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I’m just going to come right out and say it. I love the approach Apple has taken with the HomeView. I think it’s the shared, always-available household interface that my family might finally use. Is Apple’s first smart display my dream smart home dashboard? No. But is it the right product for Apple Home at this moment? Absolutely.A lot of initial reactions to the $299 HomeView (which looks like a giant Apple Watch on a flatter metallic HomePod Mini) are asking why anyone would want it when you can do most everything it offers on your iPhone or iPad. And…

By Eli Ridder The Canadian Press Posted October 14, 2026 5:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Brunswick government says it should have notified the public sooner about the death of a provincial jail inmate on Oct. 10. The Department of Justice and Public Safety released details about the death four days later.The department has a policy of informing the public of deaths in custody within 12 hours. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Bruce Macfarlane,…

Anbernic shared a new video of its upcoming dual-screen handheld it announced last week showing the device playing 3DS, Xbox, and PS3 games through emulation. While competitors like Ayaneo have been making dual-screen handhelds for a few years, Anbernic only recently introduced its own dual-screen devices including the RG DS and RG DS Plus. Those handhelds are designed to be modern replacements for the Nintendo DS, but the new RG DDS, short for “Dream Dual Screen,” has a faster processor and displays with aspect ratios optimized to replace the Nintendo 3DS — although Anbernic isn’t trying to recreate the glasses-free…

These are difficult times for quarterback Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The defending Grey Cup champions have dropped four straight games. And matters don’t get any easier Saturday when Saskatchewan (8-8) hosts Montreal (13-3) to complete a home-and-home series.The Alouettes took last week’s contest 44-24 at Molson Stadium, the first meeting between the two teams since last year’s Grey Cup game.But Saskatchewan would punch its playoff ticket with a win over Montreal and a loss by either Calgary or Winnipeg loss. The Blue Bombers (8-8) visit the Edmonton Elks (12-4) on Friday night while the Stampeders (8-9) host the…

More than 174,500 Albertans cast their ballots in the province’s referendum on the first day of advance polls Monday, as both separatist and pro-Canada groups focus on getting their supporters out in a campaign where experts say turnout will be critical. Elections Alberta said Tuesday that a total of 174,532 people voted on the first of five advance polling days ahead of the Oct. 19 vote. For context, advanced polls in the 2023 provincial general election saw an average of 151,727 Albertans vote per day.With the roughly 418,000 mail-in ballots already approved by Elections Alberta, early turnout for the Oct.…

Since January 2026, YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man have collectively enabled more than one billion malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 750 million messages geared toward Microsoft customers alone. These messages have been used to target consumers, healthcare organizations, financial institutions, and other businesses in more than 150 countries, generating tens of millions of dollars for their operators.

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The upcoming Friday Lotto Max jackpot has hit $90 million, the largest lottery prize ever offered in Canada. The latest prize pot comes after the previous prizes of $80 million last Friday and $85 million Tuesday saw no winning ticket.It’s not just the $90 million prize up for grabs this Friday either, with 18 Maxmillions worth an estimated $1 million each and 90 Maxplus prizes worth $100,000 also available.In total, the value of top prizes in Friday’s draw total $117 million. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall notice on Wednesday for various cheese products sold in stores across Canada, including Farm Boy brand products, for a risk of listeria contamination. In severe case, listeria can lead to death.The recall comes after testing was done by the CFIA, and although no illnesses associated with consumption of the products have been reported, the recall notice says the CFIA is continuing to investigate and other products may be recalled.The CFIA says food contaminated with listeria, also known as Listeria monocytogenes, can make you sick — even if the food doesn’t look…

Kelly Clarkson says that she was “treated like Julia Roberts” in the 1990 film Pretty Woman during a visit to Art of Play, a novelty shop in Brooklyn. Over the weekend, Clarkson took to X to share her alleged experience, writing, “Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me.”“Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale,” Clarkson continued. “But…

Last week, Anthropic and OpenAI looked like they had the AI race to themselves, pulling ahead with increasingly powerful models that left their rivals in the dust. Google seemed hopelessly far behind, while Meta, despite spending billions to revive its floundering AI ambitions, had yet to establish itself as a serious contender. Even the latest models coming out of China, impressive as they were, appeared to be playing catch-up.Then, in the space of a few days, everything changed. Google and Meta both unveiled frontier models they claim can go toe to toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic. Suddenly,…