The British sports streaming company, eyeing U.S. growth, would take a majority stake in the broadcast partner for big league teams.

The EU has proposed watering down rules that were aimed at spurring adoption of EVs amid pressure from automakers.

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.

The statement, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as an apparent homicide. The couple were found dead at their home Sunday in Los Angeles. Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and the couple’s son Nick Reiner was in police custody early Monday.

Three years after the ChatGPT-fuelled AI craze swept across markets and sent tech stocks soaring, some investors are looking at whether they can still get in on the rally.

Alim Dhanji, a certified financial planner at Assante Financial Management, is no stranger to young investors asking about how to start investing in AI stocks – and what the right exposure is.

Dr. Anne Pham-Huy, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at CHEO who chairs Immunize Canada, spends a lot of time talking with her patients and their families about vaccines. She often hears misconceptions about influenza and the vaccine that protects against it. Read More

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Communities secretary says the country must learn lessons from the Nathan Gill bribery case.

The girl was found dead at a house in Weston-super-Mare on Monday evening.

SAN FRANCISCO—Automakers are starting to follow somewhat familiar paths as they continue their journeys to electrification. Electric vehicles are, at first, strange new tech, and usually look like it. Mercedes-Benz’s EQS and EQE are good examples—with bodies that look like bars of soap worn down in the shower, they stood out. For early adopters and trailblazers that might be fine, but you need to sell cars to normal people if you want to survive, and that means making EVs more normal. Which is what Mercedes did with its newest one, the all-electric CLA.

The normal looks belie the amount of new technology that Mercedes has packed into the CLA, though. The car sticks to the four-door coupe look that the company pioneered a couple of decades ago, but there’s a thoroughly modern electric powertrain connected to the wheels, run by four powerful networked computers. And yes, there’s AI. (For the pedants, “coupe” means cut down, not two-door, so the name is accurate.)

The CLA is the first of a new series of Mercedes that will use the same modular architecture, and interestingly, it’s powertrain agnostic—a hybrid CLA is coming in time, too. But first the battery EV, which makes good use of some technology Mercedes developed for the EQXX concept car.

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Halima Begum's solicitors say she was "forced to resign" due to the charity's conduct towards her.

Ottawa Police are rolling out new district traffic units to address growing concerns over speeding and road safety across the city. Read More

Apple is developing a high-end iMac featuring the M5 Max chip, according to information from leaked internal software.


The finding comes from leaked kernel debug kit files used by Apple engineers. These kernel debug kit files enumerate unreleased Apple hardware by internal identifiers, such as codenames and platform names, and they can also include separate references that map platform identifiers to chip codenames and marketing names. Secondary summaries and screenshots referencing the same internal code have also circulated in the Chinese tech community over the past week, including posts on Weibo and BiliBili.

The software contains references to an ‌iMac‌ with the identifier J833c running platform H17C. H17C is associated with the codename "Sotra C," which relates to the expected marketing name "M5 Max." This suggests that an ‌iMac‌ with the M5 Max chip is in active testing.

The software refers to a number of devices believed to be used exclusively for internal testing, such as iPad minis running tvOS and MacBooks with the A15 chip, so there is a chance that the M5 Max ‌iMac‌ is used for testing only. However, since the M5 Max chip is expected to be introduced next year and there have been rumors about Apple reintroducing a high-end "Pro" ‌iMac‌ for several years, it may well be destined for launch. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believed that Apple was still "working on a larger-screened ‌iMac‌ aimed at the professional market" following the launch of the Apple silicon ‌iMac‌, a rumor supported by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Beyond the ‌iMac‌ entry, the kernel debug kit lays out several additional future Mac configurations. It lists 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro variants with the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, a 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with the M6 chip, and 14- and 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ models with the M6 Pro and M6 Max chips. There are new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M5 chip, Mac mini models with the M5 and M5 Pro chips, and new Mac Studio models with the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. The leak also lists a MacBook with the A18 Pro chip, which is widely believed to be an all-new, low-cost model.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Craig Pardy says there is no "sugarcoating" the numbers, but there is economic optimism for the province.

If you missed it, we brought our Core Intuition podcast back for another special bonus episode. We catch up on AI, the new Micro.blog Studio plan, Daniel’s family and college search, losing trust in Tim Cook, and whether Steve Jobs can be replaced.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in critical condition. This year, the premier public health agency had its funding brutally cut and staff gutted, its mission sabotaged, and its headquarters riddled with literal bullets. The over 500 rounds fired were meant for its scientists and public health experts, who endured only to be sidelined, ignored, and overruled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist hellbent on warping the agency to fit his anti-science agenda.

Then, on August 27, Kennedy fired CDC Director Susan Monarez just weeks after she was confirmed by the Senate. She had refused to blindly approve vaccine recommendations from a panel of vaccine skeptics and contrarians that he had hand-selected. The agency descended into chaos, and Monarez wasn’t the only one to leave the agency that day.

Three top leaders had reached their breaking point and coordinated their resignations upon the dramatic ouster: Drs. Demetre Daskalakis, Debra Houry, and Daniel Jernigan walked out of the agency as their colleagues rallied around them.

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The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.

Sonos this week introduced a last-minute holiday sale, offering up to 25 percent off the company's most popular devices. This includes the Sonos Ace headphones, Arc Ultra soundbar, Move 2 speaker, and more, with many prices matching the deals we saw over Black Friday.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Sonos. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

All discounts in this sale have been automatically applied, so you don't need to enter a coupon code in order to see the final sale prices. We've collected all of the deals in the list below, but you can also find a few bundle discounts on sale on the Sonos website.



In terms of holiday delivery, many of the products in the sale have an estimated delivery by this Friday, December 19. Sonos also offers same-day pickup at select Best Buy locations, so there are a few options that should get you your gear in time for December 25th.

• Ace Headphones - $279, down from $399


• Arc Ultra Soundbar - $879, down from $1,099


• Beam (Gen 2) Soundbar - $369, down from $499


• Ray Soundbar - $199, down from $219


• Era 100 Speaker - $169, down from $219


• Era 300 Speaker - $379, down from $479


• Roam 2 Portable Speaker - $139, down from $179


• Move 2 Portable Speaker - $399, down from $499


• Sub Mini - $399, down from $499


• Sub 4 - $759, down from $899

If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.

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Gold and silver futures turned positive after the delayed labor report showed unemployment rising to 4.6% in November.

Manu Moreale:

How about, instead of preventing “the kids” from accessing social media, we go in the opposite direction and keep all the adults out? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

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Joking aside, I do think there is something to just make the social web better, for everyone.

Gold prices rose as investors digested the latest U.S. economic data and its implications for the Federal Reserve’s policy path next year.

The married father of three is sentenced after driving at crowds "in a rage" at the victory parade.

The married father of three is sentenced after driving at crowds "in a rage" at the victory parade.

The US president is requesting $5bn (£3.7bn) in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a deal to end the fighting in Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion of his country could be finalized within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before possible further meetings in the U.S. next weekend.

A draft peace plan discussed with the U.S. during talks in Berlin on Monday is “not perfect” but is “very workable,” Zelensky told reporters hours after the discussions. He cautioned, however, that some key issues – notably what happens to Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces – remain unresolved.

Canadian housing prices moved lower in November, marking their first decline since 2023.

National home values for the month dropped by 1 per cent compared to a year ago, according to data from Wahi, a digital real estate platform, and Real Property Solutions, a Canadian property valuation service provider. The latest data showed that major markets such as Toronto and Vancouver continue to struggle and offset growth in the Prairie and Quebec regions.

