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Indie rock band We Are Scientists announced a special Toronto tour stop at Lee's Palace on Saturday, December 5, 2026, performing their breakout 2005 album With Love and Squalor in its entirety.
The City of Barrie's sixth annual Family Fright Fest drew local families to Lampman Lane Park on October 24, 2026, featuring inflatables, autumn crafts, local food vendors, street buskers, and a costu...
The Royal Conservatory of Music confirmed the registration deadline for the December 2026 / January 2027 exam session is November 3, 2026, with theory exams scheduled for December 11–12, 2026 and prac...
Canadian progressive virtuoso Aaron Marshall announced an exclusive in-person Schecter guitar clinic for November 7, 2026, breaking down his signature hybrid picking, legato phrasing, songwriting appr...
Bandcamp has said it will waive its platform fee completely on the two remaining Bandcamp Fridays of 2026, November 6 and December 4, according to chartlex.com. On an ordinary sale Bandcamp takes 15%...
The Second City Toronto launched its brand-new 92nd Mainstage Revue comedy showcase at the Toronto Complex, running evening performances through November 2026.
On October 23, 2026, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada updated its official consumer-driven banking page, explaining how secure APIs will replace risky screen scraping so Canadians can share fin...
Global Chalet now has a news desk. Common Fort gathers what is new across our games, music, videos and tools, puts the numbers behind them, and keeps a private desk for the people who build it all. Ev...
NBC announced comedian and sketch content creator Druski will make his official Saturday Night Live hosting debut on November 7, 2026, following the October 31 broadcast hosted by Inde Navarrette.
Canadian progressive metal band Protest The Hero announced an extensive headlining tour across Canada for late 2026 in support of their independent studio album Within, including a Toronto show at The...
Massey Hall announced IN ROTATION, a free monthly emerging-artist concert series kicking off November 18, 2026 at Toronto's TD Music Hall with a 6:00 PM industry mixer followed by sets from Thunder Qu...
Announced October 22, 2026, Dave Amels' new Osetra DI ($425 USD) uses a transformerless Class-A tube circuit powered by 48V phantom power and a 12V adapter to record electric guitar, bass, and acousti...
Launched on October 22, 2026 ($119–$126 USD), DiMarzio's Chopper T Neck and Cruiser T Neck fit standard metal-covered Telecaster neck slots while using neodymium magnets and twin-blade coils to elimin...
Anthropic released Claude Duet, a proactive agent app (currently waitlisted for Pro/Max users) that checks connected accounts like Gmail and drafts replies in the background.
Bohemia Interactive pushed DayZ Steam Stable 1.30 Update 2 (build 1.30.164200), resolving a dedicated server crash and adding a named PBO property that lets modders cleanly override Enfusion engine co...
On October 20, 2026, Focusrite released a major update to Focusrite Control 2 for Scarlett 4th Gen interfaces, introducing wireless mobile/desktop MIDI parameter control, improved Auto Gain algorithms...
Released October 20, 2026 at $149.99 USD, the MXR Turbo Tuner combines Sonic Research's analog true-strobe pitch engine with a switchable high-fidelity buffer, 9V power passthrough, and five programma...
Announced October 20, 2026, PRS's new bolt-on Tekton series ($2,899–$2,999 USD) features a thin D-profile maple neck, 16-inch ebony fretboard radius, stainless steel frets, and Stylus pickups voiced f...
As of March 2026, the old searxng-docker repository was archived.
Season 52 of Saturday Night Live launched this fall on NBC featuring guest hosts Jalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson, and stand-up comedian Shane Gillis.
Barrie Taxi Ltd. was highlighted in BarrieToday's annual Reader Favourites 2026 awards alongside notable businesses and community service providers across Simcoe County.
On October 15, 2026, Bohemia Interactive released the Badlands expansion on PC and consoles, introducing the massive 267 km² Nasdara desert map, motorbikes with ragdoll physics, Morse code bunker game...
The show's 10-episode eighteenth season aired on FXX and FX from August 17 to October 12, 2026—its first 10-episode run since 2019—featuring guest appearances by Guillermo del Toro and Jimmi Simpson a...
Global Chauvet rooms can switch between GLCH TV, GLCH MV and GLCH Radio. A moderator turns the dial and everyone in the room hears the same station, so the whole room listens together.
The radio now looks and feels like the real thing: a glowing tuning dial, a volume knob, static between stations, a magic eye and car-style presets. Nine new genre, era and season stations arrived the...
The dial got busier. 231 MP3 recordings from the Global Chalet home-page player now play on the radio, alongside songs and clips from the Global Chalet YouTube channels. A second station, 694849, join...
The first station launched with Global Chalet's own recordings. globalchalet.ca/radio
GLCH TV now has channels for the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, plus a Pranks channel with 90 videos.
GLCH TV now has a searchable sketch comedy catalog and a wrestling catalog of matches and promotions.
An unofficial native PC port of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the 2023 Nintendo Switch game, is running on a PC without emulation, XDA Developers reports. YouTuber Belamante shows the game at about 60 fra...
GLCH MV now carries a library of live concert sessions cut from the Global Juke channel: 38 sessions and 468 songs. Browse by series, session or song, and each one plays on its own channel.
A Global Chauvet room with nothing queued used to go blank. Now it falls back to a live GLCH MV or GLCH TV channel, and moderators can change the channel for everyone with the number pad.
Global Chalet has its own calendar app. Anyone can open it and read the public calendars. Signed-in members get calendars of their own with sharing, repeating events and reminders, and it imports and...
Global Calendrier can publish a calendar as a secret feed link that other calendar apps can follow. It can also follow a calendar from another app by link and show it read-only.
