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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...

Nearly 40 per cent women experience sexual dysfunction: Experts

13Sep

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Nearly 40 per cent women experience sexual dysfunction: Experts

Nearly 40 per cent of women experience some form of sexual dysfunction in their lifetime, yet many continue to suffer silently due to embarrassment or fear of judgment and being ridiculed. The causes can be hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause, to lifestyle-related factors like diabetes, stress, and obesity, as well as complications from pelvic surgeries. Despite the high prevalence, women rarely seek medical help, which delays diagnosis and effective treatment. Pune doctors say it is the need of the hour to consult an expert without any delay and seek timely attention. Dr Neela Desai, obstetrics & gynaecologist, Apollo Spectra Hospital Pune said sexual problems are not only common in men but even women. “40 per cent of women tend to experience sexual dysfunction, and many...

Vikalp Mehta says `audience doesn`t pay for Kapil Sharma`s show tickets`

13Sep

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Vikalp Mehta says `audience doesn`t pay for Kapil Sharma`s show tickets`

Kapil Sharma has been hosting his comedy show in various formats and platforms since 2013, and the audience has always been curious about how to be a part of the live audience in the studio, where they can watch the show as it happens and interact with the guests. In a new interview, actor Vikalp Mehta, who has worked on a few episodes of Kapil`s show and accompanied him on his US tour, stated that a big portion of the television show`s viewership consists of paid junior artistes. In an interview with the YTMahendra Podcast`s YouTube channel, Vikalp described how a typical episode is shot in the studio. He explained that there are no retakes because the show runs like a live play, with just breaks in between segments. He explained that the first portion might be Kapil delivering his monol...

Meta Might Unveil a Smart Watch to Control Its Next-Gen AI Glasses

13Sep

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Meta Might Unveil a Smart Watch to Control Its Next-Gen AI Glasses

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.The rumor mill is working overtime about news that might drop at next week's Meta Connect 2025. Two new pieces of gossip: Meta may announce that its rumored AR smart glasses are powered by a smart watch, and the company may reveal Meta-powered Prada frames during the event. Both a potential Prada Meta release and a Meta watch-controller for its expected AR glasses require a little "internet rumor math" and conclusion-jumping, so take it with a grain a salt, but here's the breakdown: The "Meta smart watch" speculation comes from a late July post on Digitime...