OTR Backup 03/11/2025

• Cartoon: Goes down easy

• I was an AI skeptic until these 5 tools changed my mind | ZDNET

• Who is Mark Carney? Here's some background on Canada's next prime minister

  Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day.

• “Meanwhile, In Canada”: 90 Posts About The Things That Only Happen In Canada (New Pics)

  We've collected some images that might paint a picture from all sides: its people, its nature, and just general awesomeness that happens only in Canada.

• 5 Samsung Apps I Ignore Because Google’s Alternatives Are Simply Better

• Hudson’s Bay anticipates closing about half its 80 stores in restructuring plan - The Globe and Mail

  The country’s oldest retailer hopes it can survive with a smaller store footprint, if it can secure co-operation from landlords, sources say

• 59 Unhinged Food Memes And Pics That Are Pure Chaos On A Plate

  One moment, you’re laughing at a perfectly innocent sandwich; the next, you’re questioning your entire existence.

• Chinese People Say Trump Is Acting Exactly Like Chairman Mao

  Donald Trump's authoritarianism and rise to power is drawing comparisons to Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution.

• Google’s Surprising Update Tracks All Your Devices—How To Stop It

  Hidden tracking goes live—here’s what you do.

• How to stop doomscrolling | TechCrunch

  The world is bad sometimes, but it feels even worse if you can't stop staring into the all-consuming abyss that is the 6-inch screen of a smartphone,

• 8 Free Tools I Use to Automate My Windows PC

  Automation is the name of the game, and I'm here to win it.

• Q&A: Historian says U.S. tried to annex Canada with tough tariffs before — and it didn't work

• 10 breathtaking Ontario destinations where you can pretend you're on a European vacation - Narcity

  If you're dreaming of a European vacation but don't want to blow your budget, these Ontario destinations are magical alternatives.

• In landslide win, Mark Carney chosen as new Liberal Party leader and next PM

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