Great blog post from Matt Haughey on driving a VW Buzz from Texas to Oregon. When the Buzz was announced, I was hoping it would look a little more old-school VW, but seeing one in person they look really good. Seems mostly well designed inside too.

England's Hannah Hampton and Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma win the Best Fifa Goalkeeper awards.

A British man who injured more than 130 people by plowing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May's Premier League victory parade was jailed for 21½ years on Tuesday, after admitting 31 criminal charges over the incident.

Los Angeles police are set to present a case to prosecutors Tuesday following Nick Reiner’s arrest in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, which stunned their communities in Hollywood and Democratic politics, where both were widely beloved.

Prosecutors are set to decide whether and how to charge 32-year-old Nick Reiner, who is being held in jail without bail. He was arrested several hours after his parents were found dead in their home in the upscale Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, police said.

The dollar sank against a basket of currencies after U.S. November jobs data showed a rising unemployment rate. The euro strengthened against the dollar as odds increased for further Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

Avatar: Fire and Ash — James Cameron's newest entry in his wildly successful franchise — has exciting action, beautiful effects and little to remember.

Just a few weeks after residents pleaded with local government to take action on "traffic chaos" at Descanso Bay Ferry Terminal on Gabriola Island, someone has gone rogue and installed delineators along the road in an attempt to help make pedestrians feel safer.

A British man who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory parade was jailed for 21-and-a-half years on Tuesday, after admitting 31 criminal charges over the incident.

Paul Doyle drove into the mass of fans – hitting adults and children, who bounced off his vehicle or were dragged underneath it – simply because he lost his temper, prosecutors said.

Ontario Provincial Police say an 18-year-old man from Mississippi Mills, Ont., was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash west of Ottawa late Monday night. The car's driver is facing three impaired driving charges.

There has been frustration among Sydney’s Jewish community that authorities haven’t heeded warnings about a rise in antisemitism.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says it "hurt" to realise the club "wanted me to leave" when Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal proposed a huge offer in the summer.

Oil prices fell, extending the previous session’s losses, as negotiations to end the war in Ukraine progress.

U.S. natural gas futures fell further amid forecasts of milder weather for the second half of December.

Paul Doyle is jailed for 21 years and six months after driving at crowds "in a rage" at the parade.

Norris was handed a life sentence in 2012 for murdering the teenager in a racist 1993 attack.

Environment Canada has issued significant rainfall warnings in low-lying parts of southwestern British Columbia as major flood cleanup continues in some areas.

The agency is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain in areas including Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley into Wednesday morning.

The park is expected to attract more than eight million annual visitors and open in 2031.

Police said they found two homemade Islamic State flags alongside improvised explosive devices in a car.

Daniel Barr jumped into action when he saw a car striking pedestrians at Liverpool's victory parade.

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover.

When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people"

It has published a consultation document - or green paper - laying out plans to futureproof the BBC.

Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

Paris St-Germain have been ordered to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe €60m (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.

Paris St-Germain have been ordered to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 60 million euros (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.

Apple and Samsung are best equipped to handle rising memory chip costs that could drive down global smartphone shipments by 2.1% in 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research.


In its latest projection for the smartphone market next year, the firm has downgraded its forecast from a previously expected 0.45% growth, citing a memory shortage that has pushed component costs up 10% to 25%. Chinese brands like Honor and Oppo are said to face greater pressure due to lower profit margins, particularly in the entry-level segment where costs have jumped 20% to 30% since early 2025.

"Apple and Samsung are best-positioned to weather the next few quarters," said Counterpoint senior analyst Yang Wang. "But it will be tough for others that don't have as much wiggle room to manage market share versus profit margins."

The memory crunch is being caused by chip manufacturers prioritizing advanced memory for AI servers over basic DRAM used in smartphones. The shift has already created supply constraints, and Counterpoint expects they will persist through 2026.


Based on the data, Counterpoint says average smartphone prices could rise 6.9% globally next year as manufacturers pass costs to consumers or push buyers toward premium models. Some brands may downgrade other specs like cameras or ship devices with less memory to offset the impact, but ultimately Apple's supply chain clout and vast cash reserves are expected to shield it from these more extreme compromises. Analysts expect Apple to absorb higher DRAM costs in the short term without immediately adjusting retail prices.
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Find insight on Hygeia Healthcare, Sanofi, Hikma Pharmaceuticals and more in the latest Market Talks covering Health Care.

UK job vacancies flatline in a "subdued labour market", but average earnings still higher than inflation.

It has published a consultation document - or green paper - laying out plans to futureproof the BBC.

Find insight on Serica Energy, Semirara Mining & Power, Adani Power and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

Find insight on Jiangxi Copper, Antofagasta, BRC Asia and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

The government has launched a consultation on how the BBC should be funded in the future.

Find insight on UBS, Bridgepoint, the Singapore Exchange and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

A delegation of 30 Canadians, including six MPs, has been denied entry into Israel early Tuesday.

Find insight on ServiceNow, Xiaomi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

Already millionaires, Richard Davies and Faye Stevenson-Davies scoop another seven-figure Lotto jackpot.

Kolkata Knight Riders sign Australia all-rounder Cameron Green for 25.2 crore (£2.1m) for next year's Indian Premier League.

Apple will debut next-generation under-screen camera technology in its first foldable iPhone expected next year, before adapting the tech for its all-screen 2027 iPhone, according to prolific Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station.


The Weibo-based account claims Apple is adopting this strategy – foldable first, 20th anniversary iPhone second – to gauge consumer reaction to the under-screen camera, where the lens is literally concealed behind the panel with no visible cutouts in the display.

Apple's foldable is also understood to be utilizing side-button integrated Touch ID over Face ID for biometric authentication due to internal space constraints. This means the "iPhone Fold" will have the first all-screen display of any Apple device – a design goal the company is known to have been working on for years, as several patents testify.

Why now? Two factors stand out. First, Apple is believed to have perfected an under-screen version of its TrueDepth camera system – the technology behind Face ID that lives in the Dynamic Island on current iPhones. According to one leaker, Apple is using a special "spliced micro-transparent glass" window built into the display that allows Face ID's infrared sensors to pass through the panel unimpeded. Several rumors suggest this technology will debut in next year's iPhone 18 Pro models, potentially reducing the size of its Dynamic Island.

Under-screen Face ID is likely seen by Apple as a lower-risk first step, since biometric sensors are more tolerant of display interference than front-facing cameras, where even minor image degradation would be immediately noticeable to users.

Second, Apple is said to have developed an industry-first 24-megapixel under-screen camera for the inner screen of its foldable. Under-display camera technology has been used on some Android phones, but they tend to have lower resolution sensors (4 or 8 megapixels, for example) because the image quality suffers due to being behind display layers.

If accurate, the jump to a 24-megapixel camera (with six plastic lens elements, per the report) would be a significant technological advance, potentially resulting in clearer, sharper images with more detail. The rumor suggests Apple has achieved a breakthrough in greatly improving light transmittance and image quality compared to previous designs.

So in Apple's roadmap, the under-screen Face ID arrives with the iPhone 18 Pro, the under-screen selfie camera debuts in the iPhone Fold, and then the two technologies converge in its celebratory 20th anniversary iPhone.

Coming 10 years after the iPhone X, the radically redesigned 2027 iPhone is rumored to feature a completely bezel-less display that curves around all four edges of the device, closely resembling what was former Apple design chief Jony Ive's ultimate dream: a phone made from a single slab of glass.
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National Bank Financial analyst Richard Tse sees “more risks” for Canada’s technology sector heading into 2026 than a year ago, believing “uncertainty around AI’s potential disruption ... won’t abate until there’s short-term proof one way or the other around the pace of potential disruptions.

