{
  "id": 2750852,
  "title": "Why do Canadians call the last letter of the alphabet zed?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/why-do-canadians-call-the-last-letter-of-the-alphabet-zed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/zed-explained-canadians-9.7315717"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Few things distinguish us from our neighbours to the south more quickly than calling the last letter of the alphabet zed instead of zee, but why do we do it?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}