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Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approved

22Dec

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Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approved

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2025 6:11 pm Updated December 22, 2025 6:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?”Elections Alberta says the proponent — the Alberta Pr...

Kunal Kemmu on Madgaon Express reception: `You can`t fake laughter`

22Dec

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Kunal Kemmu on Madgaon Express reception: `You can`t fake laughter`

Actor Kunal Kemmu, who is receiving a lot of good response to his recently released streaming series Single Papa has said that one can’t fake laughter. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotional campaign of the show, and shared what it takes to mount a film like Madgaon Express, which marked his directorial debut. He told IANS, “I always say that for an actor, acting is for free. A major part of an actor’s job is waiting, that’s what you get paid for. Similarly, as a writer, I can speak for myself, I wanted to tell the story, so I wrote it. I didn`t. Did I know how to mount it? No, I had no idea. Did I know I was going to direct it? No. At best, I thought, ‘Maybe I`ll just play one of the parts of the three friends’. But it`s been its own journey. I wrote it in 2015 and like seven ...

Slow tapering combined with therapy can effectively help stop antidepressants

22Dec

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Slow tapering combined with therapy can effectively help stop antidepressants

Gradual reduction of antidepressants together with psychological support can be an effective strategy to stop medication among adults who have recovered from depression, according to a study on Friday. Antidepressants are typically recommended to be taken for six to nine months after a first episode of moderate-to-severe depression and anxiety disorders to prevent relapse. But there are concerns about overprescribing, long-term use, and withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation, which underscore the need for evidence-based deprescribing strategies. To understand, researchers from the University of Verona in Italy conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 76 randomised controlled trials involving 17,379 adults. The findings, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, do not s...

Carney names Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new U.S. ambassador – National

22Dec

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Carney names Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new U.S. ambassador – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former investment manager Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new ambassador to the United States, replacing Kirsten Hillman who announced her resignation from the role earlier this month. Wiseman will take over as ambassador in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 15, 2026, Carney’s office said in a statement. 11:25 CUSMA review: Canada-U.S. to begin in January “Mr. Wiseman will be a key contributor to the government’s efforts to advance Canada-U.S. priorities, including secure borders, a strengthened trade and investment relati...

22Dec

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Why I Won’t Be Getting an AI Home Gym

Credit: René Ramos / Lifehacker / Valerii Apetroaiei / Shuo / Arty / Adobe Stock I've been getting relentless Instagram ads for AI-powered home gyms lately. You've probably seen them, too—sleek wall-mounted screens with impossibly toned instructors, testimonials promising "the future of fitness," and before-and-after transformations that make it all look effortless.The smart home gym equipment market is booming. According to Business Wire, the industry was valued at $3.2 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $4 billion by 2030. The numbers show plenty of people are investing in fitness technology that offers personalized, convenient, and effective home workouts. Fitness is yet another way to feed the AI beast, transforming boring old equipm...

Mick Foley parts ways with WWE over its ‘close relationship’ with Trump – National

22Dec

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Mick Foley parts ways with WWE over its ‘close relationship’ with Trump – National

Wrestling legend Mick Foley says he’s cutting ties with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) over its “close relationship” with U.S. President Donald Trump. Foley, 60, made the announcement in a post on Instagram, citing Trump’s comments about the murders of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner as the “final straw.”Reiner and his wife were found dead in their home on Dec. 14. The couple’s 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on a murder charge and is being held without bail.On Tuesday, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced it was filing charges against Nick with two counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, he could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty. Story continues below advertisement “While I hav...

Researchers develop new blood test can detect, monitor lung cancer in real time

22Dec

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Researchers develop new blood test can detect, monitor lung cancer in real time

A team of UK researchers has developed a pioneering blood test that could enable doctors to detect and monitor lung cancer in real time, which will help reduce diagnostic delays and improve patient outcomes. Using the technique Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy, the team detected a single lung cancer cell in a patient`s blood. The technique combines advanced infrared scanning technology with computer analysis, focusing on the unique chemical fingerprint of cancer cells, said researchers from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), Keele University, and Loughborough University. "This approach has the potential to help patients receive earlier diagnoses, personalised treatments, and fewer invasive procedures, and it could eventually be applied to many ...

White: Mexican actor Dario Yazbek Bernal shares his experience of shooting

22Dec

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White: Mexican actor Dario Yazbek Bernal shares his experience of shooting

Mexican actor Darío Yazbek Bernal, known widely for his role in Netflix’s The House of Flowers, recently wrapped up the shoot of White in India. With Vikrant Massey stepping into the role of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Montoo Bassi’s directorial venture will chronicle the spiritual leader’s involvement in Colombia’s peace process. “At its core, the film is driven by a sincere emotion. It simply says: this is what happened, and this is how forgiveness becomes possible,” explains the actor over a phone call. He believes that in a world marked by polarisation, White arrives at a crucial moment. “The film is saying something that we’ve forgotten how to do: listen.” (L) Vikrant Massey plays (R) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the thriller That it also brought Bernal to India is another incentive. The fil...

How a Simple URL Typo Can Make You a Target for Malware

22Dec

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How a Simple URL Typo Can Make You a Target for Malware

Clicking through search results to a website comes with the risk of landing on a spoofed page that is actually a phishing scam, but so does navigating directly by typing a URL into your browser. As reported by Krebs on Security, researchers at security firm Infoblox have identified a swath of scams on lookalike and parked (or placeholder) domains. If you end up on one of these websites, you'll be directed not to the trusted page you're expecting but scam content, including scareware and other malware. Lookalike domains contain malicious contentThis scam capitalizes on you navigating directly to a website by typing the URL into your browser's address bar. If you accidentally mistype either the top-level domain (TLD)—.gov or .com, for example—or the second-level domain (SLD), which is the c...

New ingestible device can collect microbial samples from small intestines

21Dec

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New ingestible device can collect microbial samples from small intestines

Researchers at IIT Delhi on Tuesday announced the development of an ingestible device that can sample bacteria directly from the small intestine, opening a new window into the human gut microbiome. While not all bacteria are harmful, nearly half of all cells in the human body are microbial. These organisms line our gut and help us digest food, regulate mood, and build immunity. Yet studying them has remained difficult. Existing tools are invasive, such as endoscopy or ileostomy, or indirect, relying on stool samples that do not truly reflect conditions higher up in the digestive tract. The device, a tiny pill, once swallowed, stays shut in the stomach. It opens only in the intestine to collect bacteria, then seals itself again to keep the sample safe while moving through the gut, revea...