“We think the opportunities at the time of writing will continue to be narrow and likely come from firm market leaders and inflection candidates — the latter being names with inflecting revenue growth and operating leverage, or earlier-cycle sensitivity to IT spending recoveries," he added.

For anyone under the illusion that the “one country, two systems” agreement under which China took control of Hong Kong in 1997 was still in effect, the events of the past two days have been a painful education.

On Monday, former newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was found guilty on three charges under the National Security Law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020. The day before, Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party voted to dissolve itself after 30 years of activism.

"Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero".

When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people"

Good morning. Ottawa wants the best and the brightest to help build major projects, but its recruitment campaign has unsettled Bay Street and angered unions. More on that below, along with new security guarantees for Ukraine and Rob Reiner’s wide-ranging career. But first:

Today’s headlines

• The Bondi Beach shooting suspects visited an Islamist militant hot spot weeks before the attack, police say
• A Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine
• Jimmy Lai’s Canadian family and MPs call for his release on humanitarian and health grounds

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says it is a "horrible feeling" to not know what he is going to get from his side.

New incentives for dentists to offer longer-term packages of treatments for major issues such as gum disease.

Earlier falls in Treasury yields reversed, with yields trading steady ahead of key labor market data at 1330 GMT.

Police say the alleged gunmen who opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach had traveled to Mindanao in the Philippines last month, as investigators probe ties to extremist networks.

Round-the-clock trading is fast approaching U.S. stock markets, but not all of Wall Street is embracing the move.

Several of the largest U.S. banks are reluctant to push aggressively into enabling round‑the‑clock stock trading, even as equity markets are marching toward a broad rollout of nearly nonstop trading later next year and exchanges are preparing for action. Nasdaq on Monday filed paperwork with regulators to extend trading to 23 hours a day on weekdays.

The push toward nonstop weekday trading for the first time on a major global bourse comes as investors globally have clamored for greater access to U.S. capital markets in recent years, prompting regulators to introduce new rules and bless proposals from large exchanges to extend trading hours.

Susan Wagner-White splurged on a high-end Japanese bidet.

Gavin Bamber invested in a chairlift to help him get up the stairs.

Mark Kersten is an assistant professor in criminal justice at the University of the Fraser Valley and a senior consultant at the Wayamo Foundation.

Atrocities in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine raise a question: do Canadians have a role in addressing the suffering of others?

Canada is providing another $50-million to furnish Ukraine with combat drones and drone parts as Kyiv nears the end of a fourth year of fighting a full-scale invasion by Russia.

Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the funds Tuesday during the 32nd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), which co-ordinates military aid to Ukraine from more than 50 countries. The meeting was held virtually and hosted by Germany and Britain.

Some First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan say a bill before the Senate that would give them full control over gambling on reserves will help their economic independence.

Christmas came early at the North Central Family Centre in Regina for sisters Mya and Kimberly Kirkness-Henry. They were the first to receive Barbies with handmade ribbon skirts that were anonymously donated by two women.

As England go into the third Ashes Test in Adelaide 2-0 down in the series, Stephan Shemilt examines what it will take for Ben Stokes' men to bounce back.

Boris Gurman, 69, "charged straight towards the danger" and grabbed one of the attacker's guns, a witness says.

The government said the deal was an extension of its current tariff-free arrangement on most goods and services traded between the countries.

Unemployment rises again as job vacancies flatline in a "subdued labour market", but average earnings still higher than inflation

Tens of millions of names, phone numbers and other sensitive information were leaked in a breach that went undetected for months.

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The two men who allegedly carried out Sunday’s mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines in November, police said Tuesday, as more information continues to emerge about the gunmen’s alleged extremist ties.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon also confirmed reports that homemade Islamic State flags were found in the car used by the suspects, father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram.

There is little indication of the administration’s campaign abating, even as the justification for the strikes comes under the spotlight.

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Equities

Global markets were lower as investors assessed a slate of U.S. data, including the jobs report, that may help signal the path for Federal Reserve policy next year.

Wall Street futures reversed course and pointed higher after the jobs report showed more gains than expected. Dow futures were up 0.14 per cent, S&P 500 futures rose 0.12 per cent and Nasdaq futures were 0.13 per cent higher as of 8:31 a.m. ET.

The Crown corporation in charge of cannabis sales in Nova Scotia has signed an agreement with a Mi'kmaw community for what would be a first-of-its-kind on-reserve shop owned by the band, but the chief says it’s now on hold.

Sterling rose against the dollar and against the euro after the U.K. purchasing managers’ index survey for December exceeded expectations.

Reiner was a longtime Democrat, liberal activist and outspoken opponent of the US president.

An aging population, coupled with a shortage of long-term care beds and many seniors adamant about aging at home, has some investors eyeing senior living stocks – including one whose share price has doubled this year.

Demographics make the sector appear attractive in the long term, but some money managers warn of short-term risks, such as tariffs or a decline in occupancy rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s more, Canada’s senior living stocks are not alike and can perform differently depending on the business cycle.

Mears, which provides services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England, made more profit than its contracts allow.

Advisors with new small-business-owner clients are helping them look past the headlines about tariffs and a sputtering economy to focus on what they can control, including building financial buffers that allow them to stay nimble.

Shiraz Ahmed, founder and chief executive officer of Sartorial Wealth in Mississauga, says he’s seen a significant uptick in people wanting to start a small business since 2020, as entrepreneurship has been romanticized as a way to escape the “rat race.”

The star says the allegations "haunted" her, but she still faces allegations of sexual harassment.

The euro remained steady against the dollar, showing little reaction after a weaker-than-expected eurozone purchasing managers’ index survey.

This year, I’ve tried my best to avoid the temptation of panic-buying gifts during online Black Friday sales. Instead, I’ve been scouring thrift stores in search of unique gifts for family and friends – for a fraction of the price.

My desire to shop second-hand isn’t just motivated by the cost-saving, though my holiday shopping budget is well below the average of $943 that Canadian households are expected to spend this year, according to the Business Development Bank of Canada. It’s also rooted in an effort to participate in a circular economy, prolonging the lifecycles of clothing, books and household goods.

The family of a man with schizophrenia facing two counts of attempted murder is bracing for an aspect of the criminal justice system that is almost inevitable — being found fit to stand trial.

U.S. futures and Asian markets were broadly down as peace talks dragged on European stocks and concerns around AI continued to weigh on markets.

On Sept. 10, after ousting the prime minister the day before, tens of thousands of anonymous Nepali youth with usernames such as “Ghost” and “meme_lord” met virtually on a Discord chat room to decide who should become the interim leader of Nepal. Users voted in a poll of potential successors and reacted with emojis – raised fists, hearts, mugs of beer.

Gold prices slipped as investors booked profits ahead of key U.S. data that could provide cues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path next year.

Portugal will return to the F1 calendar in 2027 and 2028, with a race held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao.

Futures tick lower ahead of labor-market and retail-sales data

Investors await delayed data on the labor market and retail sales

Nonfarm payrolls report had been delayed by government shutdown

Labor-market data had been delayed by government shutdown

Labor-market data had been delayed by government shutdown

A Canadian military counter-intelligence officer who is facing charges of espionage was allegedly sharing special operational secrets with Ukraine without the approval of his superiors, The Globe and Mail has learned.

Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar was arrested last week and charged with multiple offences related to passing highly sensitive government secrets to a foreign entity. But the military has not said publicly which country the foreign entity helped.

