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Quick Look: the 3 party leaders vying to be Nova Scotia’s next premier

27Oct

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Politics

Quick Look: the 3 party leaders vying to be Nova Scotia’s next premier

Here are the three main political leaders vying to be Nova Scotia’s next premier in November, including two men and one woman. Two of them are taking their party into the election as leaders for the very first time.Before the election was called, the Progressive Conservatives held 34 seats in the 55-seat Nova Scotia legislature, the Liberals held 14 seats, the NDP had six and there was one Independent. Tim Houston, Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is seeking a second mandate as premier. Story continues below advertisement Born: April 10, 1970.Early years: Born in Halifax and raised in a military family, he grew up on military bases in Prince Edwar...

The push to criminalize residential school denialism in Canada

27Oct

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Politics

The push to criminalize residential school denialism in Canada

As a young child, Dennis Saddleman’s mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was. That all changed when he was six years old, and those warm words turned ice cold when he was sent to the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The priests and nuns who were tasked with looking after him constantly berated him, beat him, barred him from speaking his language and practising his culture, and sexually assaulted him. 1:36 What needs to be done to confront residential school denialism? “I didn’t know what I was getting into when I got there,” he said in an interview on Parliament...

Weight loss drugs can cause decline in skeletal muscle mass, finds study

27Oct

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Health

Weight loss drugs can cause decline in skeletal muscle mass, finds study

Amid the growing use of weight loss medications, a new study has raised concerns about declining skeletal muscle health caused by the popular drugs. In a recent commentary published in The Lancet journal, researchers from the US and Canada highlighted the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread use of GLP-1 receptor agonists. While the drugs have shown extreme potential in treating obesity -- a precursor for many diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer -- they can also lead to substantial muscle loss as part of the weight loss process, argued researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the US, Universities of Alberta and McMaster in Canada. They noted that muscle loss -- measured...

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales says his car was shot at amid rising political tensions | World News

27Oct

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Business

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales says his car was shot at amid rising political tensions | World News

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales says his car was shot at amid rising political tensions in the South American country.The politician posted a Facebook video appearing to show him sitting in the passenger seat with at least two bullet holes in the windscreen. In the video, which has not yet been independently verified, the driver appeared injured but was able to continue driving.In a radio interview after the incident, Mr Morales said two vehicles intercepted him on the road and fired upon his car, claiming a bullet passed "centimetres" from his head.It comes at a time of high tensions, with supporters of Mr Morales blocking highways in the centre of the country as police and security forces try to clear them. Bolivia's government recently criticised Mr Morales for "destabilising" the cou...

Tight U.S. election could be decided by Americans in Canada: ex-U.S. envoy – National

27Oct

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Politics

Tight U.S. election could be decided by Americans in Canada: ex-U.S. envoy – National

The razor-thin U.S. presidential race between U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump could be decided by American voters living abroad in countries like Canada, a former envoy says. Bruce Heyman, a Democrat who served as U.S. ambassador to Canada under the Obama administration, says a large number of voters from vital swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin that could decide the Nov. 5 election live just across the border in Canada.The latest FiveThirtyEight polling averages in those states and others show Harris and Trump are separated by a fraction of a percentage point, making every vote consequential.“I’m just appealing, please, Americans in Canada, please, if you have been registered to vote (and have received an absentee ballot), you need t...

We need to settle this debate: Is it OK to call records ‘vinyls’? – National

27Oct

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Entertainment, Movies

We need to settle this debate: Is it OK to call records ‘vinyls’? – National

I try not to be judgmental, but I have a thing for correct nomenclature and proper pronunciations. I’ll let slide anyone who pronounces the “L” in “calm,” and I’ll give a little bit of slack to anyone who initially struggles with “quinoa.” But if you insist that “Uber” (as in “You’ve had too much to drink. Let me call you an Uber”) is pronounced “Yuber,” that’s when the red mist descends. I also get a little crazy when someone pronounces David Bowie’s last name like it’s the front of a boat. Despite being spelled “Gahan,” the name of the lead singer of Depeche Mode wants you to know that it’s “Dave GAHN.” And the guy out front of Queens of the Stone Age? Contrary to anything you’ve heard, it’s Josh HOMmy. (Trust me. I’ve talked to the man.)I get even more exorcised when someone insists on ...

Dozens killed after bus tips over in Mexico | World News

27Oct

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Business

Dozens killed after bus tips over in Mexico | World News

At least 24 people have died after a bus tipped over in western Mexico, according to authorities.The bus had collided with a trailer that detached from a truck transporting corn, they added. At least five other people are believed to have been injured in the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday as the bus was leaving Tepic in the western Mexico state of Nayarit.In a video on social media, Juan Manríquez Moreno, coordinator of the National Guard in Zacatecas, explained that the truck trailer detached on a highway before the bus collided with it, causing the vehicle to tip onto its right side.Images shared from the site of the crash showed rescue teams and security forces, including military personnel, securing the area while rescuers worked to recover the bodies. ...

Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

27Oct

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Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

By Paula Ramon, AFP Donald Trump and Kamala Harris go head-to-head in the US election on 5 November. Photo: For two decades, her neighbours have trusted Cindy Elgan to run elections in her small corner of Nevada. Now those same neighbours think she is part of a conspiracy to rob Donald Trump of the presidency. Never mind that in 2020 the Republican got 82 percent of the votes cast in Esmeralda County - whose 700 or so people make it one of the least populated in the United States. "I do not trust the results from the 2020 election," said Mary Jane Zakas, a retired schoolteacher who backs an effort to recall Elgan as county clerk. The problem, said Zakas, echoing a theory often repeated among conservatives, is the use of voting machines instead of paper ballots. "As Mike Lindell has ...

Georgian ruling party wins disputed election, near-complete results show

27Oct

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Georgian ruling party wins disputed election, near-complete results show

By Felix Light and Lucy Papachristou, Reuters Georgian oligarch and founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili gives a speech during a gathering at the party's headquarters after exit polls were announced Photo: AFP / Giorgi Arjevanidze Georgian Dream party wins 54 percent of vote, electoral commission says Opposition parties reject results, citing violations Monitoring group reports incidents of ballot-stuffing, voter intimidation and bribery Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party received more than 54 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election on Saturday, with more than 99 percent of precincts counted, the electoral commission said on Sunday. The result is a blow to pro-Western Georgians, who had cast the election as a choice between a ruling party that...

The clocks are changing: how to reset your circadian rhythm when we gain an extra hour’s sleep

27Oct

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Life Style

The clocks are changing: how to reset your circadian rhythm when we gain an extra hour’s sleep

This weekend the clocks will roll back, signalling the end of daylight saving time and the start of long, dark winters. Of course, there is the short-term perk: the fact it allows us an extra hour in bed before our alarms sound — but experts warn that it’s not great news for your body, both in so far as it affects your internal clock and for the fact we have to adjust to those aforementioned pitch-black mornings.Yes, it’s only 60 minutes, but as Maz Packham, a nutritionist and consultant for W-Wellness explains: “The clocks changing can impact our circadian rhythm, the body’s natural internal clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.” Its function is far-reaching and it is linked to “key functions such as sleep, mood and metabolism,” she adds.PexelsThe reason the autumn time change (on 27...