This is a guest post by Po-Shen Loh, crossposted from his blog, where an illustrated version appears. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. &#8212…

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In pictures: Shetland, its people and culture at the turn of the 20th Century

The work of pioneering photographer John D Ratter features in a new exhibition in Shetland.

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Rotherham patients say AI GP receptionist can't understand them

Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.

Are we human?

Dog walker bitten on the job can't sue because she 'owned' the pet at the time, Ontario's highest court rules | CBC News

Ontario's highest court has ruled a part-time dog walker who was bitten on the job cannot sue her clients for damages because, under provincial law, she's considered to have been the "owner" of the animal at the time.

Quanta Magazine

The Hidden Mathematical Dance Inside Plant Cells | Quanta Magazine

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays.

The 1999 album Mick Jagger considered perfect

The Rolling Stones were brought together by a love of the blues, and Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts never stopped loving the genre.

Intelligencer

My Adventures With ‘The AI That Actually Does Things’

OpenClaw agents have been touted as the most important software product ever. I have some questions.

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Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations

Russia has declared a unilateral ceasefire to cover the event and threatened a massive strike on central Kyiv if it were disrupted.

Ontario launches project to refurbish 4 nuclear reactors at Pickering plant | CBC News

An Ontario nuclear plant is beginning a massive refurbishment project today, as Premier Doug Ford's government looks to lean heavily on nuclear energy to serve the province's growing electricity needs.

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Drone sightings reported near North Sea installations

OEUK described the incidents as "concerning", but said they "did not threaten the safety of the offshore installations".

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European leaders converge on Armenia as Russia looks on

Two European summits are being held in a country long considered Russia's closest ally in the region.