I live next to the Market and visit it most days. I feel safe in the market itself. The situation on Rideau St is much worse. I attribute this to the existing force of private security that patrols the Market. These private security guards are a common-sense solution, since one presumably gets a lot more person hours for the same money. Read More

The crown jewel of Ottawa’s new Robo Lounge is a massive Bösendorfer grand piano on loan from Carleton University, its sleek, dark wood glinting with the promise of many nights of fine music. Read More

The Department of National Defence is looking to the U.S. military as it sets the stage for a new Canadian Forces space project that could cost up to $400 million. Read More

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Re “House Leader says there are other frustrated Conservative MPs” (Dec. 13): Is Michael Ma an opportunist, someone who saw a shift in the winds and went with it, or is he genuinely hopeful he can have more impact in government than outside it? I have no insight into his thinking.

The Carney government is making good on a promise to help tackle one of the most potent forms of climate pollution, as it announces new measures to tackle the methane emissions released by landfills and oil and gas facilities.

A highrise run by the Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation is a hotbed for police activity, with hundreds of calls for service this year alone. Officials say changes are coming, but one resident says she still lives in fear.

Premier Doug Ford was in Niagara Falls, Ont., Monday announcing a tourism strategy that aims to add new attractions and service expansions in the area.

Toronto city councillors are set to decide the fate of a contractor that intentionally overbilled the city more than $1 million, a breach of the supplier code of conduct uncovered by a forensic audit conducted for the city. 

The Carney government is making good on a promise to help tackle one of the most potent forms of climate pollution, as it announces new measures to tackle the methane emissions released by landfills and oil and gas facilities.

Today, an in-depth look at puberty blockers and their use on minors with gender dysphoria. These drugs have come under an enormous amount of scrutiny in recent years, with some questioning their benefits, safety and long-term impact. After banning the use of puberty blockers for gender treatment of people under 18, a new clinical trial in the U.K. aims to get to the bottom of those concerns. Azeen Ghorayshi is a science and gender reporter for the New York Times. She’ll parse through what we know and don’t know about the effects of blockers in minors, how this became a hugely divisive and politicized debate around the world, and whether this new trial could change our understanding. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

Nearly half of Quebec seniors’ residences that house people at risk of wandering still lack the provincially mandated security measures meant to reduce that risk, Radio-Canada has learned. The recent death of an 88-year-old woman outside a seniors’ residence in Laval, Que., has raised questions about compliance with regulations first announced in 2022 by the Health Ministry.

UK pharmaceuticals, car manufacturing and financial services are expected to benefit.

The 10-year German Bund yield fell after Germany’s weaker-than-expected flash estimate purchasing managers index.

Oil prices fell, extending the previous session’s losses, as negotiations to end the war in Ukraine progress.

The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies but stayed near recent lows as investors exercised caution ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.

Police said they found two homemade Islamic State flags alongside improvised explosive devices in a car.

Cooper Flagg, 18, becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a game.

The US has carried out more than 20 strikes in international waters on alleged drug vessels since September.

Twenty six people were killed at a beauty spot near Pahalgam in April after militants opened indiscriminate fire.

Some witnesses have suggested police were too slow to disarm the two gunmen during the Bondi shooting.

British boxer Troy Williamson - who faces Callum Simpson live on BBC on Saturday - reveals how Hurricane Melissa ruined his family home and bar in Jamaica.

The next presidential election may seem a long way off, but current frictions within Trump’s coalition suggest the jockeying to succeed Trump is well under way

The family of a police sergeant who died in the line of duty are calling for a change in UK government policy on the issuing of bravery awards.

Police said they found two homemade Islamic State flags alongside improvised explosive devices in a car.

Australia opt against recalling batter Usman Khawaja for the vital third Ashes Test – a match Ben Stokes has called the most important game in his time as England captain.

With an influx of new people at the head of the sport's most important bodies, the groundwork is being laid for rapid change, writes Iain Carter.

Shareholders last week gave their blessing to the plan, which was first announced in September, to create Anglo Teck, a $70-billion copper mining powerhouse.

Police said they found two homemade Islamic State flags alongside improvised explosive devices in a car registered to a man accused with his father of carrying out the attack.

As President Trump tries to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine, European leaders sound the alarm that Russia could target their countries next.

Brady Tkachuk scored 2:11 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.

One co-founder called it a "blatant power grab" designed to strip the board of its independence.

A WSJ investigation shows how Chinese elites are building mega-families by using a largely unregulated American system.

A millisecond used to be a big deal for the world’s quickest traders. A dispute over huge trading profits at one of the world’s largest futures exchanges shows they now think a million times faster.

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Crowds of people have left flowers and candles as a tribute to the 15 people who were killed in the attack in Sydney.

The Singapore dollar was steady against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session ahead of the U.S. November employment report.

Attorneys for Tony Hsieh’s family say the document is a scam.

Toronto Rabbi Levi Gansburg first bonded with his friend on the other side of the world more than two decades ago when they were both studying at a New York seminary.

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New data analysis suggests courses like artificial intelligence are surging in popularity as languages fall.

In the wake of a destructive year of party infighting, the interim leader of the BC Conservatives says his caucus could do with more structure and less free speech.

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Trump says he has asked China's Xi to "consider" releasing the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon.

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Asian currencies were mixed ahead of the U.S. November employment report.

The aftermath of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia continues to dominate the front pages of Tuesday's papers.

The sexual-assault trial of Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter and his wife, Leigh Ann, is facing a lengthy adjournment, just weeks before the trial was set to begin.

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Oil fell, as prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal boosted expectations for an end to U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies.

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U.S. President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair. Trump accused Britain’s publicly owned broadcaster of defaming him by splicing together parts of a Jan. 6, 2021 speech, including one section where he told supporters to march on the Capitol and another where he said “fight like hell.” It omitted a section in which he called for peaceful protest.

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Apple is testing iOS 26.3, the next version of iOS 26 that will launch around January. Since iOS 26.3's testing is happening over the holidays, it is a smaller update with fewer features than we've seen in prior betas.


We've rounded up what's new so far, and we'll add to our list with subsequent betas if we come across any other features.

Transfer to Android

Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone in iOS 26.3, introducing a new transfer tool that lets an ‌iPhone‌ user place their device next to an Android device to initiate a transfer process.


With the two smartphones connected, users can opt to move over photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords, phone number, and more. Data transfers occur with no need to download and use a separate app, making the process simpler.

Health data, devices paired with Bluetooth, and protected items like locked notes are not transferred over to the new device. Google has also implemented a similar feature for transferring data from an Android to an ‌iPhone‌, so it is a two-way process between the two platforms.

Notification Forwarding

iOS 26.3 has a new "Notification Forwarding" setting that allows incoming notifications on an ‌iPhone‌ to be forwarded to a third-party wearable device like an Android smartwatch.


The setting is located in the Notification section of the Settings app under a new "Notification Forwarding" option. Apple says that notifications can only be forwarded to a single device at a time, so if Notification Forwarding is enabled with a third-party wearable, the Apple Watch won't be able to receive and display notifications.

Apple is adding this feature to address antitrust complaints suggesting that third-party wearables should have the same access to notifications and other features as the Apple Watch. It is only available in the European Union.

Weather Wallpaper

There is a new Weather wallpaper section in the Lock Screen customization options. Previously, Apple had a combined section for Weather and Astronomy, but Weather was split out into its own category.


There are now three pre-designed Weather wallpapers with different fonts for the time and different weather widgets to give people a better idea of how the Weather wallpaper can be used.

More Features

Know of a feature we left out? Let us know in the comments below.

Compatibility

iOS 26.3 is available on all iPhones that support ‌iOS 26‌.

Release Date

We're expecting Apple to release iOS 26.3 in late January.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. government's authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths each year.

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The conviction of Hong Kong newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai for sedition and colluding with foreign forces has drawn wide condemnation in Canada, where members of Parliament and his Canadian relatives have called for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds.

