It’s not just me, right? The world is getting weirder. Between ever-shortening news cycles, social media, and the general vibe of the planet, we wake up each day wondering, “What new hell will befall us over the next 12 hours?”

It’s not always bad, but weirdness is everywhere. For example, there’s a museum in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, commemorating the time in 1889 when a dam broke, causing a flood that killed 2,200 people. This year, that museum was closed due to flooding.

How about this one: a guy driving an ice cream truck in Las Vegas was attacked because someone thought it was an “ICE” truck—an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle filled with unidentified masked dudes looking to snatch people off the street and deport them to El Salvador or Uganda or wherever.

Meanwhile, this is how they do it in Iceland: there was a proposal to sentence low-risk criminal offenders to stocking shelves in grocery stores. As someone who did just that for five years, I might consider this cruel and unusual punishment.

My job involves filtering through a million news sources looking for information about music. Much of what I find ends up in Ongoing History of New Music programs and podcasts. But I also run across a lot of stuff that just doesn’t fit for whatever reason.

Maybe it’s off-brand. Maybe it’s just a one-off fact that I can’t use at the moment. Or maybe it’s just too weird for anything I’m working on.

But data should never be discarded or ignored because you never, ever know when you’ll need it. If that weren’t the case, we’d all have fewer than 500 pictures on our phones.

So what happens is that I set aside all this orphaned information throughout the year. And then when we get to December, I drop it all into a single program so it can be disseminated for the greater good—at least I hope so.

So here we go again: it’s the annual “60 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music in 60 Minutes,” the 2025 edition.

Songs heard on this show:

• Devo, Uncontrollable Urdge
• Kate Bush, The Man with the Child in his Eyes (Live)
• Happy Mondays, Step on
• Deftones, Change in the House of Flies
• Tori  Spirit, Smells Like Teen Spirit
• The Smiths, This Charming Man
• Joy Division, She’s Lost Control
• Oasis, Wonderwall (Live)
• My Chemical Romance, Helena

This is Eric Wilhite’s playlist.

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Ben Wilmott found Andoni Fimis going to the net in overtime and Fimis put the puck home for a 3-2 London Knights victory over the Windsor Spitfires at the WFCU Centre on Dec. 6.

Wilmott was late in a shift but found some energy in his legs and made a nice move at the blue line to get deep into Windsor territory and then passed the puck to the top of the crease where Fimis did the rest at the 1:42 mark of OT.

It marked the second weekend in a row that the Knights split a home and home series. They did the same thing against Saginaw a week earlier with both clubs also winning on the road.

London got off to a tremendous start with two first period goals in a building in which the Spitfires have only lost once in regulation time in 2025-26.

Rene Van Bommel made a gorgeous move as he split between two Windsor defenders and fired a puck between the legs of Spitfires goalie Joey Costanzo for his fifth goal of the season at the 4:05 mark of the game.

London then went to work on the penalty kill as they kept Windsor off the scoreboard through a two-man advantage for a little over a minute and followed by another opportunity later in the period.

Before the end of the first Knights defenceman Henry Brzustewicz found Jaxon Cover in the slot for a one-timer and Cover’s eighth goal of the year and a 2-0 London lead heading to the dressing room.

Aleksei Medvedev was called on to make huge saves off two of the Spitfires most dangerous players as separate steals allowed both Liam Greentree and A.J. Spellacy to get to the Knight net and Medvedev made sensational stops on each of them.

Windsor cut into London’s lead at 14:30 of the second period as defensive defenceman Wyatt Kennedy turned offensive when he sent a shot through some traffic and into the Knight net right off a faceoff.

Jack Nesbitt’s second goal in as many nights tied the game for the Spitfires at 12:34 nof the third period as the Philadelphia Flyers prospect banged in a rebound to the right of the Knights crease and it was 2-2.

Fimis got his third goal of the year in overtime and gave London their first victory at the WFCU Centre dating back to the 2023-24 season.

The Knights outshot Windsor 29-26.

London was 0-for-1 and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.

Up next

London will head to St. Catharines, Ont., on Dec. 11 for a game against a Londoner and a couple of former teammates.

The Knights will take on Noah Read and Liam Spencer who both won the Memorial Cup with London last year.

They will also go up against London native and former London Jr. Knight Ryan Roobroeck.

Coverage will start at 6:30 p.m. for all games on 980 CFPL, at www.980cfpl.ca and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.

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TORONTO – Alexandre Texier scored the shootout winner as the Montreal Canadiens topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night.

Cole Caufield, who also scored in the shootout, also had a goal in regulation for Montreal (15-9-3). Jakub Dobes made 22 saves through regulation and overtime.

Scott Laughton replied for Toronto (13-11-4). Dennis Hildeby stopped 33 shots as the Leafs saw their three-game winning streak snapped. The netminder got the start for Toronto after Joseph Woll joined Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve earlier in the day.

