When politics comes up in small group chats, people often adjust their stated opinions to match the dominant viewpoint. New research using AI-simulated conversations reveals that social pressure can easily sway how we express our political beliefs.

Fitness trackers can lead to unhealthy behaviours of exactly the kind they aim to cut out, critics say. But it is all about how you use them, writes Andrew Griffin

It's 'alarming' to see these infections in otherwise healthy patients, researcher says

Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting deeper defence ties with Norway, as well as investment from its massive, petroleum-based sovereign wealth fund.

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...

The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

A major new study of 3.7 million people suggests certain infections, including rubella, could be linked to the development of autism in babies born with the disease.

The Canadian Snowbird Association has advised travellers to the U.S. to avoid packing some dairy products and Canadian alcoholic beverages for their trips.

Canadian PET study of 24 people with long COVID found lower dopamine nerve-ending marker signals associated with apathy, cognitive complaints, poorer memory, and slower task performance.

People with the same depression diagnosis can have opposite patterns of brain activity, with researchers identifying five distinct connectivity profiles linked to different symptoms.

Shifts in blood proteins could point to ways to fight menopause “brain fog” and prevent later dementia

Florida voters are weighing whether to scrap residential property taxes and the state's governor has a solution to that potentially huge revenue loss: tax Canadians more.

He said that with the southern border secure, the focus is shifting north.

Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

New research indicates that adolescents who begin using cannabis may experience slower cognitive development than their non-using peers. While future users often start with slightly higher cognitive scores in late childhood, their rate of mental improvement falls behind.

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

Insomnia may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, dementia and several mental health conditions, a new study finds.

Canadian crude shipments are bypassing a pit stop off the California coast and heading straight to Asia as skyrocketing shipping rates make the detour less economical and the nation’s oil producers lo...

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has put "strategic autonomy" at the forefront of Canada's address to the United Nations General Assembly today.

Prime Minister Mark Carney last week pointed to international payments as a system that "can be used as leverage against you" before telling the EU that he sees this as an area for "deep co-operation....

In a wide-ranging interview, Prime Minister Mark Carney described a tense, evolving relationship with President Trump.

Now seen from coast to coast as the weakest link in the national response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ugly tariff war on Canada, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took to a podium in Grande Prairie ...

Rebuilding trust will take generations.

Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r...

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

Flu season is around the corner. Here's what to know and how to prepare you and your family before the season peaks.

The Michigan tourist who recently went viral over a Facebook photo where she and three family members appeared to be wearing "Lake America" sweatshirts has parted ways with her employer.

American officials have scolded Canada for making a deal with China. But the numbers show the U.S. does vastly more business with China than Canada would possibly dream of.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview, he declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved...

Turns out we’re not more productive and happy in the office.

New York Times report says Prime Minister ‘suggested that he had carefully examined the possibility of a U.S.-led military invasion’

A street in Canada’s capital bearing the name of the current U.S. president will be renamed.

Iranian President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian did not mince words in a rare wartime speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he may "annihil...

“Ghost job” postings, AI interviewers and a lack of in-person connection do little to help people's self-esteem.

What works well in theory seems not to in practice

MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Social media posts are making too many false promises about the newly available blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease, a

Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working o…

There was a grand opening ceremony Thursday morning for the NATO-accredited International Tactical Training Centre facility on Roundel Road in North Bay.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting deeper defence ties with Norway, as well as investment from its massive, petroleum-based sovereign wealth fund.

Forget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism.

A new study highlights 24 common and potentially inappropriate medication cascades that can cause harm in older adults, particularly as they are more likely to take multiple medications.