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Washington promised to seek Senate backing for a U.S. role in safeguarding Ukraine from a future attack, a must-have for Kyiv.

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Sir Richard Knighton says more families will know what "sacrifice for our nation means" as the threat from Russia worsens.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. government’s authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths each year.

The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.

Software from an iPhone prototype running an early build of iOS 26 leaked last week, giving us a glimpse at future Apple devices and iOS features. We recapped device codenames in our prior article, and now we have a list of some of the most notable feature flags that were found in the software code.


In some cases, it's obvious what the feature flags are referring to, while some are more vague and harder to interpret. We've included the feature flag and a short explanation of what it might reference, but keep in mind that Apple doesn't provide full explanations because this is all internal code. We're working off of titles and internal organization, but there are still hints of what may be coming in the future.

Products

• Unknown home accessory - There's a reference to J229 architecture. J229 is a home accessory, but we don't know what it is. It might be the camera that Apple is rumored to be working on, but it could also be something simpler like a standalone base for the home hub. Code references a sensor manager and sensing predict models.


• AirTag 2 - There are several references to future AirTag features, including Bluetooth improvements, low battery state improvements, and crowdsourced location improvements. Unknown references include AirTag2025_Phone_Finding, AirTag2025_Watch_Finding, Distribution, Battery, and Switchover. Note that it mentions 2025, suggesting Apple planned to release the ‌AirTag‌ 2 in 2025 and pushed it back.


• AirPods - Several AirPods features are listed with a spring 2026 launch: ContextualReminders, ConversationBreakthroughVQA, and Visual Lookup. There are also mentions of "Precise outdoor location understanding" and "Room Aware Connect Controls." There's a second fall 2025 label for "Extended_Precision_Finding_Core_Tech," and a "SRAudioMixing - Mix audio with the active streaming device" mention that could be related to the AirPods.


• Vision Pro - There's a "Enable AUSM Enhanced Room Spatializer" feature flag, which may be released to the Vision Pro. It has a spring 2026 label.

Software Features

There are mentions of several previously rumored software features that are coming in updates to ‌iOS 26‌ and in iOS 27.

• Health+ - This is listed with a spring 2026 date. Rumors suggest it's a new AI-powered health-related subscription service. There are references to another health feature called "Gumdrop," but it's unclear what it is, plus a mention of a "Geronimo" feature with a date of 2030.


• Live Captions - Live Captions will expand to more languages, with this code labeled WWDC 2026.


• AutoFillUI - Third-party apps will be able to access autofill credit card information in fall 2026. Currently, you can take a picture of card details when checking out or use Apple Pay, but you can't autofill your credit card details when buying something in an app.


• Siri - There are several mentions of Siri features for the smarter version of ‌Siri‌ Apple is working on. IntelligenceFlow, PlanOverrides, SpotlightPersonalAnswersSiri, SpotlightSearchToolLLMQueryUnderstanding, and SpotlightExtSemanticSearch are some of the strings. The ‌Siri‌ mentions have a spring 2026 label.


• Freeform - Freeform is getting folders, with a spring 2026 date listed.


• Journal - Followup prompts are coming to the Journal app, also in spring 2026.


• Wallet - There are BankConnectUpcomingPaymentNotifications and AppleCardUpcomingPaymentNotifications strings with a WWDC 2026 date.


• Photos - Apple's code mentions Photos Connections and Shared Collections as features coming in fall 2026.


• - There's a mention of Dynamic Sports Tier Manager for spring 2026.

2027

There are a handful of health features that have a WWDC 2027 label attached.

• sleepCloudKitManatee


• sleepCloudKitSync


• sleepOnIpad


• sleepOnMac

Accessibility

There are multiple accessibility features, some of which have WWDC 2026 or fall 2026 dates, and some with no dates.

• Live Captions - Labeled as LiveCaptionsForAll, unclear what it is.


• Background Sounds - A Version 2 is coming.


• macOS Keyboard - Full Keyboard Access VoiceOver Support for macOS. Mac is also getting extended font size range.


• Magnifier - There are Announce Stairs, Find My Item, and Human Hand Pose mentions.


• Live Listen - The software references Live Listen controls from watch, Live Mic levels on watch, and a Rewind 30 seconds feature for Live Listen.


• Tilt to Scroll - There's a mention of a Tilt to Scroll feature.

Other Features

• CallKit - CallKit mentions a Push-to-Talk option.


• ConversationKit - There's an "Experimental_CallScreening_LiveActivity" string.


• FinHealth - This section mentions reverse lookup, habitual spend, and spending summaries. Possibly something Apple Card related.


• Mail - There's a CatchUpHighlightsV2 string with a winter 2025 date.


• Podcasts - Podcasts references enabling the Home ‌Siri‌ assistant cell for CarPlay, enabling the Connected Subscriptions Account settings page, adding a button to translate a transcript, and tapping a translated paragraph to hear it spoken.


• Vision Pro stickers - There are mentions of a sticker creation feature for visionOS. Sticker effects and emoji creation are also mentioned.

Keep in mind that Apple's plans can change, so while this is a glimpse of what Apple was working on around the June 2025 timeline, it may not be accurate any longer. Features can be scrapped, launch dates can be pushed back, and this list definitely doesn't include all of the new features that Apple has in the works for future software updates.
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Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi scores the equaliser in a dramatic 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, after two quick-fire goals from United's Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha put the hosts in front.

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Economists and academics expect the trend of rising prices at the grocery store will follow consumers into 2026 even as Statistics Canada reported the overall inflation rate held steady in November.

The agency said today that annual inflation rose 2.2 per cent in November, unchanged from the previous month and a tick below economists’ expectations.

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ISS and Glass Lewis have been pushing America’s largest corporations to the left.

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon.

On Sunday, Merriam-Webster announced that “slop” is its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting how the term has become shorthand for the flood of low-quality AI-generated content that has spread across social media, search results, and the web at large. The dictionary defines slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.”

“It’s such an illustrative word,” Merriam-Webster President Greg Barlow told The Associated Press. “It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have found fascinating, annoying, and a little bit ridiculous.”

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Consumer price data Monday released by StatsCanada showed core inflation falling slightly in November. The Bank of Canada’s preferred measures Core CPI-trim and CPI-median came both came in at 2.8 per cent year-over-year, down from 3 per cent each reported last month.

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Last week, details about unreleased Apple devices and future iOS features were shared by Macworld. This week, we learned where the information came from, plus we have more findings from the leak.


As it turns out, an Apple prototype device running an early build of iOS 26 was sold, and the person who bought it shared the software. The OS has a version number of 23A5234w, and the first developer beta of ‌iOS 26‌ was 23A5260n, so it dates back to before that initial beta. Apple was still calling it iOS 19 internally at that time, so the software is labeled iOS 19 rather than ‌iOS 26‌.

An anonymous source provided MacRumors with a list of unreleased devices and features that were found in the beta, and we've recapped the device list below. There are references to many upcoming Apple products, which are referred to by codenames internally. Several codenames have been leaked previously in other accidental updates, or by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Many of these leaked devices have been previously rumored, but this serves as confirmation that they are in the works and will be coming in the future.

AirTags and Home Devices

• AirTag 2 - B589


• Apple Studio Display 2 - J427 and J527


• Apple TV - J355


• Home hub variant 1 with base - J490


• Home hub variant 2, mounted - J491


• Unknown home accessory - J229. Possibly a standalone base that can be added to the mounted home hub, or another device like the rumored camera Apple is working on.