An assault near the stage area at Meridian Place in downtown Barrie left a victim hospitalized.
The GLCH Sync browser extension lets a Chauvet room watch videos found on other sites. It now has a page with the download and step-by-step install help for Firefox and Chrome. Find it at globalchalet...
Following the release of their album Within, Protest the Hero confirmed that Royal Tusk, Choke, and Kaonashi will join them on their 15-date coast-to-coast Canadian fall tour, hitting Toronto's Opera...
Registration for the December 2026/January 2027 RCM session opened on September 9, 2026 and closes on November 3, 2026, with Theory exams on December 11–12, 2026 and Practical exams running January 18...
Downtown Barrie's free Troubadour Festival series wrapped its 2026 season at Meridian Place on September 12 with a Local Opener Showcase featuring Barrie country-rock band Barstool Confession, Evan De...
Focusrite announced a promotional partnership offering Scarlett audio interface owners who use Ableton Live Lite 12 a 25% discount when upgrading to Ableton Live Suite via rent-to-own, alongside 50% o...
The Royal Conservatory updated its official Certificate Program Abbreviations guide in 2026 while keeping the Classical Guitar Series (2018 Edition) and the revised Musicianship Addendum for ear-train...
On August 10, 2026, the Simcoe County Archives in Midhurst launched its new online Digital Collections portal and a 60-record virtual exhibit celebrating 60 years of preserving local Simcoe County his...
Weekly npm downloads for Three.js jumped to 14.1 million (over 2 million per day) in August 2026 as developers use AI coding agents and GLTFExporter to generate 3D scenes, rigs, and animation clips di...
Bohemia Interactive released DayZ Update 1.29 on August 4, 2026 with a complete automatic rifle and pistol sound overhaul, improved terrain blending, and a 2026 roadmap leading up to the arid Nasdara...
The Canadian progressive metal band released their new record WITHIN in stores and online on July 17, 2026 and launched a cross-Canada November tour that stops at The Opera House in Toronto on Saturda...
The Bank of Canada detailed its supervisory mandate under the Consumer-Driven Banking Act, setting operational resilience, security, and governance standards for participating financial institutions,...
Department of Finance Canada pre-published the Consumer-Driven Banking Regulations in Part I of the Canada Gazette, establishing a staggered rollout starting with Bank of Canada accreditation and repl...
An in-depth 2026 analysis shows modern MoRs like Polar charge 4% + $0.40 while covering global tax compliance, making them highly competitive for indie devs.
Following their 2026 tour announcements, Horse the Band announced the first-ever vinyl pressings of their albums R. Borlax and Desperate Living alongside a GoFundMe supporting frontman Nathan Winneke...
Microsoft and the Babylon.js team released Babylon.js 9.0, introducing an automated skeleton animation retargeting system that mathematically remaps animation clips across differing character bone pro...
Neural DSP unveiled the Quad Cortex Mini at NAMM, delivering full Quad Cortex processing, Neural Capture V1/V2, a 7-inch touchscreen, and a 16-channel USB-C audio interface in an ultra-compact 1.5 kg...
Under the Consumer-Driven Banking Act supervised by the Bank of Canada, participating banks, credit unions, and accredited fintechs must share chequing, savings, lending, and both registered and non-r...
The live music video for 'Dearest Forgetful, I Have' was released on May 21, 2016.
The live music video for 'Dearest Forgetful, I Have' was released in May 2016.
The band premiered 'Dearest Forgetful, I Have' in Feb 2016 and played Toronto's Adelaide Music Hall on April 23, 2016 during The Shape of Colour Tour.
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The fan-favorite cover of Gerry Rafferty's 1978 hit has only been performed a handful of times. Foo Fighters Close Out Week-Long Kimmel Takeover with Deep Cut Cover of “Baker Street”: Watch Paolo Ragu...
More to come at CES 2027 in January.
Thanks once again to everyone keeping our lights on, and our pantries full of Mini Cheddars, by being an RPS Supporter. The latest batch of subscription stats came in the other day and it’s been heart...
It started out as a Queens of the Stone Age band room joke. Now it’s a gory solution for dual amp rigs
We've got a Meshuggah 40th anniversary tour and (possibly) Frank Turner's last U.S. tour leading the new tour announcements. Continue reading…
I swear, when I heard of Noah’s Ark, it was two of each animal. Not 20! But I guess higher numbers have never been an issue. So, in Tidy up the Ark,... The post Every animal has its place in ‘Tidy Up...
Fiio's Snowsky Wind Pro headset is nostalgia done right.
The Fight Oligarchy Album announced The post Star-studded <em>Take America Back: The Fight Oligarchy Album</em> announced appeared first on Paste Magazine.
Barrie police auxiliary officers will be in traditional police cruisers and Citizens on Patrol volunteers will be in marked COP van
Recorded in 2024, Hansard's rendition celebrates his friendship with the late Pogues frontman and supports a cause close to both musicians. Glen Hansard’s Posthumous Shane MacGowan Cover “Bottle of Sm...
"The next few quarters will be challenging for the PC market," says CEO Tan.
As we've previously covered, a vote on recognition of a union made up of UK-based Rockstar Games devs is set to take place around GTA 6's console launch on November 19th. The Independent Workers of Gr...
The Tone Master Pro looks set to be one of the first major modelers to embrace the tech and give users access to the open-source tech that’s changing the digital gear landscape
Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix and Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas come together to help fans get ready for their tour together next year. Continue reading…
If there's a way to revisit the golden age of Xbox, this is it
This week’s Best New Songs roundup features Resavoir, waterbaby, Nine Perfect Lives, mark william lewis, and nowhere else to be.
Dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience at Springwater Provincial Park will feature holiday scenes and characters of the season