Archives — September 2026

Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we've been seeing in our recent sulfate unit workspaces, suddenly we were looking at blocks covered (and likely filled) with a jumble of small disc-shaped lumps. We've seen somewhat similar features before much earlier in the mission — for example, close to the Pahrump Hills back in the Murray mudstones, and they're sometimes seen in Earth rocks as well, especially in settings in which minerals were precipitating from an evaporating fluid. The disc-like shapes could be created by the growth habits of a specific crystalline mineral that is known to grow into similar shapes, or they could be bits of a harder rock layer that broke up and collected here. We planned Mastcam and MAHLI imaging for more morphological detail on the jumbled disc blocks (“Yungay,” “Chiu Chiu”) as well as LIBS (“Puya Raimondii,” “Liolaemus Tacnae,” “Pisqu Warkatana”) and APXS (“Salar de Vacas”) to investigate their composition.

Major spoilers ahead. Anticipated book-to-screen adaptation Verity hit cinemas this week, and stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson aren't shy about unpacking the themes in Colleen Hoover's story. It follows Verity Crawford (Hathaway), a successful novelist who becomes paralysed and unable to finish her book series. Her husband, Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett), hires Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) to move into their remote property and finish the last book. When Lowen discovers a manuscript seemingly written by Verity about her life and extremely dark thoughts, she's left wondering who really lives in the house. The big twist involves a letter that Lowen finds at the end, leaving her wondering whether the manuscript was truly Verity's story or if it was a writing exercise. Who is the actual villain in the story: Jeremy or Verity? If we believe Jeremy, we follow a narrative that Verity needed validation and constantly sought approval from external forces. When Lowen reads the manuscript, she feels that Verity is desperate for Jeremy's love. "The way she's written herself is wanting Jeremy's approval," Johnson tells Refinery29 Australia. "She worships him.

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaVideoVoters say health care is a major issue in upcoming Quebec election | CBC.ca LoadedVoters say health care is a major issue in upcoming Quebec electionSeptember 30|Duration 2:54September 30NewsDuration 2:54closed captionAdvocates in the Outaouais say the province underfunds health-care services in the region, and are calling for the issue to be addressed by whoever forms Quebec’s next government. The CBC’S Matthew Kupfer reports. Related Stories'Basic human rights': Access to local health care top of mind for voters in Gaspé, Que.

Missile alerts are costing Ukraine an estimated $45m (£34m) for every hour they bring business to a halt, according to the country’s economy minister, as Kyiv searches for ways to keep the economy running under an intensifying Russian bombardment. Russia has increasingly targeted the infrastructure underpinning Ukraine’s economy, striking industrial sites, warehouses, logistics hubs and datacentres in what Oleksandr Kravchenko, the minister for economy and the environment, described as an effort to “destroy pretty much the entire economy”. “What we had not fully anticipated was how quickly Russia would develop these jet-powered drones and use them to target everything,” he said, referring to Russia’s use of the new weapons that have pounded Kyiv in recent weeks. Speaking from the heavily protected government building in Kyiv, Kravchenko, a former McKinsey executive who joined the government in the summer, said the attacks were forcing large parts of the economy into repeated standstills as workers were sent to shelters, with sirens lasting up to 10 hours a day. “If people are in a bunker, business stops,” he said.

