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Metal detecting 'gives your brain a break' from screens6 hours agoHolly PhillipsEast Yorkshire and LincolnshireRoman FoundEleanor Bruce (left) and Lucilla Gray say metal detecting helps them feel presentIn an age dominated by screens, social media and artificial intelligence (AI), metal detecting enthusiasts say the hobby helps them escape the digital world and slow down. For cousins Lucilla Gray and Eleanor Bruce, what started as a hobby during the Covid pandemic evolved into a way to switch off from modern life's constant distractions. The pair, from Lincolnshire, have been metal detecting for six years. In that time they have uncovered Roman brooch fragments, a Medieval buckle and a Victorian needle casing with an incredible women's history tied to it. But for them, the appeal is more than finding treasure. It is about escaping screens, spending time outdoors and being present in the moment. "If you struggle with your mental health, I think metal detecting can really help with grounding, giving you focus," Lucilla, 34, says.

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When I was five or six, my mum wouldn’t let me listen to anything other than Christian gospel. Her friend Jane felt sorry for me and brought me a cassette with Whitney Houston on one side and Cher on the other. My ears couldn’t believe what they were hearing. I Will Always Love You made me think: This is what I’m going to do. The first single I bought So Young by the Corrs, from Sainsbury’s in Walton Village in Liverpool. I couldn’t really afford music as a kid, so buying a record was a big deal. I’d heard the Corrs on the radio, liked their voices and thought: I’m buying this. The song that is my karaoke go-to

Saturn’s small moon Tethys makes another transit across the disk along with its shadow; several other moons are observable as well. For a few hours on October 18, Tethys transits Saturn, accompanied by its shadow. Astroimagers may be able to capture its journey. Titan lies farther east, outside this field of view. Only moons brighter than 10th magnitude are shown. Credit: Alison Klesman (via TheSkyX)

The deep sea may seem very far away, but it's more connected to our world than you might think. In the South China Sea, for instance, nutrient-rich waters well up from the deep, sustaining coastal fisheries that support the livelihoods of about 3.7 million people each year. Mining companies also have their eyes on the deep sea, where they can see riches in polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich rocks, and other mineral deposits. A new paper from scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences gives a preview of how deep-sea mining can rapidly disrupt the microbes central to nutrient cycling on the South China Sea floor. The results are reported in the scientific journal Total Environment Microbiology. In 2020, samples of cobalt-rich rock were collected during a mining trial in the South China Sea, at around 1,300 meters below sea level. As is typical of deep-sea mining, the rocks were crushed into small pieces first, and then transported to the surface. "A large amount of sediment and other particulate matter were stirred up duringmining, and this process had several direct and indirect effects on the insitu microbial ecosystem," the authors note.

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Ottawa·Ottawa Votes 2026Four years ago, Kitchissippi ward saw the highest percentage of eligible residents cast ballots in Ottawa's municipal election, while Rideau-Vanier had the lowest percentage. Roughly 44 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots last time aroundNathan Fung · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 18Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A sign outside an advance voting polling station at the Sandy Hill Community Centre in Rideau-Vanier. In 2022, the central Ottawa ward had the lowest turnout of the city's 24 wards. (Mathieu Deroy/CBC)What are residents in the wards that had Ottawa's highest and lowest voter turnout in the last municipal election saying this time around? Back in 2022, Barrhaven East ranked second-last in voter turnout. In that ward, 12,244 people cast ballots , or only 39 per cent of eligible voters. "That makes me mad," said Emily Page, a young mother who lives in the ward and plans on voting in this election.

MontrealThe virus causes severe inflammation of a cat’s digestive system and impacts its immune system. It can affect cats who never go outdoors. Virus has 90% mortality rate, vaccination almost 100% effectiveHayley Carolan · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The highly contagious disease can affect cats who never go outdoors. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)Veterinarians are warning pet owners in parts of eastern Quebec to get their cats vaccinated amid a serious feline disease outbreak. In Rivière-du-Loup, more than 20 cats have died in the span of two weeks due to the spread of feline panleukopenia. One local veterinary hospital described the situation as "extremely worrying. "In a statement last week, the Hôpital Vétérinaire de Rivière-du-Loup said that "the scale of this outbreak is exceptional" and called for "the utmost vigilance. "The highly contagious disease can even affect cats who never go outdoors.

