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Eminem becomes a grandpa as his daughter welcomes baby boy – National

5Apr

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Eminem becomes a grandpa as his daughter welcomes baby boy – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size That will be Grandpa Shady to you, as Eminem is now officially a grandfather. Eminem’s daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, announced the birth of her first child with husband Evan McClintock, sharing some cute snaps to Instagram Friday. Story continues below advertisement A letterboard behind the baby reveals that the little boy was born in the middle of March. But what’s even sweeter is that he’s named after his grandpa — Mathers named her son Elliot Marshall McClintock, a nod to Eminem, who was born Marshall Mathers.She captioned the photos: “happy due date//3 weeks earthside little e.”In October, Eminem announced that Mathers was pregnant through a music video f...

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC/Radio-Canada amid U.S. threats

5Apr

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Politics

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC/Radio-Canada amid U.S. threats

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can’t afford. On the federal election trail, Carney and Singh each said a healthy CBC/Radio-Canada is crucial to protecting the country’s sovereignty in the face of attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump and the general rise of misinformation.Poilievre has repeatedly spoken of his desire to “defund” the CBC while preserving its French-language services. 3:13 Day 13 on federal election campaign trail During a campa...

Study finds common blood fat linked to rheumatoid arthritis in women

5Apr

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Health

Study finds common blood fat linked to rheumatoid arthritis in women

Triglycerides -- the most common type of fat in blood -- could be a potential modifiable risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis in women, according to a study. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease with a higher prevalence in women. It is characterised by joint inflammation, pain, and swelling, which can lead to joint deformities and functional disabilities in severe cases. Triglycerides, key indicators of lipid metabolism, are linked to inflammation and metabolic disorders, both contributing to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the association between triglyceride levels and the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in women remains unclear. To probe, a team of researchers from Suining Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China’s Sichuan, a...

TikTok deal deadline extended after China pulled out over tariffs: reports – National

4Apr

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Politics

TikTok deal deadline extended after China pulled out over tariffs: reports – National

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. The order was announced as White House officials believed they were nearing a deal for the app’s operations to be spun off into a new company based in the U.S. and owned and operated by a majority of American investors, with China’s ByteDance maintaining a minority position, according to a person familiar with the matter.But Beijing hit the brakes on a deal Thursday after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs around the globe, including against China. ByteDance representatives called the White House to indicate that China would no longer approve the...

Tories drop candidate who said Quebec massacre survivor plays ‘victim game’

4Apr

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Tories drop candidate who said Quebec massacre survivor plays ‘victim game’

Liberal candidate Nathalie Provost says she wants to see Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre call out “shameful” comments by a now-dropped Conservative candidate, Simon Payette, who accused her of playing the “victim game” in her quest for stronger gun regulations. A Conservative spokesperson confirmed to the Canadian Press that the party has now dropped Payette as a candidate — the latest in a slew of candidates shed by the Liberals and Conservatives this week over contentious comments, ahead of Monday’s nomination deadline in the federal election.Provost, who survived being shot in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre and who was awarded the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery for attempting to dissuade the shooter, says she was left speechless by some of the comments that tarnish the ...

How to Disable ACR to Stop Your TV From Tracking What You Watch

4Apr

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How to Disable ACR to Stop Your TV From Tracking What You Watch

If I told you that your TV watches everything you do in the name of data collection and advertising, it likely wouldn’t shock you. It’s 2025, after all; we're used to a general lack of privacy. Still, it’s not cool, and it turns out you can stop it (even if your TV manufacturer has opted you into it). So, how do you stop your smart TV from tracking what you watch, so you can go back to the days of watching Netflix or playing video games in peace? You need to turn off ACR.How does your TV track what you watch?Meet ACR: This technology, short for automatic content recognition, allows your smart TV to watch what you watch, identify what you watch, and use that information to both recommend new content and serve you more relevant ads. Your TV observes moments in a show or movie (sometimes incl...

Trump wants NATO to spend 5% on defence. What do Canada party leaders say? – National

4Apr

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Politics

Trump wants NATO to spend 5% on defence. What do Canada party leaders say? – National

Federal party leaders and candidates in the upcoming election say they are committed to getting Canada to meet NATO’s current defence spending target but are resisting the Trump administration’s call on allies to more than double that commitment. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants NATO members to spend at least five per cent of their GDP on defence, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated Friday at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.“I’m not saying overnight,” he told reporters, but “we think that’s what NATO allies need to be spending for NATO to face the threats that itself has identified and articulated.”“We are as involved in NATO today as we have ever been, and we intend to continue to be. But it has to be a real alliance. And that means that our all...

Poilievre promises tougher penalties for intimate partner violence – National

4Apr

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Poilievre promises tougher penalties for intimate partner violence – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will toughen the penalties for intimate partner violence if his party forms government after this election. Poilievre took his campaign to Trois-Rivières, Que., Friday where he was joined by a number of women who are survivors of intimate partner violence.He thanked two of the advocates for sharing their stories at the news conference.A Conservative government is pledging to create a new criminal offence of assaulting an intimate partner, and pass a law to require the strictest possible bail conditions for anyone accused of intimate partner violence. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, e...

Mark Carney says Edmonton candidate is ‘no longer’ in the race

4Apr

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Mark Carney says Edmonton candidate is ‘no longer’ in the race

The Liberal Party has removed a candidate in Alberta, adding to a growing list of nominees exiting the federal election race. Liberal Leader Mark Carney told reporters in Montreal Friday that Rod Loyola, who was running in the newly formed riding of Edmonton Gateway, is “no longer a candidate.”Carney did not elaborate on why Loyola, who was a long-time Alberta NDP MLA in the provincial legislature before he joined the Liberal camp, was ousted.Carney’s confirmation comes after the National Post reported on Thursday that Loyola was one of the individuals in a 2009 video who can be heard praising Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian militant group Hamas. Both have been designated as terrorist organizations by Canada.Global News has reached out to the Liberals and to Loyola for confirmation, bu...

Younger people increasingly prescribed antibiotics without proper assessment

4Apr

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Younger people increasingly prescribed antibiotics without proper assessment

Younger people are being increasingly prescribed antibiotics without proper assessment of complication risk, finds a study, warning that this may potentially lead to resistance. The study, led by epidemiologists at the University of Manchester, UK, showed that doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of prognosis and the risk of the infection worsening. The study based on an analysis of 15.7 million patient records, revealed that the most elderly patients in the sample were 31 per cent less likely than the youngest patients to receive an antibiotic for upper respiratory infections. This means “many younger people are being prescribed antibiotics, even though they are often fit enough to recover without them, ...