1 hour ago The Plastic Surgery Foundation Appoints Babak J. Mehrara, MD, as New President

Dr. Mehrara will steer The Foundation’s efforts in advancing research and global collaboration in plastic and reconstructive surgery New Orleans, Oct. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Babak J. Mehrara, MD, has been named president of The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF), an organization that supports the research and international activities of the American Society of […]

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2 h. ago Shifting global picture disrupted Canada’s national security strategy update: memo

OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s efforts to revise Canada’s national security strategy hit a snag when it became clear earlier this year that many of the assumptions underlying the work were “no longer valid,” a newly released memo reveals. John Hannaford, the Privy Council clerk at the time, told Prime Minister Mark Carney in the […]

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2 h. ago Ottawa Senators will have Tyler Kleven back against Predators

Winger Drake Batherson doesn't expect to play until Wednesday in Buffalo

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3 h. ago Quebec senator suspects systemic racism was involved in surgery that left her sterile

"It's a systemic problem that Indigenous people experience, that Black people experience, that disabled people (experience) because people think they're not able to look after themselves," says Amina Gerba, the senator for Rigaud.

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6 h. ago Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile

OTTAWA — A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning on systemic racism in Canada. Sen. Amina Gerba told her story to her colleagues on the floor […]

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21 h. ago Tiger Woods has a seventh back surgery to have disk replaced

Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his health and his troubled back. He […]

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22 h. ago West Vancouver man facing terminal cancer works to leave legacy for those who come after him

Dan Fine, with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, hopes to attend Stanley Park’s Kicking PancreAs 5K on Nov. 8 as race director, determined to support those still fighting

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27 h. ago 4 dead in shooting that injured others after homecoming football game in Mississippi, official says

LELAND, Miss. — Four people were killed in a shooting in a small town in the Mississippi Delta region after a high school football homecoming game there, a state senator said Saturday. The shootings occurred in the downtown area of the small town of Leland, Mississippi, where people had gathered following the game, said Mississippi […]

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42 h. ago White House says ‘substantial’ layoffs of federal workers have begun amid shutdown

‘It’ll be a lot, and we’ll announce the numbers over the next couple of days, but it’ll be a lot of people,’ Trump told reporters

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44 h. ago Accused's brother says he was driving in fatal crash: 'Cant live with it'

Muhannad Ali told the court he’d kept the truth hidden about the 2020 crash that killed a 67-year-old woman.

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44 h. ago 'Punished for someone else's fraud:' Scam exposes flaws in B.C.’s new short

A Vancouver Airbnb host’s listing was wrongfully suspended after her registration number was fraudulently used, revealing flaws in B.C.’s short-term rental rules that leave legitimate hosts vulnerable

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45 h. ago Cellphone searches leave John Rustad a target of jokes, mockery

Vaughn Palmer: Searching cellphones, threatening reporters goes far beyond party in-fighting that the public often ignores

Technology

47 h. ago Drake Batherson closing in on a return as Senators prepare to face Panthers

The veteran winger missed the season opener at Tampa Bay on Thursday, but could be in the lineup Saturday against Florida.

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50 h. ago Réunion stérile entre les partis et Macron, qui devrait nommer un premier ministre sous peu

L’impasse politique s’intensifie en France, où une reconduction de Lecornu, démissionnaire, paraît probable.

Politics

50 h. ago Macron reconduit Sébastien Lecornu comme premier ministre français

Cette reconduction a suscité l’ire des partis jusque dans le camp macroniste.

Politics

51 h. ago Toronto flight with 89 passengers forced to return to Pearson Airport

A Toronto flight with 89 passengers onboard was forced to return to Pearson Airport shortly after takeoff due to a hydraulic issue. The incident, which occurred on Oct. 1, was documented in a video uploaded by YouTube aviation channel, You can see ATC, which regularly posts audio between air traffic controllers and flight crews. The aircraft, an Airbus A319 flying Air Canada Rouge's ROU1711 route, departed Pearson Airport after 9 a.m. The aircraft began its journey to New Orleans International Airport but experienced mechanical issues shortly after takeoff.The flight crew quickly reported a hydraulic issue, and the aircraft's acent was stopped at 7,000 feet, with pilots requesting to stay in the vicinity of Pearson Airport. "We're having a hydraulic system issue," the pilot told air traffic controllers. "We might be returning to Toronto." Just a few minutes later, the flight crew declares PAN-PAN and requests to retu...

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51 h. ago MP warns against further Indian Act changes before proper study in House of Commons

Senate committe looking at

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53 h. ago Facing record debt levels, Ontario hospitals told to balance budgets and find efficiencies

Planning documents raise the possibility that service changes or bed reductions in some hospitals could be on the table.

Economics

56 h. ago Pennsylvania Wants to Leave the Biggest US Grid. It Won’t be Easy.

When utilities from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland established what is today the largest US grid, they aimed to provide power at the lowest possible price. But nearly 70 years later, the cost of securing power has surged to record highs, prompting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to threaten to leave the now-13-state network.

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60 h. ago Citing unease over graft, Japan’s Komeito leaves the longstanding ruling coalition headed by the LDP

TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan’s Komeito says it is leaving the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party due to concerns over corruption. The decision announced Friday by Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito deals a serious blow to the Liberal Democrats, who last weekend chose ultra-conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi as its leader. Takaichi […]

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