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By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman The Canadian Press Posted October 13, 2026 4:08 pm Updated October 13, 2026 4:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Appointments are now open for flu vaccines in Quebec as the province’s health department warns of an early flu season. The Quebec health and social services department says vulnerable people should get their shots before the holiday season.People will be able to get vaccinated for the flu, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the same appointment. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you…

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur who was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago. Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He is the only person ever charged in the death of Shakur, whose popularity was peaking at age 25.Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo said Tuesday that whatever sentence the court imposes, Davis is “guaranteed to die” behind bars.“It’s not just about losing a family member,” DiGiacomo said as Shakur’s sister…

Apple Music’s iconic red app icon has reportedly been replaced with a black-and-white version in the latest iOS 27.2 beta, 9to5Mac reports. The eighth note on the icon also appears to have a slightly sharper angle than the original. A new Apple Music logo was also spotted last month on the Apple Music Hall website, so the company could be refreshing its app icon to match.According to 9to5Mac, the new icon is a black music note on a white background in light mode, or the opposite in dark mode. The icon’s not the only thing that’s been drained of color,…

The federal foreign homebuyers ban is scheduled to expire on Jan 1, 2027, which has real estate experts questioning whether home prices could be at risk of rising sharply if there is pent up demand from non-residents after being closed off for several years. More buyers in the housing market creates more demand, which typically results in higher prices if new homes aren’t being built fast enough to meet that demand. But experts say Canada’s housing market is not as hot or attractive to buyers as a few years ago when the ban was put in place.“It’s been an issue…

Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy is criticizing comedian Shane Gillis’ recent SNL monologue after he said women who go to the gym dress like “whores.” Gillis, who hosted SNL over the weekend, was fired from the sketch comedy show in 2019, five days after being cast as a regular when clips of him using racial slurs during a podcast interview resurfaced. The stand-up comic, who has hosted SNL several times since, said Saturday: “I haven’t been to the gym in so long, I didn’t know women just dress like whores now?”Levy called out Gillis’ comments in an Instagram…

Team,The first video games emerged some 75 years ago. In the time since, there have been booms and busts, but every year there are more great games to play, more devices to play them, and best of all, more people than ever playing. That growth helped make XBOX what it is today, and we’ve helped shape the industry in return, from bringing hard drives to consoles and online gaming through Xbox Live to Game Pass and cloud gaming, alongside franchises that have brought millions of people together.In recent weeks, we’ve seen games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware…

By Jordan Omstead The Canadian Press Posted October 13, 2026 2:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A chunk of Ontario’s northern boreal forest bigger than Toronto is set to be protected from industrial development. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has acquired 814 square kilometres of boreal forest and peatlands south of Kapuskasing, previously owned by a company selling carbon offset credits.The non-profit says where the landscape is healthy and free of vulnerable species, some day-use recreational activities such as hiking and paddling may continue, in line with provincial laws. Get daily…

The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-flavored matcha latte. Afterward, I sat on a park bench reading a book, called up a pal to chat about her recent trip to Prague, and then asked my Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses what meetings were coming up on my calendar. The chipper AI voice said I hadn’t connected my Google Calendar yet (I had) and asked if I would like help connecting. I sighed and then asked it…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two out of five Canadians said they relied on the service of a charity or a non-profit in the last 12 months, an Ipsos survey conducted for the Royal Bank of Canada found on Tuesday. However, the proportion of Canadians needing support is much higher among those who have children.Canadians with children were far more likely (49 per cent) to seek support compared to those without kids (36 per cent), the RBC survey said.Charities and non-profits working in the healthcare space found their services were most utilized (68 per cent) followed by…

Facebook’s new “Your Algorithm” feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta says your recommendations “respond right away” after you make updates using the new feature by hitting “interested” or “not interested” for different topics. Your Algorithm previously launched on Instagram earlier this year, and Meta also launched a similar “Dear Algo” feature on Threads.Facebook users will be able to access Your Algorithm or select “interested” or “not interested” from the three dots menu on individual posts. The “interested” and “not interested” buttons may also appear under posts,…