The Canadiens, who topped the Leafs 5-2 at home Nov. 22 to open Toronto’s recent six-game road trip with a thud, connected on their second man advantage at 8:25 of the middle period when Caufield slid his 15th goal of the season past Hildeby. The Montreal winger extended his point streak to 10 games for the second double-digit run of his career.

Laughton replied for Toronto on a short-handed breakaway at 10:28 of the third — his third goal of the season and third in as many games — when he blasted a slapshot past Dobes from the hash marks to set up the late drama.

Takeaways

Maple Leafs: Head coach Craig Berube said Woll will be out “a week … hopefully” after leaving Thursday’s 5-1 victory in Carolina over the Hurricanes after two periods with a lower-body injury.

Canadiens: Lane Hutson’s 55 assists in 2025 has him two shy of tying Guy Lapointe (1976) and P.K. Subban (2015) for the second-most in a calendar year by a Montreal defenceman. J.C. Tremblay tops the list with 57 assists in 1971.

Key moment

Texier moved in on Hildeby in the shootout and used a one-handed deke to score before Dobes stopped John Tavares at the other end to seal the win.

Key stat

Toronto blueliner Morgan Rielly played the 900th regular-season of his NHL career. The 31-year-old ranks eighth all-time in franchise history. George Armstrong holds the record at 1,188 games.

Up next

Canadiens: Host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

Maple Leafs: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2025.

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NEW YORK – The Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens will be heading back outdoors next season.

The NHL announced Saturday the teams will face off in the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Winnipeg’s Princess Auto Stadium.

The event set for Oct. 25, 2026, marks the league’s eighth Heritage Classic and first since 2023.

Winnipeg will host its second outdoor showcase after falling to the Edmonton Oilers at the home of the CFL’s Blue Bombers in October 2016 before a crowd of 33,240. The Jets are 1-1-0 all-time in regular-season outdoor games. Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Flames in overtime at the 2019 Heritage Classic in Regina.

Montreal, which will skate in its fifth outdoor game and first in nine years, is 2-2-0 in four contests in the elements. Montreal defeated Edmonton in the 2003 Heritage Classic in the Alberta capital and fell to the Flames in Calgary in 2011.

The Canadiens played in the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day 2016, defeating the Boston Bruins in Foxborough, Mass. The Canadiens also topped the Senators in Ottawa at the NHL100 Classic in 2017.

“When Winnipeg hosted the Heritage Classic in 2016, we were blown away by the amazing fan response and how great the venue was,” Steve Mayer, the NHL’s president of content and events, said in a statement. “Given the success the Jets have had since we were last there, it’s fitting to bring another outdoor spectacle to Winnipeg.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2025.

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First Nations, Inuit, and Métis leaders are set to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection on Saturday at Montreal’s airport.

The 61 items are part of a long-running effort to repatriate objects held by the Vatican.

The items, include embroidered gloves, a kayak, and a baby-carrying sling, which have been repatriated after decades of calls from Indigenous leaders.

The return follows long-standing efforts and ceremonies, including a Vatican delegation in 2022 and Pope Francis’ visit to Canada that year, aimed at addressing the legacy of church-run residential schools.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak attended the airport event, highlighting the importance of the artifacts returning home and noting that “this is the first step”, with additional First Nations items still held by the Vatican Museum.

She hopes in due time, more of these items will be released – not just for the youth of today, but also for the previous generations.

“I know our ancestors are with us in this journey as well,” she said during the news conference.

Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller, who also present, welcomed the artifacts’ arrival, calling it a moment of cultural restoration for Indigenous communities.

“When I met with elders being put through the trauma of residential schools, they had a lot of hope, that was residing in you (Pope) of continuing that path of reconciliation,” Miller said.

He added that he “salutes the individual efforts of leadership in getting these items back.”

The artifacts will require time to acclimatize before being available for public viewing, museum experts said.

– With files from the Canadian Press

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Toronto police say two people involved in a stabbing at Dundas subway station late last month, including a TTC employee initially believed to be the victim, are now both facing charges for the stabbing.

According to a news release on Dec 6., investigators determined each individual stabbed the other during a violent altercation.

Police now allege a male customer and a female TTC employee became involved in a heated verbal dispute before the confrontation turned physical.

According to investigators, the two assaulted each other, at which point the TTC employee allegedly stabbed the customer with a knife.

Police say the customer then returned and stabbed the employee.

The incident happened around 1:10 p.m. on Nov. 26 inside the station’s fare gate area near Yonge Street and Dundas Street East.

The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and the worker was reportedly stabbed in the arm. Both were transported to hospital to receive care.

Officers say the two did not know each other.

The customer, a 42-year-old male of Toronto, was arrested on the day of the incident and has been charged with three counts of assault, carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon and aggravated assault.

He appeared in court on Nov. 27.

Following further investigation, on Dec. 5 police arrested the TTC female, 40, of Toronto, originally described as the victim.

