4 m. ago Unheard. Unserved: Woman denied breast cancer surgery by hospital due to BMI

A Nova Scotia woman says her BMI has kept her from having a necessary surgery and wants change with how overweight women are treated in the health-care system.

Science

64 m. ago Indian man avoids ‘immigration consequences’ after spying on women using bathroom at his Ontario home

His ‘appropriate’ sentence was reduced to 5.5 months in jail, while a sentence of more than six months would have made him ‘inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality’

Other

12 h. ago LHSC opens women’s procedure room for pain relief and comfort

Staffed by one physician and a nurse, the new room is seeing shorter appointments and faster recoveries.

Other

13 h. ago Francesca Albanese, l'experte de l'ONU qui bouscule le monde au sujet de Gaza

Dans «Quand le monde dort», la juriste met en relief la «dissonance» entre droit international et «réalité brutale».

Politics

15 h. ago Deion Sanders will undergo a procedure related to blood clots, plans to coach Colorado this weekend

Colorado coach Deion Sanders will undergo a procedure later Tuesday that’s related to his blood clots, with the hope of being back at practice the next day and on the sideline this weekend against Iowa State. The surgery is called an aspiration thrombectomy, which involves the left popliteal — located behind the knee — and […]

Other

18 h. ago Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament

The tournament runs through Oct. 13 with six men's and two women's teams drawn from international and domestic talent

Sport

24 h. ago Interest in women’s sports is growing. Here’s how some women

Laura Youngson didn’t expect to focus so much on soccer cleats when she organized a group of women to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and play a high-altitude match. The point of the 2017 game was to highlight inequality in sports for women and girls. On that front, Youngson achieved her goal with the match becoming the […]

Sport

28 h. ago Heineken® extends partnership with UEFA Women’s Champions League until 2030

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heineken® and UC3 are proud to announce the renewal of Heineken®’s partnership with the UEFA Women’s Champions League, extending the agreement until June 2030. Heineken® has renewed its role as official partner of the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the 2025 – 2030 commercial cycle, building on its […]

Sport

34 h. ago UN chief says women too often absent from peace talks 25 years after resolution

UNITED NATIONS — Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. At the same time, sexual violence against women and girls is on the rise and 676 million women live within 50 […]

Other

34 h. ago Women’s world hockey championship moves to November, Euro tourney coming in 2027

ZURICH — The women’s international hockey calendar is changing with the IIHF permanently shifting its annual world championships from April to November next year and launching a European women’s championship tournament in 2027. The European tournament was announced Monday by the International Ice Hockey Federation and PWHL, who collaborated “to reimagine the international calendar, aligning […]

Sport

43 h. ago Side Dishes: Celebrating Chinese restaurants and women in the culinary arts

The Chinese Restaurant Awards go global; and WORTH puts on its fifth Yes Shef fundraiser for women in hospitality, recreation, and tourism.

Culture

47 h. ago ’AN OPEN NERVE’: Israelis, Palestinians mark two years of the Gaza war

OTTAWA — Two years into the war in Gaza, the conflict continues to spread anger, frustration and pain across Canada, while Israelis and Palestinians fear the region will never exit the cycle of violence. Hamas militants and affiliates attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 civilians and soldiers and taking roughly 240 people hostage. […]

Other

50 h. ago Obituary: Royal Vic pioneer Dr. Balfour Mount was North America's father of palliative care

Mount "sought to provide comfort, share solace and accompany vulnerable individuals so that they could make the most of the precious moments of life they had left with their loved ones."

Transport

58 h. ago PHOTOS: Canadian National Pickleball League's best compete in London

Smash Pickleball on Wharncliffe Road South played host to the Canadian National Pickleball League Championship Weekend in London on Sunday. Eight teams consisting of three women and three men competed for a share of the $25,000 purse. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com

Society

60 h. ago Oil Rises in Relief Rally as OPEC+ Agrees Modest Production Hike

Oil opened higher after OPEC and its allies agreed to raise production by a modest amount next month, staving off traders’ fears of a super-sized quota increase.

Other

3 d. ago Sisters in Spirit pay tribute to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

At the corner of 3rd Street and 8th Avenue in downtown Calgary, a group of men and women gathered on Saturday morning. Many greeted each other with warm hugs and embraces, lighthearted quips and chatter only possible among those who consider each other old friends. But the air felt heavy and the clouds hung grey […]

Events

4 d. ago MANDEL: Burlington incel terrorist who posed ‘imminent’ threat sentenced to five years

Judge rules the 25-year-old man who normalized violence against women must serve half his remaining term before he can apply for parole

Other

4 d. ago Soccer legend Christine Sinclair suits up for panel at documentary screening

The launch of Canada's first women's professional soccer league is at the centre of the film The Pitch

Sport

4 d. ago G2 Gas Technician Fined $20,000 for Unsafe Fuel Works Causing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Toronto, ON, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kushdeep Gill, owner of Keepright Home Comfort, has been fined $20,000 plus a 25% victim surcharge after pleading guilty to an offence under Ontario Regulation 212/01 (Gaseous Fuels) of the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. Mr. Gill was found guilty of unsafe fuel works, which resulted […]

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Hard to imagine a more invasive offence’: B.C. man gets 28 months for alleyway rape

'She will live daily with the pain and discomfort of your offending, both emotionally and physically,' judge told Brandon William John Sullivan, 29, of Hope

Events