• Tabletop robot - J595


• HomePod mini 2 - B525

iPads

• iPad 12 - J581 and J582 (Wi-Fi and Cellular)


• M4 iPad Air - J707, J708, J737, J738 (11 and 13-inch sizes, Wi-Fi and Cellular)

iPhones

• iPhone 17e - V159


• iPhone Air 2 - V62 (software predates Apple's decision to delay the launch)


• iPhone 18 Pro - V63


• iPhone 18 Pro Max - V64


• Foldable iPhone - V68

Macs

• Low-cost MacBook with A18 Pro - J700


• M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro - J714c, J714s, J716c, J716s (14-inch and 16-inch models with M5 Pro and Max chip variants)


• M5 MacBook Air - J813 and J815 (13 and 15-inch size options)


• M5 Mac Studio - J775c and J775d (M5 Max and M5 Ultra variants)


• M5 Mac mini - J873g and J873s (M5 and M5 Pro variants)


• M6 14-inch MacBook Pro - J804


• M6 Pro/Max MacBook Pro - K114c, K114s, K116c, K116s (14-inch and 16-inch models with M6 Pro and M6 Max chips)

Wearables

• Vision Air headset - N100 (a lighter and cheaper version of the Vision Pro)


• AR glasses prototype - N421 (a prototype set of lightweight AR glasses, supposedly scrapped)


• Mac-connected AR glasses - N107 (AR glasses that connected to a Mac, supposedly scrapped)


• Cheaper Vision Pro - N109 (also referred to as a second-generation Vision Pro, distinct from Vision Air)


• AI smart glasses - N50, but Apple now refers to these as N401 (Meta Ray-Bans competitor)


• Apple Watch Series 12 - N237 and N238 (Wi-Fi and Cellular)


• Apple Watch Ultra 4 - N240

Chips

There are codenames for several upcoming Apple chips that are in the works for future devices.

• U3 (Ultra Wideband) - T2034


• M5 Pro/Max/Ultra - T6050


• M6 - T8152


• A20/A20 Pro - T8160


• S11 - T8320

Unknowns

There are also several unknown codenames that aren't linked to any currently rumored devices.

• N110


• N209


• N216


• J349


• J190


• J226

Several of these devices like the AirTag 2, the iPads, and the home hub are expected earlier in 2026, while others will be coming in late 2026 and beyond. Apple's software does not include release dates associated with codenames, so there are no known dates for when some of these devices are coming.

Update: This article was edited to add the next-generation Apple TV, which was accidentally left off of the initial list.
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Three children have died from influenza-related complications in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario regions in the first two weeks of December, regional medical officers of health said Monday.

The medical officers for the two health units said in a statement the deaths of the children, between the ages of 5 and 9, are a “stark reminder” that flu can lead to severe illness and complications that require hospital care.

“With much of the respiratory illness season still ahead, we anticipate this will continue to be a challenging flu season,” their statement said.

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What are we looking for?

With the year-end approaching, investors can look for stocks that have been beaten down over the past 12 months to gauge if they might have upside in the new year. This is also the time of year for tax-loss selling, which can drive down the price of stocks and present buying opportunities for other investors. Let’s have a look at some large-cap stocks that have had a down year and may be poised to advance in 2026. We ran this test last year, and some of those results are noted below.

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The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.

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General Motors (GM) today announced it will be rolling out support for the Apple Wallet app's digital car key feature, but it did not provide a timeframe or mention any specific vehicle models that will be compatible. GM has four main vehicle brands in the United States and Canada, including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.


During its WWDC 2025 keynote in June, Apple said that 13 additional vehicle brands would soon offer Apple Wallet car keys, and Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac were on the list. The feature allows users to lock, unlock, and start a compatible vehicle with an iPhone or Apple Watch. With the latest version of the feature, which utilizes Ultra Wideband technology, you can keep your iPhone in your pocket as you approach and drive the vehicle.

If your iPhone battery runs out, a Power Reserve feature ensures the Apple Wallet key can still be used for up to five hours after the device shuts off.

You can share an Apple Wallet car key with up to eight family and friends via AirDrop or any messaging app, such as the Messages app or WhatsApp.

Automakers that already offer Apple Wallet keys for select vehicles include Audi, BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, RAM, Volvo, Polestar, and more, with others like Acura, Porsche, Rivian, and Toyota expected to follow.

GM also announced availability of a built-in Apple Music app in select 2025 and newer Chevrolet and Cadillac models, but it has not reversed course on its decision to stop offering CarPlay in its electric (and eventually gas) vehicles.
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Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and recently faced blistering criticism from a prominent US senator.

When the software maker rolled out Active Directory in 2000, it made RC4 a sole means of securing the Windows component, which administrators use to configure and provision fellow administrator and user accounts inside large organizations. RC4, short for Rivist Cipher 4, is a nod to mathematician and cryptographer Ron Rivest of RSA Security, who developed the stream cipher in 1987. Within days of the trade-secret-protected algorithm being leaked in 1994, a researcher demonstrated a cryptographic attack that significantly weakened the security it had been believed to provide. Despite the known susceptibility, RC4 remained a staple in encryption protocols, including SSL and its successor TLS, until about a decade ago.

Out with the old

One of the most visible holdouts in supporting RC4 has been Microsoft. Eventually, Microsoft upgraded Active Directory to support the much more secure AES encryption standard. But by default, Windows servers have continued to respond to RC4-based authentication requests and return an RC4-based response. The RC4 fallback has been a favorite weakness hackers have exploited to compromise enterprise networks. Use of RC4 played a key role in last year’s breach of health giant Ascension. The breach caused life-threatening disruptions at 140 hospitals and put the medical records of 5.6 million patients into the hands of the attackers. US Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in September called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for “gross cybersecurity negligence,” citing the continued default support for RC4.

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Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko has been named the WTA's newcomer of the year.

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The automaker said it hopes to add 1,500 jobs for a third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant to launch early next year as it looks to meet anticipated demand for Dodge Chargers and Chrysler minivans.

Ford’s F-150 Lightning production line has fallen silent, and its employees are now building more gas and hybrid trucks. The automaker continues to retreat from the big bet it made on Americans embracing full-size battery electric pickup trucks, and will focus instead on cheaper vehicles, hybrids, and range-extended electric vehicles—or EREVs—instead, it announced today.

One of those EREVs will be the Lighting’s replacement. With a gasoline generator that just charges the battery—series hybrid fans rejoice—the next Lightning comes with the towing ability that Ford says its customers consider “non-negotiable,” and up to 700 miles (1,126 km) of range.

“Our next-generation F-150 Lightning EREV will be every bit as revolutionary. It delivers everything Lightning customers love – near instantaneous torque and pure electric driving. But with a high-power generator enabling an estimated range of 700+ miles, it tows like a locomotive. Heavy-duty towing and cross-country travel will be as effortless as the daily commute,” said Doug Field, Ford’s chief EV, digital and design officer.

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Now that the show trial is over, diplomacy to free him can get serious.

While it has been a good year for Canadian stocks, with the INK Canadian Insider Total Return Index up 38.1 per cent year-to-date (all returns are as of Dec. 11), there are inevitably some stocks that trail the pack.

Today, we look at some laggards that may be coming under pressure as we head into year-end because of tax-loss selling. Specifically, we are looking at stocks showing up in the top 30 per cent of our INK Edge screens but are down year-to-date. The INK Edge quantitatively ranks a stock based on valuations, insider commitment and price momentum.

A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for splashing a former friend with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in the hallway of a Saskatoon high school.

The attacker also pleaded guilty to unlawfully causing bodily harm to a teacher who came to the victim’s aid at Evan Hardy Collegiate in September, 2024.

