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Renowned exoplanet researcher Sara Seager is bringing her quest to find another Earth back home to Canada
Canadian astronomical research is getting a big boost with the return of Sara Seager to Canada after around 20 years at MIT. Her research includes looking for life in the clouds of Venus and searching for Earth 2.0. Source link
Comparing private and public surgery models in England, Scotland could inform Canada, experts say
As some Canadian provinces outsource certain surgeries to for-profit clinics, new research comparing the models in England and Scotland suggests shifting to private clinics can lead to longer wait times, reduced hospital capacity and increased inequality to access to care. Source link
Montreal transit strike over as maintenance workers' union suspends work stoppage
A day before Quebec’s labour minister is set to table a bill that would give the provincial government the power to end the ongoing public transit strike, the union representing maintenance workers with Montreal’s public transit authority announced it was suspending its month-long strike. Source link
Ottawa tinkers with veterans' disability benefits as former soldiers prepare for a fight
The federal budget proposes to change how veterans’ disability pensions are indexed — something advocates say could cost individuals thousands of dollars in lost income. Source link
B.C. MMA champion denounces gyms, coaches with ties to white supremacist groups
An MMA champion and Olympian is speaking out against hate and racism after a CBC investigation found that certain martial arts gym owners, coaches and trainers were among the attendees of a secretive neo-Nazi conference in Vancouver over the summer. Source link
Goalkeeper Owen Goodman living his dream as he finally begins his journey with Canadian men's soccer team
Owen Goodman feels as though he’s always been Canadian. To play for the men’s national soccer team, he needed to prove it. Source link
Canadian soccer player Alistair Johnston faces longer injury layoff after hamstring surgery
Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston underwent hamstring surgery Tuesday after suffering a setback in his return from injury. Source link
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge stemming from Miami shooting
Former NFL star Antonio Brown was returning Tuesday to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting, with his lawyer filing a not guilty plea on his behalf. Source link
Israeli settlers attack 2 occupied West Bank villages as violence against Palestinians surges
Masked Israeli settlers hurled stones and torched dairy trucks, farmland and Bedouin structures, injuring four people on Tuesday in the latest in a surge of settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. Source link
Atlanta lands NWSL expansion team with debut season planned for 2028
Arthur Blank’s Atlanta sports empire is growing again with Tuesday’s announcement that the city has been awarded a National Women’s Soccer League expansion franchise. Source link