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Bonnie Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support

14Sep

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Bonnie Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support

The Ontario Liberals will look to hold their third leadership race since 2020, following a resignation announcement by Bonnie Crombie, who received a weak show of support at the party’s annual general meeting. Crombie, who won the party’s last leadership race in late 2023, said in a statement that she believes it is the best decision for the party to facilitate an orderly transition toward a leadership vote and she plans to resign upon the selection of a new leader.“I looked out at our audience today and thought about all the conversations I’ve had over the last few days…conversations with Ontario Liberals who see that the future of this province is bright and who are ready to make sure it happens with us in the driver’s seat,” she wrote in a statement.“I want to do everything I can to ens...

Sony LIV announces Scam & Gullak new seasons; Raveena Tandon to star in Dynasty

14Sep

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Sony LIV announces Scam & Gullak new seasons; Raveena Tandon to star in Dynasty

Streaming service Sony LIV on Wednesday unveiled its 2025 lineup which consists of 22 original shows, three unscripted programmes and six sports events. The lineup includes return of beloved shows like "Scam" and "Maharani" and new originals like "Dynasty" and "Civil Lines". The acclaimed "Scam" series by Hansal Mehta returns with "Scam 2010: The Subrata Roy Saga". Huma Qureshi-starrer "Maharani" returns for a fourth season and the biographical drama "Freedom at Midnight" is coming up with its second season. The Mishra family is also set to return with "Gullak 5" along with Raveena Tandon-headlined political drama "Dynasty". Director Nipun Dharmadhikari`s modern day love story "Civil Lines", starring Varun Sharma, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Anurag Kashyap will also be available on the platf...

Pregnant Kolkata lady survives rare TB cardiac complication after C-section

14Sep

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Pregnant Kolkata lady survives rare TB cardiac complication after C-section

Doctors in Kolkata have successfully treated a 32-year-old female patient from Howrah, in her fourth pregnancy at over 35 weeks with a history of three uncomplicated previous deliveries, with an emergency C-section. She was brought to Manipal Hospital in Salt Lake and admitted under the care of Dr Nandini Chakrabarti, consultant Obstetrician, with an acute and severe onset of dyspnea (sudden and severe shortness of breath). Though she had been on regular follow-up at a government hospital, her critical condition required immediate advanced intervention. The patient had a history of tubercular pericardial effusion (a rare condition where tuberculosis causes fluid, the builds around the heart). She had developed pulmonary tuberculosis in 2019 and had been on anti-tubercular treatment since...

Parliament returns Monday with Carney’s first budget on the horizon – National

14Sep

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Parliament returns Monday with Carney’s first budget on the horizon – National

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2025 11:03 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The House of Commons reconvenes tomorrow, which will see Prime Minister Mark Carney square off with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Parliament for the first time. Poilievre will once again take a seat in the House of Commons after winning a byelection in Alberta last month. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The first few week...

The Little Bean Guy in Your Focus Friend App Now Has Two Rooms in His House

14Sep

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The Little Bean Guy in Your Focus Friend App Now Has Two Rooms in His House

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.For the first time since the Focus Friend app overtook ChatGPT on the App Store, there’s a major addition that lets you unlock a new set of rewards. Previously, setting your phone down gave your bean time to knit socks, and you could trade those socks for decorations for the bean’s room. Now, there’s a whole new room to unlock. Focus Friend is a focus timer app in the same tradition as Forest and Flora. When you start a timer in Focus Friend, the little bean guy begins knitting, and the idea is that you put your phone down and don't use any other apps unti...

Study claims artificial sweeteners can lead to faster cognitive decline

14Sep

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Study claims artificial sweeteners can lead to faster cognitive decline

Long-term use of artificial sweeteners or low- and no-calorie sweeteners, used mainly by people with diabetes, can lead to cognitive decline, claimed a study. Researchers from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, analysed 12,000 patients who use common artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, xylitol, erythritol, sorbitol, tagatose, and acesulfame K. The results, published in the Neurology journal, found that people who consumed the highest amounts had the greatest declines – 62 per cent -- in thinking and memory, as compared to those who consumed less. The declines amounted to 1.6 years of additional brain ageing. “We know sugar and sugar substitutes raise the risk of diabetes and malignancies. They are also linked to brain vascular cell dysfunction,” Dr. Manjari Tripath...

The Girlfriend review: Olivia Cooke`s series is a glossy escapist fare

14Sep

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The Girlfriend review: Olivia Cooke`s series is a glossy escapist fare

Title: The Girlfriend (Amazon Prime)Cast: Olivia Cooke, Robin Wright, Laurie Davidson, Waleed Zuaiter, Tanya Moodie, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Anna Chancellor, Leo Suter, Francesca CorneyDirector/Creator: Rabin Wright, Andrea HarkinRating: 3/5Runtime: 6 eps/ 50m each Amazon Prime’s psychological thriller series “The Girlfriend” features Robin Wright as an obsessive mother who finds it difficult to let go control over her son. She plays Laura, a wealthy art gallery owner who will go to any lengths to protect her precious son Daniel (Laurie Davidson) after he falls in love with a seemingly capricious young woman, Cherry Laine (Olivia Cooke). Is Laura’s concern justified, or is she just being paranoid? This is basically a melodrama about high-powered women engaging in subter...

Chronic pain could be linked with higher levels of perfectionism

13Sep

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Chronic pain could be linked with higher levels of perfectionism

A new study has showed that chronic pain such as back pain and migraine could be linked with significantly higher levels of perfectionism and reduced self-compassion, underlining how psychological factors can be crucial to managing health conditions. Pain persisting beyond the expected period of healing or for more than three months is considered chronic pain. Findings, published in the journal Psychology and Health, are in line with the `perfectionism-social disconnection` model, according to which striving for excessively high personal standards can lead to interpersonal problems, potentially increasing the risk of negative outcomes. "Chronic pain sufferers may experience frustration with difficulties performing day-to-day activities and push themselves toward unrealistic or unachieva...

Why the Pixel 9a Is Still the Best Google Phone for Most People

13Sep

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Why the Pixel 9a Is Still the Best Google Phone for Most People

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Late last month, Google launched the Pixel 10 and the Pixel 10 Pro. They’re the latest big releases in the Android world, which might carry more weight given the muted response to the iPhone 17 from some corners of the internet. But even if you are thinking of making the move to a new operating system, I wouldn’t recommend either flavor of Pixel 10 as your first port of call.Instead, I think the Pixel 9a is easily Google’s best phone for almost everyone. It’s technically got the Pixel 9 name, but it’s also Google’s most recent budget variant, so it’s as current-generation as anything else. And while it does make some concessions to bring the price down, they're fairly minor—and the device actually offers a few unique b...

Ipsos poll: With MPs returning, Carney government has decade-high approval – National

13Sep

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Ipsos poll: With MPs returning, Carney government has decade-high approval – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will face the House of Commons next week for the first time since June. It begins the fall sitting of Parliament with an approval rating among Canadians that no government has seen in nearly a decade, according to new polling done exclusively for Global News by Ipsos. While Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has derided the Carney government’s activities since June as a “Seinfeld summer,” a summer in which Conservatives argue the government did “nothing,” Ipsos found that, over the summer, the Carney government’s approval rating has climbed by 10 points and now sits at 58 per cent.Ipsos has not measured such a high approval rating for a government since Justin Trudeau’s government notched 61 per cent approval after its first year in office.“So ‘Seinf...