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New York Times

Seven Surprises
A Chinese Balloon and a Diplomatic Showdown
My Co-Worker’s Baby Photo Gallery Put Me Over the Edge
A Little Night Chopping
8 Places Across the U.S. to Learn About African American History
Manchester City Charged With Dozens of Financial Violations

CBC Canada

Turning empty offices into housing is a popular idea. Experts say it's easier said than done (James Dunne)
Kia dealership breaks 'all-in pricing' law in secret shopper test (Erica Johnson,Kimberly Ivany)
First Nations leaders, provincial officials create marine refuge on B.C. Central Coast (Akshay Kulkarni)
2 ski patrols spend night with man caught in avalanche in Alberta (Jade Markus)
Vancouver Island municipality to ban drug use in public spaces as decriminalization takes effect (Christina (Hwa Song) Jung)
After the deep chill comes the busted water pipes in Nova Scotia (CBC News)

arstechnica.com

Proposals but no consensus on curbing water shortages in Colorado River basin
Vanpowers City Vanture e-bike review: Sleek, streamlined, and hard to define
US military shoots down Chinese balloon over coastal waters
The physics of James Joyce’s Ulysses
Scientific highs and lows of cannabinoids
Scientists grew mini human guts inside mice

CBC Ottawa

National Arts Centre's first 'Black Out' night sparks debate — and backlash (Guy Quenneville)
'Just a crazy day': Dozens of systems hit by major network crash at The Ottawa Hospital (Avanthika Anand,Falice Chin)
City forking over millions in maintenance payments to LRT builder (Joanne Chianello)
These older Ottawans are helping address the city's lifeguard shortage (Hallie Cotnam)
'Dramatic increase' in drivers with expired licences, police say (Kimberley Molina)
Why a group of U of O students ditched the grocery store for the dumpster (Anchal Sharma)

CBC Top Stories

Rate of farmland loss on P.E.I. more than triples (Kevin Yarr)
Canada's Russia sanctions are hitting people with no connection to Putin's war (Janyce McGregor)
Grammys 2023: Beyoncé makes history, while being shut out of major awards (Jackson Weaver)
At least 5 dead after 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks southeast Turkey (The Associated Press)
2023 Grammy Awards open with massive performance by Bad Bunny (Arti Patel)
The tale of Yosemite Sam: How a California hummingbird got lost and landed in Saskatoon (Will McLernon)

Slashdot.org

Oracle Criticized Over Price Change for New Oracle Java SE Licenses (slashdot)
Apple Pulls 'Damus' From Its App Store in China (slashdot)
Did 'Donkey Kong' Champ Use a Banned Joystick for His 2007 World Record? (slashdot)
'My Printer Is Extorting Me', Complains Subscriber to HP's 'Instant Ink' Program (slashdot)
Are Citywide Surveillance Cameras Effective? (slashdot)
TikTok Unveils New US-Based 'Transparency and Accountability Center' (slashdot)

Engadget.com

Electric truck maker Rivian is reportedly developing an e-bike
Amazon’s 2022 Kindle drops to a record low of $75
SpaceX will attempt Starship orbital test in March, says Elon Musk
Google's HD Chromecast with Google TV is cheaper than ever
Apple may be working on a pricier iPhone 'Ultra'
Apple’s new AirPods Pro are back on sale for $200