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Study: Malaria and Dengue cases rising fast due to climate change

5Dec

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Study: Malaria and Dengue cases rising fast due to climate change

Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue could be the most rapidly escalating threats to humanity, followed by tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, with climate change emerging as a primary driver of disease escalation, according to a survey of over 3,700 health professionals and researchers from across 151 countries. Socioeconomic inequality, which can impact one`s access to healthcare, and antimicrobial resistance that can undermine treatments against wide-ranging infections may also contribute to disease escalation, said the participants, nearly 90 per cent of whom were based in low and middle-income countries. Climate change, poverty and drug resistance could be coming together to create an escalating health crisis that could become a "creeping catastrophe" if left unaddressed, findi...

5Dec

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Here’s Everything You Get With a Garmin Connect+ Subscription

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garmin watches have never required a subscription to access any of their core features, and that hasn't changed. But as of 2025, Garmin now offers a $6.99/month subscription called Connect+ that provides “premium features,” including AI, on top of what you already get for free with the Garmin Connect app. So far, no preexisting features have gone behind the paywall, despite some Garmin users' fears. But what does Connect+ give you, and is it worth it? I signed up for a subscription to find out.How a Connect+ subscription worksA Connect+ subscription costs $6.99/month or $69.99/year. Again, it only adds features on top of what you already get with the Garmin Connect app; after nearly a year, no preexisting features free...

Common constipation drug can help halt kidney decline: Study

4Dec

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Common constipation drug can help halt kidney decline: Study

A surprising link between constipation and kidney decline led researchers to test lubiprostone, revealing that it can protect kidney function. The results point toward gut-based, mitochondria-boosting therapies as a promising new avenue for CKD care. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects people across the globe and often progresses to the point where patients rely on routine dialysis to survive. Although the condition is widespread and serious, there are still no approved medications that can actively restore kidney function. A team led by Professor Takaaki Abe at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine has uncovered an unexpected approach by repurposing a constipation medication. Their work marks the first time that this drug (lubiprostone) has been shown to slow the loss of k...

Alberta bill aims to clear further obstacles to citizen-driven referendum questions

4Dec

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Politics

Alberta bill aims to clear further obstacles to citizen-driven referendum questions

The Alberta government is clearing more legal hurdles faced by citizens aiming to put referendum questions on a ballot, including the prospect of leaving Confederation. If passed, a bill proposed Thursday would discontinue a court proceeding on a pro-separatist referendum question that is awaiting a judicial decision, among other changes.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says while the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 isn’t being put forward specifically because of that case, he says those behind the separation question would be permitted to reapply at no cost.He says the legislation won’t affect a duelling petition certified earlier this week that seeks to make it official policy the province will not leave Canada. 1:...

Canada’s net-zero advisory process ‘performative,’ says co-chair in resignation – National

4Dec

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Canada’s net-zero advisory process ‘performative,’ says co-chair in resignation – National

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2025 3:39 pm Updated December 4, 2025 3:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The co-chair of the federal government’s net zero advisory body has resigned, saying its work had begun to feel “neglected or performative.” In a post on his LinkedIn account, Simon Donner says he resigned on Tuesday and he is grateful for the opportunity to help shape climate policy in Canada. ...

Dave Coulier reveals new cancer diagnosis, 6 months after beating lymphoma – National

4Dec

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Dave Coulier reveals new cancer diagnosis, 6 months after beating lymphoma – National

Full House star Dave Coulier revealed he’s been diagnosed with tongue cancer, less than a year after treatment was successful against his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Coulier, 66, shared his health update during an interview on Dec. 2 on Today, calling the news a “shock to the system.”“To go through chemotherapy and feel that relief of, ‘Whoa, it’s gone.’ And then to get a test that says, ‘Well, now you’ve got another kind of cancer.’ … it is a shock to the system,” he said, before explaining that he was diagnosed with HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer in October.Coulier had shared that he was cancer-free following his battle with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, just six months before he received the new diagnosis.He noted that he had not exhibited any symptoms or signs before the discovery d...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith latest target of an MLA recall campaign

4Dec

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Politics

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith latest target of an MLA recall campaign

A woman hoping to launch a recall petition to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature says her campaign has been officially approved. Heather Van Snick says she has received a letter from Elections Alberta saying she will be getting the go-ahead to start the petition drive against Smith. She provided a copy of that letter to Global News.However, Van Snick cannot begin collecting signatures yet because Smith still has seven days to file a response before the three-month petition campaign can formally begin.Once it goes ahead, it’s a lengthy, multistage process — and 14 other members of Smith’s United Conservative caucus are already facing recall campaigns.In a press release, Van Snick and others behind the recall campaign claim they are being driven by “ongoing ...

Carney to meet with Trump, Sheinbaum in D.C. as CUSMA future in question – National

4Dec

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Carney to meet with Trump, Sheinbaum in D.C. as CUSMA future in question – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum when the three leaders are in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, Carney’s office says. The event, which will decide the team matchups for the World Cup matches taking place in all three countries next year, will mark the first time this year that the three North American leaders are in the same place together.It was not immediately clear if Carney will meet with Trump and Sheinbaum together or separately on the sidelines of the FIFA event at the Kennedy Center.Friday’s meeting will mark the first official sit-down between Carney and Trump since the U.S. president suspended trade talks with Canada in October over Ontario’s anti-tariff TV ad campaign. The two spoke...

Carney ‘will have to answer’ questions after tax credit flip-flop, Liberal MP says – National

4Dec

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Carney ‘will have to answer’ questions after tax credit flip-flop, Liberal MP says – National

A British Columbia Liberal MP said Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Carney “will have to answer” questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits when he signed the Alberta energy deal. The memorandum of understanding between Ottawa and Alberta extends federal tax credits for carbon capture to enhanced oil recovery, overturning a commitment the federal government made in the recent budget not to do so.Speaking to reporters on his way into a Liberal caucus meeting, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler said Canada has a “a pretty clear stance” on moving away from inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and extending tax credits to enhanced oil recovery is a “step in the wrong direction.”“I think that’s a really important thing that the prime minister will have to answer about,” Weiler said.Enhanc...

Bhay The Gaurav Tiwari teaser: Karan Tacker plays paranormal investigator

4Dec

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Bhay The Gaurav Tiwari teaser: Karan Tacker plays paranormal investigator

Amazon MX Player, Amazon’s free video streaming service, today released the teaser of its upcoming supernatural thriller Bhay – The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery. Leading the series is Karan Tacker as Gaurav Tiwari and Kalki Koechlin as Irene Venkat, alongside Danish Sood and Saloni Batra in key roles. Inspired by true events and the life of India’s first paranormal investigator, the show is Amazon MX Player’s foray into the horror genre and it dives into the unexplained phenomena that Gaurav Tiwari chased and the mystery surrounding his untimely passing. Bhay teaser The teaser opens inside one of Gaurav’s (Karan Tacker) intense, spine-chilling on-field investigations, capturing the unsettling environment he often found himself in. The atmosphere tightens. With lights flickering, shadows moving ...