As of September 25, 2026, U2 has been around for 50 years. Five decades ago, in 1976, a bunch of kids showed up in the kitchen at Larry Mullen Jr.’s place. Fourteen-year-old Larry had posted a note on the hallway bulletin board at Mount Temple Comprehensive School on Malahide Road in Dublin.

Four of the kids from that afternoon in the kitchen are still in the band. There’s been only one lineup change. On March 4, 1978, Dik Evans left the group, back when it was still known as “Feedback” and then “The Hype.” Other than that, U2 has always been Larry, Bono, the Edge, and Adam Clayton.

There are groups whose names have survived longer. The Blind Boys of Alabama have a history that dates back to 1939. The Oak Ridge Boys were formed in 1947. Golden Earring first got together in 1961.

But how many groups have the same members after 50 years? Right now, the answer is none. Until recently, ZZ Top was the champion, with the same three guys since 1969, but when Dusty Hill died in 2021, that streak ended at 52 years.

To put U2’s longevity into perspective, they were formed just after Montreal hosted the Summer Olympics. They began before the first Star Wars movie came out. Heck, U2 is older than disco. And they’re still making albums, and they’re still touring.
Obviously, we gotta do something to mark this milestone. But how?

There have been documentaries and books and movies and concert films and box sets. Their story has been told a million times. So what can we do that’s different, yet fun and informative? I thought long and hard about what to do.

And here’s what I came up with. This is part one of a show I’m calling “50 Things About U2 at 50.”

Hang on. This is gonna get dense.

Songs heard on this show:

• U2, Tonight
• Radiators from Space, Television Screen
• U2, Stories for Boys
• U2, 11 O’clock Tic Toc
• U2, I Will Follow
• U2, Gloria
• U2, Pride (In the Name of Love), 2023 version/U2
• U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live)
• U2, Get Out Your Own Way

Here’s Eric Wilhite’s playlist.

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Few species on this planet can make a noise like 10,000 screaming teenage girls. That’s a lot of lung power, but it can come at a serious health cost–and I don’t mean one’s hearing.

In 2017, The Journal of Emergency Medicine entitled “Screaming your Lungs Out! A Case of Boy Band-Induced Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumoretropharyngeum.” It warns of the effects of prolonged screaming by young women at boy band concerts.

Basically, they can scream and sing so long and so hard that lungs may spontaneously collapse, requiring immediate medical treatment. I quote: “Spontaneous pneumothorax has been linked with multiple activities leading to acute increases in transpulmonary pressure (e.g., weightlifting, diving, and military flying). This particular case suggests that forceful screaming during pop concerts should be added to that list.”

Be careful out there, kids.

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Murderers have always lurked among us. Victims are beaten to death. They stab people. They shoot people.

Going through the cases, we see that’s just the start. We have the man who stomped his wife to death in a fit of rage over perceived infidelity, someone who beat his mother to death with a hammer, and another who tried to run over the victim with a car.

There’s a particularly gruesome case of a man accused of killing his underage girlfriend, cutting her into pieces, and then leaving the corpse to rot in the trunk of a car.

And when it’s too much trouble or too risky to carry out the dirty work themselves, there’s always the option of hiring a hitman.

What do all these cases have in common? They all involve musicians doing the deed, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

This is Episode 77 of Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. This time, all our stories are about musicians who murder, or who have at least tried to.

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And don’t forget about my current national speaking tour that will feature a live Uncharted podcast presentation. Get your tickets here.

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Sitting just 12.4 light-years away is an Earth-like planet with the fancy name GJ273b which orbits a star called Loyton’s Star, an otherwise non-descript red dwarf. GJ 273b is classified as a “Super Earth,” but given that it’s in the Goldilocks zone, there’s a chance that it could sustain life as we know it.

For three days in October 2017, a team of musicians led by the Sónar music festival transmitted eighteen musical pieces, each 10 seconds long, towards GJ 273b in the hope of luring aliens into a response. The 180-second message was repeated nine times.  Another fifteen musical messages were sent the following April.

First, let’s hope they’re listening. Second, let’s hope they like music. And third, let’s hope they don’t decide to invade. If they do, the answer that returns in 24 years might be “Message received. We’ll be there to invade in about 1400 years.” Will they be Grays, Reptilians or insectoids? Place your bets.