More folks outside of cycling advocacy groups—which have been fighting in the ongoing bike-lane saga for several years now—have joined the fray. Ontario health-care workers are pushing back against the Ford government’s plan to remove protected bike lanes from three major Toronto roads. Doctors, nurses and other front-line workers gathered Tuesday at University Avenue and Gerrard Street to argue that taking out bike lanes could make Toronto streets less safe for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully transitioned from a regional nuclear pioneer to a global reference model for civil nuclear deployment. Following the full commercial operationalisation of the 5.6 GW Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) is actively pursuing its next strategic evolution. This “Next Nuclear Paradigm” has the potential to expand beyond large-scale baseload generation to encompass small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced modular reactors (AMRs), maritime decarbonisation and strategic positioning within the global nuclear fuel cycle. THE BARAKAH BASELINE AND THE BLUEPRINT FOR LARGE-SCALE EXPANSIONThe full operationalisation, in September 2024, of the four South Korean-built APR-1400 units at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant marks a significant shift in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) energy architecture. Producing 40 TWh of zero-carbon electricity annually, Barakah single-handedly satisfies 25% of the UAE’s domestic power demand.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) just reshaped its leadership, promoting Josephine Vaccarello to President with control over entertainment and sports bookings, productions, and special events across its well known venue portfolio. Recent trading has been upbeat for Madison Square Garden Entertainment, with a 30-day share price return of 4.28% and a year to date share price gain of 50.26%. The 1-year total shareholder return of 80.48% points to strong longer term momentum building behind the stock. Scan other live entertainment and media stocks showing strong business momentum with our hand picked 17 high quality undiscovered gems for a broader view beyond Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Madison Square Garden Entertainment now has leadership aligned with its headline venues and a share price that has already moved hard. The next question is whether that mix of performance and promise is already fully reflected in today’s valuation.

Vitamin C can increase the activity of cellular proteins known as TET enzymes, which help regulate whether certain genes are switched on or off. Reduced TET enzyme activity is a common feature in some blood cancers, prompting researchers to investigate whether vitamin C supplements might benefit people at risk of developing these diseases. The findings come from a phase 2 clinical trial published online by Wiley in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

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Little did Miku Martineau know that all those years spent lacing up hockey skates and practicing her volleyball serve would come in so handy. The 22-year-old Canadian actress leads new Netflix series “Crew Girl,” which premiered in early September and has recently been greenlit for a Season Two. The show follows Teagan Tao, a competitive rower, whose life is turned upside down when she and her mother have to relocate cross country to her mother’s hometown. Her new school only has a boy’s crew team, so Teagan finds herself auditioning to be a coxswain.

"Canada and the EU, with our unparalleled trade access, shared values, and complementary economic strengths, can build a deeper and more integrated relationship," the draft paper says. The two sides plan to say at their summit in Montreal that they want to speed up investment in critical mineral projects, strengthen supply chains, and improve supply security, including by stockpiling critical resources to mitigate “market fluctuations and geopolitical impacts.”

As we approach World Mental Health Day on October 10, we will again hear a familiar statement: “There is no health without mental health.” You will find very few people who disagree. However, the way healthcare is organized sends a very different message. Even though mental health holds a much more prominent role in our national dialogue, behavioral healthcare continues to be treated as a lower priority in our healthcare system. It is still commonly financed, delivered, and discussed as though it exists somewhere just outside of the healthcare system. Patients needing mental health services are sent to different providers, through different referral systems, utilizing different insurance networks, with limited coverage and reimbursement rates. Behavioral health records often remain separate from medical records, and communication between mental health professionals and medical providers is frequently inconsistent or nonexistent.

Pegula said, “I can’t say that wouldn’t be exciting if I got to help out with the organization one day.” GSE Worldwide WTA No. 3 JESSICA PEGULA, whose family owns the Bills and Sabres, is “thinking about a future in sports ownership” following the eventual end to her playing career, according to Golden & Sherman of CNBC.com. Pegula said, “I can’t say that wouldn’t be exciting if I got to help out with the organization one day. I always thought that I wanted to be in the sporting world when I was done with tennis.” Pegula said that “despite the record high valuations and the recent team sales” across sports, she “wouldn’t want her family to sell the teams they own.” TERRY and KIM PEGULA bought the Bills for $1.4B in 2014, and the team was recently valued at $8.5B. They purchased the Sabres in 2011 for $165M, and the team is now valued at $1.42B. Jessica Pegula also reflected on her mother’s recovery from a 2022 health emergency. In 2023, Kim Pegula was legally declared incapacitated after her cardiac arrest resulted in a brain injury affecting her motor skills, language and memory.

Fans will be able to apply for as many matches as they wish, with each match treated as a separate entry. They can request up to four tickets per match while opting for their preferred ticket category at the same time. A randomised ballot process will determine which valid entrants are eligible to purchase wherever the demand for a match exceeds the tickets available,