Shea Weber named Canadiens' 30th captain

Shea Weber will become the 30th captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. Click on the video player above now as GM Marc Bergevin, coach Claude Julien addressed the media regarding Weber's new appointment.                    But the veteran defenceman won't be wearing the C anytime soon. Weber is expected […]

Countryfile: New presenters REVEALED ahead of 30th anniversary at Countryfile Live?

As Countryfile celebrates its 30th anniversary with new young presenters at Countryfile Live next month after a televised competition, it now seems the show has potential talent queuing up for future episodes. Crissie Rhodes will be performing with Ben Earle as The Shires put on a concert at Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace this August. […]

Netflix’s ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ returns May 30th

The fourth season of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a premiere date, or at least the first half of it does. The show is taking a different route than it has before, releasing the first six episodes ahead of the rest of the season, and the first half will be available to stream starting May […]

Fitbit extends support for Pebble watches until June 30th

If you’re still holding on to your Pebble smartwatch for dear life, we have good news: you won’t have to let go for a while longer. Fitbit has extended its support for Pebble services from the original end-of-2017 cutoff to June 30th, 2018. You now have half a year longer to say your goodbyes and […]

It's the 30th anniversary of Canada's Miracle on Ice

Sean Burke doesn’t know where the three-foot-high, porcelain snowman trophy is hiding. Maybe one of his kids has it, or maybe it’s still in storage at his old lake house. The hardware’s whereabouts don’t really matter to the modest former goalie, because he still has the memories of surprising the powerful Soviet Union en route […]

October 30th marked the 70th birthday of the WTO’s precursor

Britain signs up SUPERLATIVES surrounded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) when it was signed on October 30th 1947. A press release heralded it as “the most far-reaching negotiation[s] ever undertaken in the history of world trade.” The Economist grumbled it was “one of the longest and most complicated public documents ever issued—and […]

The Morning After: Monday, October 30th 2017

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. This Monday, you’re waking up to Nintendo’s hit console on track to outsell its predecessor’s lifetime sales in a single year, rigid region-based search from Google and Kinect’s weird experimental life. It’s a reminder of the secrecy tech companies enforce on employees. Apple fires employee after daughter’s iPhone X […]

Solar car race kicks off 30th anniversary with a fresh challenge

It’s a special moment in the history of clean energy: the 30th anniversary World Solar Challenge has begun. A total of 42 solar-powered cars (the largest field to date) left Darwin, Australia on October 8th to travel roughly 1,880 miles to Adelaide. The race officially lasts a week, but it’s likely going to end considerably […]