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Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to over 2 years in prison – National

4Dec

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Doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to over 2 years in prison – National

A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.The judge emphasized that Plasencia didn’t provide the ketamine that killed Perry, but told him, “You and others helped Mr. Perry on the road to such an ending by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction.”“You exploited Mr. Perry’s addiction for your own profit,” she said.Plasencia was led from the courtroom in handcuffs as his mother cried loudly in the audience. He might have arranged a date to surrender, but his lawyers said he was prepared to do it today. ...

Overcoming odds, legal woes, Gujarat`s 3-feet-tall doctor gets first job

4Dec

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Overcoming odds, legal woes, Gujarat`s 3-feet-tall doctor gets first job

Standing three feet tall and aged just 25, Gujarat resident Ganesh Baraiya has scripted an inspiring tale of grit and determination, fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a doctor and securing his first appointment as a medical officer. The man from a farming family, detected with 72 per cent locomotor disability, fought lengthy legal battles, leading up to the Supreme Court, to become a doctor and faced several other overwhelming odds, but the thought of giving up the fight never crossed his mind. His efforts have borne fruit and Baraiya last week joined Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, a government facility in Bhavnagar district, as a Medical Officer (Class-2). "Since childhood, whenever I was asked about my ambition, I used to say `I want to be a doctor`," disclosed the 25-yea...

Spy watchdog faces ‘difficult choices,’ fewer reviews due to budget cuts – National

4Dec

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Politics

Spy watchdog faces ‘difficult choices,’ fewer reviews due to budget cuts – National

The vice-chair of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says the spy watchdog will face “very difficult choices” about what it examines in coming years due to federal budget cuts. The federal budget presented last month included a plan to reduce government spending and save $13 billion annually by 2028-29.Most federal departments and agencies must find savings of 15 per cent over the next three years.The review agency, which keeps an eye on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and several other intelligence organizations, expects to have less money due to the belt-tightening.Agency vice-chair Craig Forcese told a media briefing Wednesday there’s a good chance the watchdog will reduce the number of studies it does each year.Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree ack...

Ottawa’s ‘refreshed’ AI strategy delayed to next year, minister says – National

4Dec

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Ottawa’s ‘refreshed’ AI strategy delayed to next year, minister says – National

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Wednesday that an updated federal AI strategy is set to be released in 2026, a delay that he did not explain when testifying to parliamentarians. In September, Solomon told an AI conference in Montreal that the “refreshed” strategy will be tabled later this year, “almost two years ahead of schedule.”He told the House of Commons science and research committee in his opening statement that the strategy remains ahead of schedule, but instead said it will come “in the new year.”Solomon highlighted several investments the government has made in the past year in AI research and development, and to support Canada-based data centres and other infrastructure through a “sovereign compute strategy.”“We are investing in every aspect of this ecosystem,...

Amazon Prime Members Can Get Two of These E-Books Free in December 2025

3Dec

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Amazon Prime Members Can Get Two of These E-Books Free in December 2025

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Illustration by Zain Awais and product image courtesy of Amazon. You can get thousands of free e-books over the course of 2025 if you know where—and when—to look. All year long, Amazon is offering free Kindle e-books to readers, with new opportunities popping up every month. In December, Prime members can get two free Kindle e-books from Amazon's First Reads program, one of them being this month's bonus short read.What is Amazon's First Reads?Amazon First Reads is a program aimed at Prime members that offers early access to new e-books across man...

Long-delayed rules to help gun tracing not needed ‘at this time’: minister – National

3Dec

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Long-delayed rules to help gun tracing not needed ‘at this time’: minister – National

Canada’s public safety minister says the government is delaying long-promised regulations for marking firearms another two years because it’s focused on the impending national launch of the federal gun buyback program. The marking rules, which had been set to come into force on Monday, sought to require domestic manufacturers to label all new firearms with a serial number and country identifier to help law enforcement with tracing weapons used in crime.The government said in a notice last month that the rules — first proposed over 20 years ago — will now come into effect in December 2027, which will allow “additional preparatory time” for manufacturers “to take steps to comply with the regime when it comes into force.”That was the same justification given when the rules were delayed by two...

Fans dialled Stranger Things 5 Eleven’s missing number and it works

3Dec

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Fans dialled Stranger Things 5 Eleven’s missing number and it works

The final season of Stranger Things dropped a week ago, and fans have been going gaga. Stranger Things 5 was released on November 26 to overwhelming reviews and the fans recently found an easter egg in the latest season. The showrunners made sure not to disappoint fans. When Season 5 was released, viewers spotted a “missing" poster for Eleven, with a number clearly visible. Somebody called the number, and it actually worked. Eleven`s missing number in Stranger Things 5 Season 5 starts with the Hawkins Police Department racing to locate Eleven, who has mysteriously vanished again. Season 5 is set 18 months after the chaos of Season 4, and this time Hawkins is still reeling from the doorways Vecna tore through the town. Officials declare a massive earthquake caused the destruction, but fa...

Carney says Algoma Steel loans ‘saved two-thirds’ of jobs despite layoffs – National

3Dec

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Carney says Algoma Steel loans ‘saved two-thirds’ of jobs despite layoffs – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney was pressed on Wednesday about whether or not his federal government was aware Algoma Steel was planning to lay off nearly 1,000 workers when it was given $400 million in loans from Canadian taxpayers. In response to questions from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Carney did not explicitly say whether he was informed ahead of time, but suggested Algoma Steel would have had to lay off even more workers without the loan.“These are difficult times in Sault Ste. Marie and our hearts go to them and their families. As I quote the CEO of Algoma Steel who said ‘it would be an even darker day if this government hadn’t acted,'” said Carney.“That loan, that support saved two-thirds of those jobs.” ...

Ford says he knew layoffs were coming before loaning Algoma Steel $100M

3Dec

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Ford says he knew layoffs were coming before loaning Algoma Steel $100M

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford acknowledged that his government was aware that massive layoffs at Algoma Steel were imminent, well before the province agreed to loan the company $100 million in taxpayer funds. The steel giant announced Monday it would lay off roughly 1,000 workers as a Sault Ste. Marie plant closure is being made to adapt to a “fundamentally altered” landscape in the face of tariffs from the United States.Weeks earlier, at the end of September, the Ontario and federal governments had partnered to loan Algoma a total of $500 million, 20 per cent of which was put up by the Ford government.“This direct support will help Algoma pivot its operations away from U.S. dependent markets ...

Ottawa pledges another $235M to Ukraine as NATO ministers meet – National

3Dec

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Ottawa pledges another $235M to Ukraine as NATO ministers meet – National

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted December 3, 2025 11:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada’s latest commitments. McGuinty says Canada will work with NATO allies to purchase a package of critical military capabilities sourced from the United States valued at around USD $500 million. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for br...