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A Canada Post spokesperson says the planned increase in the price of stamps is meant to help the Crown corporation become self-sustaining after years of financial losses.

Last week’s federal budget said the price of a single domestic stamp will go from $1.44 to $2 in 2027, with a seven per cent increase in cost each year after.

Jon Hamilton, Canada Post’s vice-president of communications, says the price for U.S.-bound and international letter stamps will also go up but the amount has not yet been decided.

He says this move is an attempt to match the prices consumers are paying with the organization’s operating costs and help repay some of the assistance Ottawa has provided to keep Canada Post afloat.

The recent budget is providing another $1.2 billion over seven years to support Canada Post’s move to community mailboxes.

Canada Post’s annual report says the Crown corporation saw $1.57 billion in pre-tax losses in 2025, the highest amount on record.

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In his first major interview since the Republican Party lost control of the House of Representatives and Senate, U.S. President Donald Trump said his immigration agenda was “too tough.”

Trump, whose administration implemented a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration this year, acknowledged that he lost the support of many because of the policy, but told CBS News’ 60 Minutes program that he thinks he could reach an agreement with the new Democratic majority on how to better manage and enforce immigration laws.

“The deal would be we would work something out. And I think it’s something — I think that’s something that’s actually doable,” he said in the interview, without offering details of what a deal would look like.

Speaking on the crackdown, which led to tens of thousands of monthly arrests, the detainment of children and the killing of two American citizens by federal agents, Trump said he thought he scored “very high marks for getting the bad ones out,” saying most of the people who were removed were “murderers,” but understands why it didn’t win him unilateral favour.

“I think it both helped and hurt,” he told CBS News’ Ross Douthat, adding that he believes “killers” and “drug dealers” in the country illegally should be deported, but suggested he was open to the idea of a deal that would let others stay.

“If they’re good people working in a landscaping company, or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases, paying taxes.”

Shortly after the interview, Trump named Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, which quickly drew criticism from Democrats who described Miller as the one behind the policy.

“Trump says his immigration crackdown went too far,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on social media Sunday after the interview aired. “Apparently, his solution was to put the man responsible for it in charge of the White House. That’s not a course correction. That’s a promotion.”

Democrats have said oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security is a priority for the new Congress.

Speaking on other matters, including the the race among Republicans to succeed him for the 2028 presidential election and whether he would endorse a potential successor, the president said “probably, not necessarily.”

Asked how his net worth went up by $3 billion since returning to the White House, the president said he doesn’t pay much attention to it and said his sons look after the family business.

“I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don’t care. I make — I have a lotta money, and far more than I ever thought I’d have. And I guess it’s gone up. I don’t even know,” he said.

— with files from the Associated Press 

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Automaker Stellantis says it has officially signed an agreement with Canadian defence contractor Roshel to sell its idled Brampton, Ont., assembly plant.

Under the asset purchase agreement, Roshel will acquire the facility and associated equipment from the automaker for an undisclosed amount.

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Stellantis signed a memorandum of understanding in September with Roshel, a Brampton-based manufacturer of armoured vehicles, for a potential sale of the facility.

This past weekend, the union representing Stellantis autoworkers, Unifor, said it believed the sale had gone through.

Last month, the union said it received notice that Stellantis was considering the closure and sale of the plant.

Also in October, Stellantis workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of giving their union a strike mandate.

Unifor said 97.3 per cent of members who participated in a vote are in favour of authorizing a strike if needed.

The facility had been slated to be retooled for Jeep production, a process that began early in 2024, before the company paused the plan in early 2025.

It later announced it was moving production of the Jeep Compass to the U.S., in what the union called a violation of its current collective agreement, and leaving the plant idled indefinitely.

More than 2,000 workers were laid off from the Brampton plant when it halted operations in 2023.

— More to come…

With files from Global News’ Rachel Morgan and The Canadian Press

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The decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation to allow Russia back into the World Juniors Hockey Championship next month continued to stir backlash on Monday with Norway saying its team was being bumped to make room for Russia and Sweden vowing not to play against Russia.

In a statement to Global News on Monday, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office reiterated Ottawa’s stance saying, “athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be able to compete for their countries in Canada so long as the unjustified war against Ukraine continues. That position has not changed.”

