Leftovers

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Thunder Bay, Ont., once again reports the highest homicide rate in Canada

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] ‘A no-brainer’: Why some U.S. health-care workers are moving to Nova Scotia

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] How a medical pioneer's cocaine addiction helped shape modern-day residency programs

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Why plastic bans aren't working and what needs to change

  • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] How a good old-fashioned boycott got Canada to trade Kentucky bourbon for Canadian whisky

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] Canada's grocery code of conduct kicks in Jan. 1, with buy-in from 5 major grocers

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Goodfood's licence suspended by Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] I spent over a decade obsessed with the gym. I’ve finally let myself stop

• Proprietary

  • Reports indicate that Warner Bros Games San Francisco has been affected by layoffs

    Staff at Warner Bros. Games' San Francisco location have faced layoffs, affecting an unspecified number of employees.

    According to information from Game Developer, individuals who recently lost their jobs have begun communicating their experiences on social platforms.

    Last month, Tony Perkins, the director of design, mentioned that his role, along with his team's, would be dissolved at the year's end, attributing this to a game underperforming in the market.

    GamesIndustry.biz has sought further details and a statement from Warner Bros. Games regarding these developments.

  • Newsmax ☛ Meta to Lay Off 10% of Reality Labs Workforce

    Meta is preparing another round of job cuts — this time aimed squarely at the division that once embodied Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s boldest bet on the future of the internet.

    The company plans to eliminate roughly 10 percent of its Reality Labs workforce, according to people familiar with the discussions, trimming thousands of jobs tied to virtual reality headsets and a metaverse-focused social network, The New York Times reports.

    The layoffs, expected to be announced this week, would mark a significant slowdown for Meta’s long-running push to build immersive virtual worlds — even as the company accelerates spending on artificial intelligence.

  • Notebook Check ☛ Fired Rockstar Games employees' case hits snag, as journalist may have seen GTA 6 leaks in Discord

    Dismissed Rockstar Games workers won’t receive back pay while legal proceedings continue. A UK judge ruled that they haven’t yet proven that the GTA 6 studio engaged in union-busting. Also, gamers now know that a labor group’s Discord server contained non-workers, including a journalist.

  • Social Control Media

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Grok under fire for sexualizing women and children's images

• Defence/Aggression

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] DR Congo blames Rwanda-backed rebels for 1,500 deaths

  • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] 'My family, they're hurt right now,' says father of man killed in First Nation shooting in Saskatchewan

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] South Korea's Lee ditches hard-line path on Kim, North Korea

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] Taiwan president vows to defend sovereignty after China drills

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] Conscription, pensions and AfD on Germany's 2026 agenda

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Who is Zelenskyy's new chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Yemen's Houthis would benefit if fighting begins again

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] CAR: Touadera expected to win 'peaceful' election

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Denmark urges Cheeto Mussolini to cease threats to take over Greenland

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] What to make of Israel's military plans with Greece, Cyprus

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] South Korea and China seek improved ties amid state visit

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] South Korean president begins China state visit

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Venezuela: Germany hesitates to condemn US attack

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] Asylum applications in Germany down by half in 2025

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] At least 30 people dead in Nigeria 'bandit' attack

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] Myanmar to free thousands of prisoners in annual amnesty

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] North Korea fires ballistic missiles off its east coast

• Environment

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Storm surge threat, higher tides trigger coastal flooding alert for B.C.'s South Coast

  • Energy/Transportation

    • More Iron Range steelworker layoffs looming as Cleveland Cliffs cuts production

      Cleveland Cliffs is expected to lay off another 45 steelworkers at Hibbing Taconite on Feb. 1, further reducing production at the mine that has been partly idled since last March, according to a union leader.

      The Ohio-based company laid off more than 600 workers between its Virginia and Hibbing mines on March 20, blaming excess pellet inventory and the need to balance finances. Iron Range mines are deeply tied to the U.S. auto industry, and President Donald Trump's tariffs have made for a turbulent time.

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Germany news: Berlin still shivering amid power outage

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Do countries really need fossil fuels to develop?

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] Manitoba Hydro fixes downed line, ending Pimicikamak Cree Nation's frigid days in the dark

    • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] Pimicikamak chief 'very frustrated' with Manitoba Hydro's efforts to restore power that went out Sunday

    • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] Boil water advisory in effect for several areas of Calgary after major water main break

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-01 [Older] No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Thousands evacuated from Pimicikamak Cree Nation after homes, water treatment plant damaged in power outage

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Arctic communities testing new 'bear-dar' to detect wildlife threats

    • CBC ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Alberta wildlife hospital says animal intake on the rise, 'interactions with people' largely to blame

    • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] Orange-crowned warbler spotted in 'rare' sighting during Christmas bird count in Hamilton

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-03 [Older] Kenya mourns death of iconic elephant Craig

    • CBC ☛ 2025-12-30 [Older] Courthouse canines help ease the tension, one tail wag at a time

• Finance

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] N.W.T. consistently has Canada’s highest median income — here's why

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-04 [Older] Highly skilled immigrants leaving Canada at rapid rate: report

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Despite pause, U.S. tariffs leave furniture, cabinet makers 'in dire straits': industry association

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] B.C. city using drones to monitor former homeless encampment sites

  • CBC ☛ 2025-12-31 [Older] Transit fares are going up. Why do Canadian cities struggle to keep it affordable?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] Can Germany escape its economic slump in 2026?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] India: Gig workers fight for fair treatment and benefits

  • CBC ☛ 2025-12-29 [Older] Duty free shops say they're still losing sales as cross-border travel plummets

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Germany news: Household wealth reaches record €10 trillion

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Indian workers earn highest median pay in Germany

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Germany: Third bank robbery reported in NRW in days

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] France: 10 found guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Court sentences former Millbrook employee to 4½ years for defrauding Millbrook First Nation

  • CBC ☛ 2026-01-02 [Older] Thousands of public, private sector workers will be working from the office again in 2026

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-01-05 [Older] India: Supreme Court denies bail to Muslim student activists

Monopolies/Monopsonies