Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The address comes one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed opening the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member. (September 17, 2026)

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says Apple Maps could "soon" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," after President Donald Trump signed an order last week to rename the lake amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions.

Some Canadian websites, including for the federal government, displayed maps with Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Sunday, a day after Google Maps announced the change to align with an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billi...

Nerds only have three essential pieces of technology: a Casio Scientific Calculator, a Linux desktop and a permanently off-line Kindle Paperwhite to pirate books. An addendum to @saintdonoghue If you are wrong and so do not agree with me, feel free to give me your flawed reasoning via email: rafanelli.rosatti@gmail.com

D’ailleurs, la STM fait également appel à la communauté afin qu’elle partage ses propres métro-moments qui feront l’objet d’une œuvre collective dévoilée le 14 octobre prochain. Un formulaire à cet égard est disponible sur son site web. Des Alouettes au CF Montréal, des Piknic Électronik à Alexandra Strélinski, des Maisons de la culture aux bibliothèques, toute une programmation a été développée pour faire vivre de nouveaux métro-moments à l’ensemble de la communauté montréalaise au cours des prochaines semaines. La programmation complète est disponible au stm.info/60ansmetro.

D’ailleurs, la STM fait également appel à la communauté afin qu’elle partage ses propres métro-moments qui feront l’objet d’une œuvre collective dévoilée le 14 octobre prochain. Un formulaire à cet égard est disponible sur son site web. Des Alouettes au CF Montréal, des Piknic Électronik à Alexandra Strélinski, des Maisons de la culture aux bibliothèques, toute une programmation a été développée pour faire vivre de nouveaux métro-moments à l’ensemble de la communauté montréalaise au cours des prochaines semaines. La programmation complète est disponible au stm.info/60ansmetro.

Unsurprising, given Oura’s discreet form-factor and its long-term relationships with several professional sports organizations. You likely won’t see it on the pitch during this year’s World Cup (FIFA is a no-go for wearables during play). That said, it is another example of how professional athletes are integrating wearables into their training. [Link: U.S. Soccer and ŌURA Announce Long-Term Partnership, Naming Oura Ring Official Wearable of U.S. Soccer | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422929732/en/U.S.-Soccer-and-URA-Announce-Long-Term-Partnership-Naming-Oura-Ring-Official-Wearable-of-U.S.-Soccer | businesswire.com]

Prime Minister Mark Carney had pointed words for the head of Canada's largest airline early Wednesday, saying the Air Canada CEO's unilingual message of condolences to those affected by the recent deadly crash showed a "lack of judgment" and "a lack of compassion."

Despite my best intentions, it turns out I've been much too busy monitoring the situation to write a blog.

The Cybertruck death watch starts now.

“Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Disrupter” The third event of the series Conversations: sponsored by Charles Bronfman Hosted by the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada Join us for a conversation exploring AI’s place in the longstanding historical dynamic between tech entrepreneurs’ drive for unfettered innovation, growth, and wealth generation, and political and societal efforts to regulate innovation and reduce its potential harms. Can't make it to the event in person? Join us via livestream! Panelists: Yoshua Bengio, Professor at Université de Montreal, Co-President and Scientific Director of LawZero, Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila; Cory Doctorow, Writer, activist, journalist, author of the international bestseller Enshittification; Astra Taylor, Filmmaker, writer, organizer, and the 2023 CBC Massey Lecturer Moderator: Nahlah Ayed, award-winning foreign correspondent and host of CBC Radio One’s IDEAS Details: DATE: Friday, April 10, 2026 TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: Mount Royal Center (2200 Mansfield Street, Montreal) PRICE: Free of charge and open to members of the public REGISTRATION: Advance registration is required. Click here to register. GETTING THERE: Metro: Peel (connected by underground) | Bus: 24 Sherbrooke PARKING: Underground parking ($10) |Access via 2055 Metcalfe Street ACCESSIBILITY: The Centre Mont-Royal is wheelchair accessible Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require additional information or would like to take advantage of our promotional material. In the meantime, thank you in advance for your support. NB: The event will take place in English. Simultaneous interpretation services (to French) will be provided.

Your phone still functions when held to your ear, people!

In a report adopted on Wednesday, MEPs call for deeper EU-Canada cooperation to tackle security threats and boost trade amid rising geopolitical tensions.

An evolving list of books going back decades that inform the techno-dystopia we live in today.

It's 2026, and I've decided to start a blog. The locked down walled gardens of social media platforms are out, and the open web and digital sovereignty are in.