It is not yet clear whether Russian and Belarussian players will be allowed to compete for a neutral team rather than for their national teams.

The first puck drops on Dec. 26., with the tournament taking place in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta.

“For better or for worse, athletes that are participating and representing their country do get involved, whether they like it or not, in the political implications of international sports,” says Simon Darnell professor of kinesiology and Sport for Development & Peace at the University of Toronto.

“Allowing the Russians to play at the World Juniors, unfortunately, would be a tacit acceptance of the war in Ukraine, and I don’t think that’s what the international sports community should be doing.”

Here’s what to know about how this came to be and everything we know so far.

Russia has been waging an ongoing unprovoked war on Ukraine since early 2022, and various international sports groups banned Russia from participating in response, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which conducts the World Juniors Hockey Championship.

The IIHF ban on Russia’s participation was squashed last month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Oct. 30 that the federation must allow Russia to compete in its sanctioned events, including the upcoming tournament.

Norway’s hockey federation said Sunday the IIHF had informed it that Russia would be added to the men’s under-20 tournament in Edmonton and Red Deer next month at Norway’s expense.

The IIHF has not formally announced the change, and its website still lists Norway among the 10 teams in the tournament.

Global News sent a request for comment to the IIHF on Monday asking if Russia has been added to the upcoming tournament and replaced Norway. A response was not received as of publication.

Shortly after the court ruling last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a ban on Russian athletes, in addition to those from Belarus, from participating in the tournament while in Canada because of the war with Ukraine.

“This is a decision we take on our own, which is we will deny, while Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal unjustified horrific war in Ukraine — as long as that’s going on, there will be none of those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney said last week.

That decision by Carney was also supported publicly by Wayne Gretzky.

Ukrainian Canadian leaders say the court ruling allowing Russia to participate was “unjustified, ridiculous and egregious.”

“The court decision to allow Russia back into international hockey is a disgrace and has brought shame onto that court,” says Orest Zakydalsky, senior policy advisor with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

“Norway and the Norwegian people have been strong supporters of Ukraine and continue to be. We are immensely grateful for all that they have done for Ukraine and I think that the Hockey Federation should take a look at the logic of this ruling and reverse it.”

Norway acknowledged that the IIHF has been handcuffed by the court’s ruling. As the 10th-ranked team entering the tournament, Norway said it was relegated to the 1A Division to open the spot for Russia.

“The situation is still unclear,” Norway’s ice hockey secretary general Peter Salsten said in a statement posted on the association’s website and translated from Norwegian to English. “This makes us hope that the last word has not been said about our participation in Canada.”

“We are aware of the status and the measures the IIHF feels compelled to take, and will await further information from the IIHF in the coming days,” Salsten said. “This also clearly shows all the practical challenges and immediate consequences for everyone involved when countries are reinstated immediately.”

The Russians haven’t competed in the tournament since a fourth-place finish in 2021, with their ban beginning after the nation invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

“I suspect that Norway’s probably trying to figure out how they’re going to deal with this situation and they know that they have allies,” says Darnell.

“It reminds us that sports and politics are always connected, and I think we can all agree that this is much more about politics than it is about sports at this point.”

Since the announcement from the Norwegian Hockey Association, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association says it will refuse to play Russia if the teams meet at the world juniors and stood in solidarity with Team Norway.

Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State for Sport of Canada, spoke Monday and reaffirmed Ottawa’s stance on Russia’s involvement in the tournament, although few specifics were given regarding any exceptions.

“The prime minister was as clear as day last week. Russia will not be competing at the World Juniors in Alberta,” said van Koeverden to reporters when asked about Norway reportedly being bumped to allow Russia to participate.

He also suggested that Russian players could, in theory, participate in the tournament provided that they don’t represent Russia by wearing a neutral jersey.

“If they’re not competing with a neutral status as an AIN, that’s, en français, Athlètes Individuels Neutres, then they would not be permitted to compete, and that AIN designation has not been tested in a team format,” said van Koeverden.

“Working with Hockey Canada, working with the IIHF, with respect to Norway’s inclusion in this tournament. I spoke with the Minister of Sport from Norway last week and had a great conversation. We’re very, very aligned and we hope to see Norwegian athletes competing in Alberta December and January.”