She is now charged with assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, aggravated assault and obstructing police.

She is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 30.

Sources tell Global News there is video of the altercation, and investigators are reviewing available surveillance footage.

The TTC previously said one of its customer service agents had been stabbed at the station and called the attack “unacceptable.” ATU Local 113, the union representing TTC workers, also condemned the violence.

“Violence has no place on the TTC,” CEO Mandeep S. Lali said at the time of the initial incident.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact investigators or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.

— With files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues and Sean Prevail

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When Zola Ganzorigt–the OPI celeb nail artist behind the glazed donut nails–first swiped a layer of chrome onto Hailey Bieber’s sheer white manicure before the 2022 Met Gala, she didn’t realize she was creating a beauty phenomenon. “It just came in that moment,” she recalls. “We tried it. We loved it. And the rest is history.” The now-iconic manicure, conceived minutes before glam, wasn’t even discussed beforehand. “I didn’t see her dress until she sat down,” Ganzorigt explains.

 

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Naturally, I sat down with Ganzorigt for the inside scoop on all things winter nails–from expert-level nail care tips to what’s trending for the season.

 

If you had to pick a defining nail trend for winter this season, what would it be?

“Different types of French manicures. Recently I did what we call a ‘drunk French’ on Sabrina. It was kind of blurry–there’s no defined line between the base and the French, but it’s not an ombré. We called it ‘drunk French’ because if a drunk person did a French manicure, it would look like that–blurry. A lot of my clients have been requesting French lately. On Adele, I just did a regular white French manicure. Even Kylie has been experimenting with different types–like the ‘deep French manicure‘ you’ve probably seen. We literally took a 1997 magazine cover as inspiration and copied that manicure. It was a really deep, less-curved French. She loved it so much she had me repeat it.”

 

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What’s a winter nail shade you’re loving?

“In the winter time people like to keep it either really dark–like ‘Complimentary wine,’ or ‘Lincoln Park After Dark,’ or ‘Black Onyx’–or they keep it simple. It really depends on the person. For a holiday-inspired look that can be worn every day, try using ‘Glossy Goddess,’ a nice red shade, as your base and add a few white dots on top.”

 

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FORT LAUDERDALE – Inter Miami has won its first-ever MLS Cup.

Tadeo Allende’s goal in the 96th minute sealed the result in Miami’s 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer’s championship game on Saturday.

The matchup had been billed as a battle between two of the league’s top talents, with Argentine star Lionel Messi captaining Miami and German legend Thomas Müller playing for Vancouver.

It was Vancouver’s Edier Ocampo who opened the scoring, though, with an own goal in the eighth minute to give Miami an early 1-0 lead.

Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed levelled the score in the 60th with his first goal in MLS play this year.

Rodrigo De Paul put the home side ahead again in the 70th minute and Allende sealed the win in injury time.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2025.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like the courts, standing in their way.

Smith spoke today on her radio call-in show for the first time after her government proposed legislation that would grind to a halt an ongoing court case on the issue.

She says giving Justice Minister Mickey Amery the power over referendum questions upholds democracy.

Smith says the courts “seem to want to approve the ones they like, and hold up the ones they don’t like.”

It comes a day after an Alberta Justice Colin Feasby said a separatist question would go against the Charter and the province’s existing referendum law.

Feasby says in a decision Friday Smith’s United Conservative government’s proposed law to change the rules in the middle of the game is undemocratic.

© 2025 The Canadian Press

The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history.

A resolution authorizing the proposed settlement with the family of Konoa Wilson has been added to the city council’s agenda for Tuesday morning.

“What happened to Konoa was a catastrophic failure of policing,” family attorney Nick Rowley said in a statement to City News Service. “A 16-year-old boy was running for his life. He was not a threat and not a suspect, yet he was shot in the back by a police officer who only saw him for one second before deciding to pull the trigger.”

If approved, the settlement would exceed the $27 million the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay the family of George Floyd, whose May 2020 murder by a police officer who kneeled on his neck sparked a nationwide racial reckoning.

Surveillance and body-worn camera footage from Jan. 28 showed Wilson running away from someone who pulled a gun and fired at him in a downtown train station. As he exited the station, Wilson encountered San Diego Police Officer Daniel Gold.

In a lawsuit against the city and Gold, the family alleged the officer “instantly, without any warning,” fired two shots at Wilson, who was Black, as he ran by, striking him in the upper body.

“Only after shooting DECEDENT and watching him fall to the ground did Defendant GOLD finally announce ‘San Diego Police,’” said the suit, which was filed in June. “Defendants committed acts of racial violence against DECEDENT, a teenager, by shooting him in his back as he ran past Defendant GOLD, in an attempt to get to a place of safety.”

Wilson was pronounced dead at UC San Diego Health Medical Center less than an hour later.

An agenda item posted Friday said the settlement would be paid from the Public Liability Fund.

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