A member of the Canadian military intelligence community accused of leaking sensitive information to a foreign entity has been released from military police custody. Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar faces eight charges in connection with unspecified alleged incidents last year.

Treasurys rallied, sending yields lower, as investors weighed concerns about the economy’s health ahead of a critical report on the job market in October and November, delayed by the recent government shutdown.

A colder, snowier December has made ski trail and hill managers happy, and spurred Rideau Canal Skateway crews into action.A snowy, colder December has made ski trail and hill managers happy and activated Rideau Canal Skateway crews.

Holders Chelsea are handed a home tie against Crystal Palace in the draw for the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup.

Oil futures settled lower with expected inventory builds and continued efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war keeping downward pressure on prices.

Bungie has confirmed that Marathon will release sometime in March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The first-person extraction shooter was first announced in May 2023 and serves as a brand-new entry in Bungie’s original sci-fi Marathon games from the ’90s. It’s also PlayStation-owned Bungie’s first non-Destiny game since 2010’s Halo: Reach.  Alongside the release […]

If the SEC follows through, an executive order could limit the power of ISS and Glass Lewis.

Natural gas futures fell for a third consecutive session, settling at their lowest level in six weeks.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government has no plan to sell off a stockpile of American alcohol sitting in storage to benefit charities over the holiday season, for fear it could harm local producers.

The new private fund will run on the Ethereum blockchain and be available to qualified investors.

Washington promised to seek Senate backing for a U.S. role in safeguarding Ukraine from a future attack, a must-have for Kyiv.

Last month saw the release of Project Misriah, an ambitious modding project that tried to re-create the feel of Halo 3 inside Valve’s Counter-Strike 2. That project has now been taken down from the Steam Workshop, though, after drawing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaint from Microsoft.

Modder Froddoyo introduced Project Misriah on November 16 as “a workshop collection of Halo ported maps and assets that aims to bring a Halo 3 multiplayer-like experience to Counter-Strike 2.” Far from just being inspired by Halo 3, the mod directly copied multiple sound effects, character models, maps, and even movement mechanics from Bungie and Microsoft’s popular series.

In the weeks since, Project Misriah has drawn a lot of praise from both Halo fans and those impressed by what modders could pull off with the Source 2 engine. But last Wednesday, modder Froddoyo shared a DMCA request from Microsoft citing the “unauthorized use of Halo game content in a [Steam] workshop not associated with Halo games.”

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A Saskatoon teen is admitting she planned and executed a fiery assault on a classmate at Evan Hardy Collegiate in September 2024.

The Canadian dollar steadied on Monday against its U.S. counterpart as oil prices fell and domestic data showed inflation running at a cooler-than-expected pace.

The loonie was trading nearly unchanged at 1.3775 per U.S. dollar, or 72.60 U.S. cents, after earlier touching its strongest intraday level since September 17 at 1.3746.

Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2% in November, unchanged from the previous month and below expectations for a 2.3% rate. CPI-median and CPI-trim, the Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of core inflation, both eased to 2.8% from 3%.

OpenAI is facing increasing scrutiny over how it handles ChatGPT data after users die, only selectively sharing data in lawsuits over ChatGPT-linked suicides.

Last week, OpenAI was accused of hiding key ChatGPT logs from the days before a 56-year-old bodybuilder, Stein-Erik Soelberg, took his own life after “savagely” murdering his mother, 83-year-old Suzanne Adams.

According to the lawsuit—which was filed by Adams’ estate on behalf of surviving family members—Soelberg struggled with mental health problems after a divorce led him to move back into Adams’ home in 2018. But allegedly Soelberg did not turn violent until ChatGPT became his sole confidant, validating a wide range of wild conspiracies, including a dangerous delusion that his mother was part of a network of conspirators spying on him, tracking him, and making attempts on his life.

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iOS 26.3 adds a new "Notification Forwarding" setting that allows incoming notifications on an iPhone to be forwarded to a third-party device.


The setting is located in the Notification section of the Settings app under a new "Notification Forwarding" option. Apple says that notifications can only be forwarded to a single device at a time, so if Notification Forwarding is enabled with a third-party wearable, the Apple Watch won't able to receive and display notifications.

Users can choose to have a device receive notifications only from selected apps rather than all apps, and notifications will include the name of the app and all content contained in the notification. This is a feature that is only available to those living in Europe.

Apple is adding this feature to relieve regulatory pressure that it is facing. The Digital Markets Act in the European Union requires Apple to provide third-party smartwatches and other devices with access to notifications and features that are normally reserved for the Apple Watch.

Update: This article was updated to clarify that Notification Forwarding is only an option in the EU, even though it shows up on iPhones worldwide in iOS 26.3.

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The Security Service of Ukraine said that it had “effectively disabled” a Russian submarine in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

With iOS 26.3, Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone, with new built-in tools for transferring data.


The new transfer tool allows an ‌iPhone‌ user to place their device next to an Android device to initiate a transfer process. With the two smartphones connected, users can opt to move over photos, messages, notes, apps, passwords, phone number, and more. Data transfers occur with no need to download and use a separate app, making the process simpler.

Health data, devices paired with Bluetooth, and protected items like locked notes are not transferred over to the new device.

Transferring data from an ‌iPhone‌ to an Android device wirelessly requires both devices to have the latest software, and to be connected to Wi-Fi with Bluetooth enabled. There will be an option to display a QR code on the Android device that the ‌iPhone‌ can scan to initiate the process, or there is an option to use a session ID and pairing code instead.

Google has also implemented a similar feature for transferring data from an Android to an ‌iPhone‌, so it is a two-way process between the platforms.

Last week, the European Commission said that Apple and Google designed and implemented the new transfer system to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union, but it is not a Europe-only feature. The new setting is available worldwide in the iOS 26.3 beta, and it can be found under Settings > General > Transfer or Reset ‌iPhone‌ > Transfer to Android.
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National home sales fell 10.7 per cent in November compared with the same month last year, as the Canadian Real Estate Association says activity has veered into a "holding pattern" heading into 2026.

We woke up this morning to the horrifying news that beloved actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were killed in their Brentwood home in Los Angeles last night. Both had been stabbed multiple times. Details are scarce, but the couple’s 32-year-old son, Nick—who has long struggled with addiction and recently moved back in with his parents—has been arrested in connection with the killings, with bail set at $4 million.  [UPDATE: Nick Reiner’s bail has been revoked and he faces possible life in prison.]

“As a result of the initial investigation, it was determined that the Reiners were the victims of homicide,” the LAPD said. “The investigation further revealed that Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Robert and Michele Reiner, was responsible for their deaths. Nick Reiner was located and arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. He was booked for murder and remains in custody with no bail. On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.”

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” the family said in a statement confirming the deaths. “We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”

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The UK government reportedly will “encourage” Apple and Google to prevent phones from displaying nude images except when users verify that they are adults.

The forthcoming push for nudity-blocking systems was reported by the Financial Times today. The report said the UK won’t institute a legal requirement “for now.” But asking companies to block nude images could be the first step toward making it mandatory if the government doesn’t get what it wants.

“The UK government wants technology companies to block explicit images on phones and computers by default to protect children, with adults having to verify their age to create and access such content,” the FT report said. “Ministers want the likes of Apple and Google to incorporate nudity-detection algorithms into their device operating systems to prevent users taking photos or sharing images of genitalia unless they are verified as adults.”

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iRobot, the company responsible for the widely popular Roomba vacuum, has filed for bankruptcy protection after 35 years. After issuing warnings last month that it was running out of options, the company has announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and there are plans for iRobot to be acquired by China-based Picea Robotic, […]

Crude futures moved deeper into the red with the market concerned about oversupply and watching for progress in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts.