Pocket-sized Hong Kong packs more of a punch than its 430-square-mile size might suggest. Split into three main areas – Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories – made up of 18 districts, each with their own rich history, culture, architecture and foods, there's more than enough to keep the average tourist busy for months, never mind the usual weekend break. With more than seven million people packed into over 9,000 high-rises, efficiency is key here, and people will judge you for holding up queues, hesitating with your Octopus card or lingering over your dim sum table while others are waiting. That said, Hong Kong people are generally kind and helpful when it comes to asking for directions; most also speak English, which is one of the city’s official languages. Bookmark these tips to seamlessly go with the flow on your next trip. Red taxis are common in Hong Kong Getty Images1. Grab an Octopus at the airportAn amped-up version of London's Oyster card, Hong Kong's contactless Octopus card makes getting around the city a breeze.

PoliticsFormer finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland believes her resignation — which spurred Justin Trudeau to step down — was ultimately a good outcome for the former prime minister given his plummeting popularity. In CBC interview, former finance minister defends her record and says history will look kindly on TrudeauDarren Major · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland gets a shout-out from then-prime minister Justin Trudeau during a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in April 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland believes her resignation — which spurred Justin Trudeau to step down — was ultimately a good outcome for the former prime minister given his plummeting popularity. While her book, Unreliable Boyfriend, is meant to be a guide for dealing with U. S.

Google search results and OpenAI’s Responses API together found 26.2% of the pages ChatGPT cited in a preprint’s tests of the GPT-5.5 Instant setting. They found 48.7% of the sites behind those citations. Figures in this paper were posted on Oct. 11 by researchers at the National University of Singapore and Xi’an Jiaotong University. It included four versions of ChatGPT, from GPT-5.2 Instant to GPT-5.5 Instant, along with the majority of data collection from March 29 through July 29, 2026. The two stand-ins were able to be queried without having to open ChatGPT; the researchers compared both stand-ins’ results for similarity to the pages cited by ChatGPT’s web app.

BusinessWhile U. S.-owned Stelco insists its plan to lay off up to 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont., is only a temporary consequence of the Canada-U. S. trade war, new technologies and demand dynamics are working in concert with tariff-related headwinds to compress the industry’s once-robust workforce. Number of jobs in Canada's primary steel manufacturing industry have roughly halved since 2003Jeff Lagerquist · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Mike Watt, whose career at Stelco spans 20 years, stands outside Stelco Hamilton Works after receiving a layoff notice on Oct. 9. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Stelco Holdings laid off 85 employees at the end of last week, according to union leader Ron Wells. The week before, he says the company issued 90 layoff notices. While the U. S.-owned steelmaker insists its plan to lay off up to 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont., is only a temporary consequence of the Canada-U. S.

TorontoDuring a live CBC Metro Morning taping in Oshawa this week, frontline workers and advocates outlined why the city's homeless and addiction crisis is at the forefront of this municipal election cycle. Frontline workers and advocates share insights as voters prepare to elect a new mayorChristian D'Avino · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 18Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Front-line workers say Oshawa is facing a convergence of crises in homelessness and addiction that they want the next mayor to address. (Susan Goodspeed/CBC)Downtown Oshawa is facing an unprecedented convergence of homelessness, mental health struggles, and a toxic drug supply — making frontline care and public safety defining issues in the upcoming municipal election, according to harm reduction advocates and workers in the community.

What would it look like if artificial intelligence took control of the world? It might not begin with machines openly turning against humanity in scenes reminiscent of a science fiction movie. It could start quietly, with autonomous systems replicating themselves and accumulating influence before the threat became apparent. While the scenario remains uncertain, it is no longer being discussed purely as an imaginative exercise. Researchers at leading AI companies have recently issued public warnings that advanced AI could cause human extinction, with some calling for development to slow amid concerns that increasingly autonomous systems could eventually improve themselves beyond human control. Newsweek spoke with experts in the field to learn how such a takeover might unfold.... Anthony Aguirre, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, told Newsweek that relatively little additional technical progress may be needed before AI systems could act beyond human control, though he stressed that such developments are “very difficult to predict.”“Very little technical advancement is needed to see self-sustaining rogue swarms,” Aguirre said.

MontrealThe virus causes severe inflammation of a cat’s digestive system and impacts its immune system. It can affect cats who never go outdoors. Virus has 90% mortality rate, vaccination almost 100% effectiveHayley Carolan · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The highly contagious disease can affect cats who never go outdoors. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)Veterinarians are warning pet owners in parts of eastern Quebec to get their cats vaccinated amid a serious feline disease outbreak. In Rivière-du-Loup, more than 20 cats have died in the span of two weeks due to the spread of feline panleukopenia. One local veterinary hospital described the situation as "extremely worrying. In a statement last week, the Hôpital Vétérinaire de Rivière-du-Loup said that "the scale of this outbreak is exceptional" and called for "the utmost vigilance. "The highly contagious disease can affect cats who never go outdoors.