When asked to clarify if he meant that Russian players could participate provided they wear a neutral jersey on the ice, van Koeverden said,  “I want to be just as clear as the prime minister was last week. The Russians will not be represented at the World Juniors in Alberta.”

– with files from The Canadian Press

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The country’s top court began hearing legal arguments Monday about the validity of a federal ban on hundreds of types of firearms the government says are fit only for the battlefield.

The hearings, which continue Tuesday at the Supreme Court of Canada, will give opponents of the ban another chance to make their case after losing in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

In May 2020, the government prohibited the use, sale and importation of 1,500 firearm models and variants, including the AR-15 and Ruger Mini-14. The move was applauded by gun control advocates as a first step toward removing these firearms from circulation.

In October 2023, a Federal Court judge dismissed a request to strike down the ban as unlawful and beyond the scope of the powers delegated to the Governor in Council — effectively the federal cabinet.

A not-for-profit advocacy organization, firearm owners, businesses, hunters and recreational and sport shooters appealed the ruling.

In April 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal rejected that appeal, saying the Federal Court delivered “thorough and persuasive” reasons.

The list of guns banned by the Liberal government has grown to more than 2,500 varieties of what it calls assault-style firearms.

Before the Supreme Court agreed to examine the matter, the government said the prohibited firearms would have to be disposed of or deactivated by the end of an amnesty period on Oct. 30 of this year.

That amnesty has been extended until 90 days after the Supreme Court delivers its decision, which is expected no later than next year.

On Monday, several judges put probing questions to counsel about the details of the federal measures.

A key question before the Federal Court of Appeal was whether the Governor in Council adhered to a provision of the law forbidding it from using regulations to outlaw a firearm if it considers the gun “reasonable for use in Canada for hunting or sporting purposes.”

Writing on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel, Court of Appeal Chief Justice Yves de Montigny said he was not persuaded that the government erred in considering public safety when assessing whether the prohibited firearms were reasonable for use in Canada for such purposes.

“It may well be that, from the sole perspective of a sensible hunter or sportsman, it makes no sense to ban firearms that are well suited or even specifically designed for hunting or sport purposes,” he wrote.

The federal cabinet is the most senior policy-making body in government and, because of its role at the apex of the executive branch, is best situated to develop government policy and assess the public interest, de Montigny added.

“Surely, the inherent danger that some firearms pose to public safety because of their lethality and their ability to injure or kill a large number of people in a short period of time, the fact that they have been used in mass shootings in Canada and abroad, the fact that they are disproportionate for civilian use, and the increasing demand for measures to address gun violence are all valid considerations in determining whether their use is reasonable for hunting and sporting purposes,” he wrote.

In a written submission to the Supreme Court, federal lawyers say the Governor in Council’s exercise of its broad discretion was reasonable and justified by the serious public safety concerns these firearms present.

The submission points to a regulatory impact analysis statement that supports the Governor in Council’s opinion. That statement said that while some hunters and sport shooters lawfully used some of these firearms in the past, these guns can increase the severity of mass shootings and have been used in such shootings in Canada and in other countries.

The firearms prohibited in 2020 were owned by a small minority of Canadian firearms owners, estimated at between three and five per cent of the total, the federal submission adds.

“Thousands of alternative firearms remain legally available for hunting and sporting use,” it says. “The GIC’s opinion, balancing public interest policy considerations, was reasonable.”

A group of appellants that includes the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights says neither the Federal Court nor the Federal Court of Appeal considered whether the newly prohibited items were actually used for hunting or sport shooting.

“While recognizing that the misuse of firearms threatens public safety, Parliament chose to preserve hunting and sport shooting as legitimate, lawful, and socially accepted activities and uses of firearms,” they say in their submission to the Supreme Court.

For the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who lawfully owned and used the firearms prohibited by the 2020 regulations, this appeal is not an abstract debate about administrative law, the appellants add.

“It concerns the profound disruption of the lives of ordinary, law-abiding Canadians. Hunters, sport shooters, collectors and small businesses, individuals who complied with every requirement imposed by Parliament, found themselves overnight in possession of prohibited property, deprived of its lawful use and exposed to the prospect of criminal liability,” the submission says.

“They are not extremists; they are farmers, veterans, competitive athletes, Indigenous harvesters and neighbours in communities across Canada.”

