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Comrades, unite! Save the World Cup for Seattle! “I Sometimes Have To Rein In My Loud Americanness”: 55 Americans Living In Canada Share What Feels Totally Different From Home | Bored Panda Recently, more and more Americans are talking about leaving the U.S. forever. The most popular destination, perhaps unsurprisingly, is Canada. At first glance, they seem very similar: same language, similar values, good economic prospects, etc. Yet, those who have actually immigrated from the U.S. to Canada can point out some differences. Here are the best answers from an online thread where Americans who have relocated to America permanently told all about the differences and similarities between living in the two countries. Lifestyle, Travel London spared worst of 'white Friday' winter wallop ...

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Animation’s Most Unforgettable Snakes: 16 Scene-Stealing Reptiles A deep dive into animation’s funniest, scariest, and most inventive snakes, from Golden Age classics to modern CG icons and hidden gems. 5 Linux desktop environments that make ditching Windows 10 easy - including my top pick | ZDNET Survey says you're crazy if you don't use a screen protector, case Smartphone owners wouldn't dare go without a case and screen protector combo, highlights a new Android Authority reader survey. Environment Canada launches new colour-coded system to help navigate weather changes - NOW Toronto Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has launched new colour-coded weather alerts to help Canadians feel ...

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https://www.altaonline.com/culture/cartoons/a65822819/cartoon-altatude-10-issue-33-kendra-allenby-clouds/ In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weeks | Tom's Hardware Firefox just fixed my biggest annoyance with web browsers - and it's a game changer | ZDNET Want better Gemini responses? Try these 10 tricks, Google says | ZDNET Best laptops 2025 tested: Our expert's top picks | Tom's Guide Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, or Saf...

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The 15 Best Fictional Cars In Movies & TV Shows Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/1962402/best-fictional-cars-movies-tv-shows/ Perplexity debuts mobile version of Comet Browser with voice and ad blocker | Digital Trends Perplexity’s Comet browser lands on Android with AI-powered search, voice queries, tab summaries and ad blocking, signalling a new chapter in mobile browsing. The history of Towers Department Stores in Ontario For those who grew up in Ontario throughout the 1960s and 1980s, there's a good chance you have at least some memories associated with Towers, whethe… Is it illegal to stop before turning right at a green light? - The Globe and Mail When you’re turning right at a green light, ...

Political cartoons for November 21 | The Week It’s not just you: The internet is breaking Recent outages show that your digital life increasingly hangs on a few files behaving themselves — because the cloud wasn’t built to fail gracefully Google is working on vertical tabs for Chrome And you can try them now Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand - Ars Technica Google’s AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years. Every Canadian NHL team but two is having a miserable season | Sports The 2025-26 season has been a very disappointing one for f...

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AI Socrates - Existential Comics A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes How Google Lens Became My Go-To Sidekick for Winter Adventures - CNET This simple camera-based tool might be the smartest free device already sitting on your phone. The best holiday gifts for tech fanatics These are the 15 most mispronounced words in Canada right now Microsoft is packing more AI into Windows, ready or not - here's what's new | ZDNET 3 Task Manager tricks I wish I knew when I bought my first Windows 11 PC ...

Cartoon: Save the children! A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Trump spews more lies about vaccines and autism and ... the Amish? How to turn on Private DNS mode on Android phones - and why you should ASAP | ZDNET Ontario has a 1,337-year-old tree and you can visit it This Ontario city has starred in almost 30 Christmas movies and has a magical holiday market - Narcity It's the most magical time of the year! Christmas is just around the bend, and if you're looking for a fun way to get into the holiday spirit, you'll want to plan a road trip to this enchanting destination. How to clear your Android phone cache (and wipe out lag fo...

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5 hilariously incriminating cartoons about the Epstein files | The Week Twitter Users Are Posting Things We Haven’t Thought About Since Elementary School, But Will Instantly Remember (29 Pics) | Bored Panda There’s something about school memories that makes them so vivid and long-lasting, it feels like they happened yesterday. But the most peculiar thing about these experiences is that they’re both too specific and too weird to digest. That’s why, when this Twitter user shared a collection of flashbacks from elementary school, people came to the conclusion that we all lived in the same childhood. What’s the Hardest College To Get Into in the World? | HowStuffWorks Getting into college is tough, but getting into one of the most selective universities on Earth? Not even a perfect GPA gu...

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Steve Nease cartoon, Nov. 12, 2025 Computer science: The cornerstone of AI literacy | EdSource Discover the importance of AI literacy and computer science education in preparing students for an AI-driven future. Join the mission to empower creators, not just users, of AI. Snow creates road havoc, closes schools as police issue safety warning Mozilla Firefox gets new anti-fingerprinting defenses Mozilla announced a major privacy upgrade in Firefox 145 that reduces even more the number of users vulnerable to digital fingerprinting. Netbook: The Brief Boom of Small Computers Since 2007, netbooks were considered an affordable alternativ...

- YouTube 6 ways to level up your home network's privacy - for free | ZDNET The life-changing advice monks gave to Leonard Cohen For a brief period, Leonard Cohen was a practising Buddhist monk, therein the folk musician and poet was given a profound piece of advice that changed his life. Toronto’s living wage is about $10 more than Ontario’s minimum rate: report There is nearly a $10 difference between Ontario’s minimum wage and the hourly rate workers need to be able to comfortably live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), according to a new report. Canada's Christmas weather forecast is out and it reveals which places will be snowy - N...

Cartoon: Good old journalistic ethics 5 ways you can remove your personal information online | Tom's Guide Google's AI comeback gains traction New book details London's unique architecture mix: 'Such a great city' Thunderbird eggs returned to their 'nest' at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation The era when good music died, according to Van Morrison Van Morrison praised John Lee Hooker and revealed how he thought that there was no good or "inspirational" music that came after the 1970s. ...