BusinessWhile U. S.-owned Stelco insists its plan to lay off up to 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont., is only a temporary consequence of the Canada-U. S. trade war, new technologies and demand dynamics are working in concert with tariff-related headwinds to compress the industry’s once-robust workforce. Number of jobs in Canada's primary steel manufacturing industry have roughly halved since 2003Jeff Lagerquist · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 18Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Mike Watt, whose career at Stelco spans 20 years, stands outside Stelco Hamilton Works after receiving a layoff notice on Oct. 9. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Stelco Holdings laid off 85 employees at the end of last week, according to union leader Ron Wells. The week before, he says the company issued 90 layoff notices. While the U. S.-owned steelmaker insists its plan to lay off up to 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ont., is only a temporary consequence of the Canada-U. S.

Veterinarians are warning pet owners in parts of eastern Quebec to get their cats vaccinated amid a serious feline disease outbreak. In Rivière-du-Loup, more than 20 cats have died in the span of two weeks due to the spread of feline panleukopenia. One local veterinary hospital described the situation as "extremely worrying. In a statement last week, the Hôpital Vétérinaire de Rivière-du-Loup said that "the scale of this outbreak is exceptional" and called for "the utmost vigilance. "The highly contagious disease can affect cats who never go outdoors. "You can just pet an animal, get viruses on your hand and if you don't wash it properly, get it inside your house and while petting your cat give it the virus," said veterinarian Dr. Valérie Bissonnette, president of Quebec's veterinarian association. The disease causes severe inflammation of a cat's digestive system and impacts its immune system. "There are high mortality rates, traditionally we talk about 90 per cent of the animals that are unvaccinated or very young will die from the disease," Bissonnette said.

At 93, Emma Maria Mazzenga still gets the jitters before a race. "On race day, I'm very tense," she said. "People ask to interview me, and I tell them: Don't come near me until I've run. "Over the last four decades, Mazzenga has won 11 world titles, 31 European championships and 115 Italian races. She currently holds the 200-metre world record in the women's over-90 category: 50.33 seconds, set in 2024, when she was 91. Now she is giving scientists a rare look at just how much of the physical decline we associate with aging may not actually be inevitable. Mazzenga ran as a university student in Padua, in northern Italy. She then stopped for three decades while she taught high school biology and raised two children, largely on her own after her husband died. In 1986, when she was 53, the president of her old university running club rounded up former athletes for the growing field of masters competitions, for those over age 35. "One by one, my friends quit," she said. "I kept going. "In this 2024 file photo, a then-90-year-old Mazzenga shows her membership card for the Italian Athletics Federation, ahead of a race in San Biagio di Callalta, Italy. It shows her birthdate: Aug. 1, 1933

MontrealThe Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent has adopted a new bylaw banning electric scooters and other motorized personal mobility devices in public areas that fall within its jurisdiction. They're still allowed on bike paths and streets where the maximum speed limit is less than 50 km/h.80 scooter-related injuries in 2025 — 122 so far this year, Montreal Children's trauma director saysAnnabelle Olivier · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 18Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A person rides on an electric scooter in Toronto, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press)The Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent has adopted a new bylaw banning electric scooters and other motorized personal mobility devices in public areas that fall within its jurisdiction. That includes city parks, trails and sidewalks.

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It all seemed a bit prosaic, really, chatting about doing the dishes with her husband or riding on the subway with her daughter. But there was Catherine, Princess of Wales, telling seniors how she and Prince William share the washing-up duties, and a few days later, taking a trip on the London Underground with Princess Charlotte. Beyond that glimpse into their everyday lives, though, these recent moments reflect an attempt to deal with a longstanding and more fundamental challenge that is a priority for the monarchy: how to appear relatable to a public that lives far beyond royal walls. "The monarchy isn't trying to convince us that William and Catherine are ordinary people," royal historian Justin Vovk said in an interview. "It's about trying to convince us that despite extraordinary circumstances, they experience the same human concerns as everybody else. "Efforts to do that convincing have long been a priority for monarchies throughout Europe. Catherine, Princess of Wales, right, sits with residents onboard a West Sussex Minibus, a volunteer-led community transport group, during a visit to Pulborough, southern England, on Sept. 30. (Arthur Edwards/AFP/Getty Images)"Since …