Whether the Governor in Council acted within the limits Parliament imposed is not merely a question of statutory interpretation, the submission says.

“It determines whether the sweeping consequences imposed upon these Canadians were authorized by law.”

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Fifteen Canadian soldiers remain on ventilators more than three weeks after the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright, according to information obtained by Global News.

A senior Alberta government official provided Global with a section of a confidential Alberta Health Services (AHS) briefing document after almost a week of unsuccessful attempts to get the Department of National Defence (DND) to disclose how many injured soldiers remained in critical condition.

The official referred Global to Acute Care Alberta (ACA) for further comment.

The document, dated Nov. 5, provides a detailed breakdown of the conditions of soldiers who remain hospitalized following the fire at CFB Wainwright on Oct. 17 that killed four soldiers and injured 39.

Global News sought clarification from AHS before publication to ensure the accuracy of the numbers.

The report showed that, as of Nov. 5, 21 soldiers remain hospitalized in Alberta.

Of that number, 10 were listed in critical condition, eight were stable in intensive care and three were stable in medical units.

By Nov. 9, the number of soldiers in critical condition had dropped to nine, while 12 were listed as stable across intensive care and medical units, an ACA spokeswoman confirmed.

Two weeks ago, 13 soldiers were in critical condition, according to officials.

Dr. Sayeh Zielke, interim CEO of Acute Care Alberta, told Global News that the hospitalized soldiers remained “gravely ill.”

She explained that some burn patients require prolonged ventilator assistance due to smoke inhalation or airway injuries, even when their condition is stable. Patients classified as critical typically require additional life-sustaining support, such as assistance with breathing or medications to maintain blood pressure.

The briefing document also revealed the extent of the soldiers’ burns.

Four patients have burns covering 51 to 60 per cent of their bodies, three have burns covering 41 to 50 per cent, and seven have burns covering 30 to 40 per cent. The remaining patients have burns covering less than 30 per cent of their bodies.

Fourteen soldiers were being treated at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton and seven at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, the report said. It also recorded three discharges and six repatriations, which can include transfers between provinces or within Alberta.

Global News repeatedly pressed DND for updated figures on injured soldiers after the department had not provided a public update on their condition since Oct. 22.

On Nov. 4, three days after Global submitted questions, DND issued a statement saying 25 soldiers remained hospitalized, 14 had been released and four had been transferred to hospitals in B.C. and Ontario. It did not provide updated critical condition figures.

After further unanswered inquiries, DND said on the evening of Nov. 6 that it would not comment further as patient status fell under the responsibility of provincial health authorities and attending clinicians, despite both Acute Care Alberta and the Prime Minister’s Office having directed questions to DND.

Zielke said going forward, she would work with the CAF to provide weekly updates on the injured soldiers.

DND has declined to answer numerous questions about the circumstances of the deadly fire, citing their Board of Inquiry investigation. The military says such investigations typically take nine to 12 months, although the timeline could be longer.

The medical update comes as Ottawa moves to provide additional nursing support for Alberta.

Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said on Saturday she had approved a request for federal assistance from the Alberta government and ACA to provide additional nursing support for injured soldiers.

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An ACA spokeswoman said 15 CAF nurses will arrive on Nov. 9 and will remain until Jan. 15, 2027, providing additional capacity and relief for staff. The deployment replaces support previously provided by Ontario nurses, who have since returned home.

“This is not a sprint, this is a marathon. We expect to be providing care for these patients all the way through December, January, and going forward,” Zielke said.

Zielke praised Alberta hospitals’ response to the disaster, saying they “would have managed without that additional support,” but bringing in extra staff was “the right thing to do” to ease the burden on health-care workers.

She said Alberta’s health-care system had been able to manage the influx of patients, with 32 critical-care beds and 567 non-ICU beds available across the province as of Monday.

Zielke also rejected suggestions of coordination failures or shortages, saying necessary skin tissue, grafts and specialized equipment had been obtained.

“Anything that we’ve asked for, we have been provided,” she said.

The federal government on Nov. 5 also announced $25 million in the federal budget for the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services to support CAF members, their families and local communities affected by the fire.

Another $3 million will be invested to support the Wainwright Military Family Resource Centre.

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