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Nfld. & LabradorThe City of Corner Brook says it’s letting a dead fin whale decompose naturally, after consulting with provincial and federal authorities. Corner Brook says after consultation, it's letting the remains decompose naturallyElizabeth Whitten · CBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 1:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen 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. A fin whale that washed ashore not far from Corner Brook will stay there to decompose naturally. (Lindsay Bird/CBC)A dead fin whale that washed ashore on Newfoundland’s west coast will stay there after the municipality responsible for it decided to leave it be — a decision that at least one resident says doesn't pass the smell test. “There is going to be a bad stink there,” said Reginald MacDonald, who was among the first to discover the whale while fishing for squid. Earlier this month, the whale became stuck in shallow waters in Wild Cove, on the north shore of the Bay of Islands.

Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 959 on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Today’s Strands theme was tricky. It helps to be a runner. Read on for all the answers.

A supply-chain attack involving ConnectWise’s cloud services has exposed Microsoft 365 customers to unauthorized application access, with researchers reporting successful sign-ins across 173 partner and customer tenants. The incident centres on credentials associated with ConnectWise Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, and raises concerns about attackers exploiting permissions already entrusted to business software. ConnectWise has confirmed unauthorized access to application identities within its Cloud Backup environment. In an October 17 update on its service-status page, the company said it was shutting off application access, interrupting customer backups while investigation and remediation continued.

Huawei’s next budget phone, the Enjoy 100 Pro, just leaked with a battery above 8,000mAh, a Kirin 8-series chip and four new colors, according to well-known Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station. The Enjoy line is how Huawei sells phones to millions of price-conscious buyers in China, and this leak shows that huge batteries have become a budget feature, while screens may be where costs get cut. Here’s what the leak says, what we think it means, and what to expect before launch.