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S&P/TSX composite ends higher, U.S. markets fall

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up while markets in New York ended the week on a down note as a tech selloff deepened and oil prices climbed on…

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More than 4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC plans to send ‘disease detective’ to Pennsylvania

More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to an update on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 4,410…

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Analogue is reviving its Mega SG and Super Nt consoles, and they’ll play all your old Sega and Nintendo cartridges with some modern enhancements

Analogue – creator of various fancy retro-focused game consoles – has detailed its newly announced Mega Sg+ and Super Nt+: revised editions of its earlier Mega Sg and Super Nt…

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Strands Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 17, No. 958

Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 958 on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Today’s Strands theme was tricky.…

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Champions Cup: Gloucester 36-36 Bordeaux Begles – thrilling draw to start 2026-27 competition

Gloucester: Barton; Joseph, Llewellyn, S Atkinson, Loader; C Atkinson, Robson; Bleuler, Lake (capt), C Knight, Kleyn, Clark, Gwynne, Morgan, Clement. Replacements: Blake, Rapava Ruskin, Salt, Thomas, Trenholm, Ludlow, Englefield, W…

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The 1st US-South Australia Boeing 787 Route Just Shrunk To 23 Flights Before Its 1st Full Season

For many years, flights between the US and Australia were subject to restrictions on how airlines could operate between the two countries. Airlines generally had to route services across the…

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Minister Anand meets with United Arab Emirates’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

October 16, 2026 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al…

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Investors prepare for data that will determine Canada’s rate

If they show evidence that firms and households are resilient, despite slower immigration and the tariff war with the United States, it would ease worries about growth. If firms plan…

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Apple’s HomeView has an app problem

It’s been a couple of days since Apple’s big smart home announcement, and we have some more information — and a bunch of new questions — about the Apple HomeView.…

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Hero bystander who took down Oregon school shooter comes forward

The bystander who stepped in to stop a gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has come forward and identified himself as Kaylub Giamanco, a lifelong Bend resident who…

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NCAA sues Ohio gov. over eligibility order for 5th-year athletes

Oct 16, 2026, 11:19 AM ET The NCAA filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving the state’s…

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8 New TV Shows to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Disney, and Hulu (October 16-18)

Happy weekend! It’s a good time to be a TV fan. Over the past weeks, Mike Flanagan’s Carrie remix and an anime based on an Anthony Bourdain manga have made…

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Recycling Textile Waste Is All About The Chemicals In Your Clothes

To the naked eye, two shirts in the same product line are identical. Since they come from the same brand and from the same collection, it’s easy to assume that…

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RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says

Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with plans to ease access to unproven peptide drugs that are popular among members of…

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Don’t have a Bilt card? Here’s why you should use Bilt anyway

I don’t currently have a Bilt credit card, and I don’t have plans to open one any time soon. Despite that, I earn Bilt Points every month on my rent…

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Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds

Before being fired five days into her stint as White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia spent much of the day attempting to explain her past. Throughout her brief tenure, Zacharia’s…

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Hampshire & Scotland bowler Brad Wheal retires

Hampshire and Scotland seamer Brad Wheal has retired from professional cricket after a succession of injuries. Wheal, 30, took 51 wickets in 44 appearances in a decade-long international career and…

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