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Discover · Daily Hive Toronto

13 things you might not know about Friday the 13th

Does Friday the 13th spook you out? In many cultures, the date is considered unlucky. Some buildings don’t even have a 13th floor because the number is associated with bad luck. But why is it specifically scary when the 13th day of a month falls on a Friday? If you’ve always wondered, you’ve come to the right place. L…

Discover · Daily Hive Toronto

Canada still feeling the impact of massive Microsoft outage

Canadians are now on day two of the widespread Microsoft outage, though services appear to be slowly improving. The ongoing disruption has impacted hospitals, universities, government organizations, and businesses across Canada, affecting access to several Microsoft products, including Teams, Outlook, and Copilot. The…

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Discover · Toronto Guardian

Five Minutes With: Rock Band Jayniac Jr.

Rewriting the rules of rock bands, Canadian band Jayniac Jr. is putting basslines and horn arrangements front and center instead [...] The post Five Minutes With: Rock Band Jayniac Jr. appeared first on Toronto Guardian.

Intelligence · IRPP Policy Options

Rural Canada is not an innovation desert. It’s a blind spot

In October, the federal government added $500 million over five years to its regional artificial intelligence initiative, bringing the program’s total to $700 million. A month earlier, it launched a $13-million national AI literacy initiative with Amii, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. The national strategy…

Intelligence · C.D. Howe Institute

The Real Immigration Story in Budget 2026 Isn’t the Targets

From: Parisa MahboubiTo: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipDate: November 13, 2026 Re: The real immigration story in Budget 2026 isn’t the targets Last week’s federal budget kept Canada’s immigration targets steady: 380,000 permanent residents and 370,000 new temporary arrivals a…