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Inquest jury deliberating how Heather Winterstein died in Ontario hospital after collapsing on 2nd ER visit
After a marathon inquest, a jury is deliberating on how Heather Winterstein died of sepsis after the 24-year-old Indigenous woman sought help at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital over two days, but collapsed in the emergency department on Dec. 10, 2021, while waiting to see a doctor. Source link
Why Canada's military is nowhere near meeting its decade-old female recruitment target
The military commander overseeing recruitment said the Canadian Armed Forces is nowhere near meeting a target set a decade ago for women to make up 25 per cent of the Forces by 2026 — and at the current rate, reaching that goal is impossible. Source link
SPCA calls for stronger protection of animals under N.W.T. legislation
The N.W.T. SPCA says it’s gotten concerns from tourists and residents alike for years over the care and conditions of animals, and the current legislation limits how and when authorities can intervene to protect an animal. Source link
Poilievre says Carney has been 'losing, losing, losing' on U.S. trade war
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched a pointed attack on the Liberal government’s handling of the Canada-U.S. file Tuesday, saying the results so far have fallen well short of the mark and the prime minister is “losing” the trade war. Source link
The female anglerfish's shiny lure may be as irresistible to her lovers as it is to her prey
Scientists have long known that deepsea female anglerfish use their glowing lures to draw in unwitting prey. Now, a new study posits the appendage may have an additional function — as a beacon for lonely little males, looking for love in the dark abyss. Source link
Anthropic's latest AI model is sparking fears from cybersecurity experts and the banking sector. Here's why.
Mythos, Anthropic’s most advanced AI model to date, has sparked fears about the threat to traditional software security after the AI startup said the preview had uncovered “thousands” of major vulnerabilities in “every major operating system and web browser.” Source link
Calgary researchers call for national database tracking physician sexual assault, misconduct
Researchers from the University of Calgary say they’ve found key gaps in the way allegations and findings of sexual assault and misconduct against physicians are tracked and reported in Canada — and they argue that’s putting patients at risk. Source link
How we discovered the speed limit of arithmetic – and broke it
Some seemingly simple sequences of multiplication and addition grow so quickly that they question the very foundations of mathematics. In doing so, they demand a whole new level of logic Source link
Ottawa has asked Israel to investigate Canadian's killing in Lebanon: Anand
Canadian officials have summoned Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed to request an investigation into the killing of Mohammad Hassan Haidar, a Canadian citizen in southern Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said. Source link
2 Palestinians, including 14-year-old, killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank: health officials
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday after Israeli settlers and soldiers opened fire, witnesses said, while in Gaza health officials said two Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes. Source link