A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of…
Canadians are watching their finances for any impacts as President Donald Trump takes back the reins of government in the United States. But one of the biggest economic threats of Trump’s second term — a pledge to impose blanket tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from Canada and other trade partners — appears to have…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Many parts of the country are currently experiencing a series of extreme cold weather alerts, with Environment Canada issuing warnings across several provinces. Temperatures are expected to stay harsh in parts until mid-week, with residents advised to brace for wind chill values between minus 40 to minus…
Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can…
A Ukrainian family now living in B.C. has learned that they have lost everything they left behind in their home country. ”I froze when I learned my house got damaged, severely destroyed and my neighbour’s,” Marko Zolotarov told Global News. “I just got frozen in shock, thinking this is unreal.” A look at a before…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Donald Trump will not impose new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in office, according to reports from Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Instead, U.S. media reports say the incoming U.S. president plans to issue an executive order that…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2025 6:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley was ruled out of Monday’s game against the Golden State Warriors due to left hip soreness. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said Quickley’s hip “flared up” on Monday morning….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled a brand of mini pastries amid a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 61 people in five provinces. The CFIA said illnesses linked to Sweet Cream mini pastries have been reported in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick,…
A toy turtle struggling to crawl, a massaging hair brush that won’t vibrate and a gramophone that stopped spinning were no match for the fix-it extraordinaires at Repair Café Toronto. Over the last 12 years, the volunteer group has mended a plethora of such oddities along with phones, bikes and torn clothing. Kettles and toasters,…
When it comes to enforcing Canada’s security along the border that stretches 9,000 km, “things happen quickly,” says the RCMP’s head of serious and organized crime and border integrity. In a Global News exclusive, The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson got the first access to the Black Hawk helicopters that are being wrapped and prepared for…