Gold and silver futures started higher for the week ahead of some key economic reports that may inform on what the Federal Reserve’s interest rate moves in 2026 may look like.

Cameron Menzies apologises after angrily punching a drinks table after his first-round loss to Charlie Manby at the PDC World Championship.

Dan Moskovitz is the senior rabbi of Vancouver’s Temple Sholom, and the author of the forthcoming book These Are The Things: Finding Meaning in a Distracted World.

In the book of Genesis, a father gives his teenage son a beautiful, distinctive garment. Joseph’s coat of many colours is not just a gift – it is a declaration. It marks him as visible, different, full of promise.

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The dollar could fall modestly next year as interest-rate differentials between the U.S. and other developed markets compress, RBC Capital Markets analysts said. The dollar edged lower in afternoon trade.

The two traders were targeted in a big swing by the bloc at a clandestine market that has bankrolled Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

Unless the terrorism lets up, governments will eventually answer it with repression.

Eleven minutes of video captures the moment Australia's iconic beach turns into a scene of horror.

Apple today provided the first beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.3 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming three days after the launch of macOS Tahoe 26.2.


Developers can download the macOS Tahoe 26.3 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta Updates will need to be enabled, and a free developer account is required.

There's no word yet on what's included in macOS Tahoe 26.3, but we'll update this article if new Mac features are found.

The beta is available to developers right now, but a public beta is expected later this week. We'll likely see Apple release macOS Tahoe 26.3 at the end of January given past launch timelines.
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Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming just a few days after Apple released iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2.


Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

We don't yet know what's included in the new beta software, but because that these updates will be tested over the holiday period, Apple may be planning to focus on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than adding major new features.

When we learn what's new in the updates, we'll share details.

iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 are limited to developers at the current time, but Apple will likely release a public beta in the next couple of days.
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Apple today provided developers with the first betas of upcoming watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and visionOS 26.3 betas for testing purposes. The software comes a few days after Apple launched the 26.2 versions of each platform.


The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required.

We don't know what new features might be added in watchOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and tvOS 26.3. Apple doesn't typically provide release notes for betas, so we might not know what's new until the software updates see a public launch unless there are outward-facing changes.

Apple will likely provide public beta testers with access to the tvOS 26.3 and watchOS 26.3 betas later this week, but visionOS 26.3 will remain limited to developers. The software updates will probably launch right around the end of January based on past release timelines.
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The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group were identified Monday and remembered as dedicated soldiers.

Arthur L. Carter was a polymath business leader whose whirlwind career brought him to the upper echelons of corporate America and New York media.

Police officers were going door-to-door on Monday seeking footage from home surveillance cameras as investigators renewed a manhunt for the gunman who killed two students and injured seven more in a classroom at Brown University.

The search for the suspect, which included posting new video footage of the possible shooter, resumed after authorities released a man they had detained over the weekend as a “person of interest.”

Nick Heer on locked Apple accounts:

Given this tight control, the bar for locking a user out of their Apple Account and, to some extent, out of their devices should be unbelievably high.

As an aside, I use iCloud but also (less frequently) copy my photos to Dropbox and Google Photos. Too important to only have one synced copy.

GM is adding an Apple Music app to select 2025 and newer Cadillac and Chevrolet models, allowing Apple Music content to be accessed through the vehicle's infotainment system.


The ‌Apple Music‌ app will have all of the ‌Apple Music‌ features users have come to expect, such as access to curated playlists, live global radio, personalized recommendations, hands-free control with a voice assistant, and exclusive content. In supported Cadillac vehicles, Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is available.

The native ‌Apple Music‌ app will integrate with the infotainment system, and GM says that ‌Apple Music‌ subscribers will be able to start streaming the moment they enter the car.

Audio streaming is being provided as an OnStar Basics feature for all 2026 and newer vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada. Vehicle owners will be able to access ‌Apple Music‌ and other apps with no connectivity cost for eight years, but after that eight-year period, there will be a fee.

"We are bringing the Apple Music app to GM vehicles in a way that takes full advantage of our industry-leading audio capabilities," said Tim Twerdahl, GM's vice president of global product management. "It's the latest example of how we're expanding entertainment choices built directly into our vehicles."

Specific Cadillac vehicles that can access the ‌Apple Music‌ app include the 2025 and 2026 CT5, the 2025 Escalade IQ, and the 2026 Vistiq. Chevy vehicles with ‌Apple Music‌ include the 2025 and 2026 Blazer EV, Equinox EV and Silverado EV, along with the 2026 Corvette, Suburban and Tahoe.

GM says that the ‌Apple Music‌ app will be rolling out to additional GM vehicles and brands in the future.

GM's ‌Apple Music‌ announcement comes after the company started phasing out support for CarPlay. 2024 and later electric vehicles from GM do not have CarPlay integration, with GM instead relying on its own infotainment system. In the future, GM plans to move all vehicles to its own platform.
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Washington promised to seek Senate backing for a U.S. role in safeguarding Ukraine from a future attack, a must-have for Kyiv.

The son of filmmaker Rob Reiner was arrested on homicide charges after the director and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said on Monday.

According to a statement issued by the Mosaic Company, the incident happened at the K3 underground mine in Esterhazy, approximately 90 kilometres southeast of Yorkton, Sask.

Nicolas Bergeret was found guilty Sunday of first-degree murder and Antoine Richemond was convicted of manslaughter in the February 2023 beating death of Kyle Andrades during an after-party in a Navan garage.

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Devastating floods in British Columbia are bringing back bad memories of 2021, when flooding killed tens of thousands of animals and required federal disaster assistance exceeding $1-billion. Residents are questioning how much has improved since then.

Google began offering “dark web reports” a while back, but the company has just announced the feature will be going away very soon. In an email to users of the service, Google says it will stop telling you about dark web data leaks in February. This probably won’t negatively impact your security or privacy because, as Google points out in its latest email, there’s really nothing you can do about the dark web.

The dark web reports launched in March 2023 as a perk for Google One subscribers. The reports were expanded to general access in 2024. Now, barely a year later, Google has decided it doesn’t see the value in this type of alert for users. Dark web reports provide a list of partially redacted user data retrieved from shadowy forums and sites where such information is bought and sold. However, that’s all it is—a list.

The dark web consists of so-called hidden services hosted inside the Tor network. You need a special browser or connection tools in order to access Tor hidden services, and its largely anonymous nature has made it a favorite hangout for online criminals. If a company with your personal data has been hacked, that data probably lives somewhere on the dark web.

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Narges Mohammadi told her family in a phone call that she was beaten on the head and neck by plainclothes agents in Mashhad last week.

The company plans to sell its Luminar Semiconductors subsidiary to Quantum Computing for $110 million.

For more than two years, the U.S. president’s son-in-law had sought to build a complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.

Canadian standout Connor McDavid and several his NHL peers are not concerned the ice rinks for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February will be smaller than what they are used to playing on.

American pop superstar Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of next year's Winter Olympics, organisers announce.

Mark "Cassidy" Jenner had a five year relationship with an activist while married with children.

BBC Sport Wales looks at why Wales' captains Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are signing for Gloucester and the implications for Welsh rugby.

Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple U.S. companies on New Year's Eve in Southern California, announcing the arrests of members of an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group.

Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

Chris Stone-Houghton had been experiencing paranoia when he killed his wife Ruth, an inquest heard.

Mariah Carey is the first international star named to perform in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6 at Milan’s San Siro stadium, according to the local organizing committee.

If passed, the bill would see the ex-president and others receive shorter sentences for coup-related crimes.

The two traders were targeted in a big swing by the bloc at a clandestine market that has bankrolled Moscow’s war against Ukraine.