Posts by Riah Marton
ESMAIL and MOIR: Smith government’s plan will improve health care in Alberta
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Opinion Columnists Published Dec 10, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Alberta is looking to follow the lead of other successful universal health-care countries, by allowing private facilities to…
Read MoreByteDance, Alibaba keen to order Nvidia H200 chips after Trump green light: sources
The chip’s ability to train AI models is currently unmatched by domestic equivalents [BEIJING/SINGAPORE] ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after US President Donald Trump said he would allow it to be exported to China, four people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The Chinese companies are keen…
Read MoreAsian stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings
ASIAN markets retreated on Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement later in the day. Earnings from tech giants Oracle and Broadcom this week are also in view amid lingering worries about an AI-fuelled bubble that caused some panic on…
Read MoreChristina Aguilera Shares Daughter Summer’s One Request at Home
Christina Aguilera knows what a girl wants. Specifically, her and fiancé Matt Rutler‘s 10-year-old daughter Summer Rain, who the “Beautiful” singer said prefers to see her with no makeup. “Summer’s favorite side is ‘no makeup mama,’” Christina shared on the Dec. 9 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show. “As soon as I’m done shooting, she’s…
Read MoreMeet the Putmans’ Gia Putman, 11, Undergoes 10th Surgery 3 Months After Car Crash Killed Family Members
Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.…
Read MoreHow Hoda Kotb Reacted to Sheinelle Jones Becoming Jenna Bush Hager’s Co-Host
Hoda Kotb couldn’t be happier. After Sheinelle Jones was announced as Jenna Bush Hager’s permanent co-host during Today’s fourth hour—with the show renamed as Today With Jenna & Sheinelle starting…
Read MoreWall Street subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Dec 9) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, while Nvidia shares were whipsawed by contrasting news around exports of advanced AI chips to China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.8 points, or 0.03 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreZooey Deschanel Reveals Her Kids’ Surprising Reaction to Elf
Zooey Deschanel hasn’t been able to take her family through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops. Especially because her kids Elsie, 10, and Charlie, 8—who she shares with ex-husband Jacob Pechenik—aren’t exactly the biggest fans of their mom’s 2003 hit film Elf. “They’ve seen part of…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor, Dec. 7, 2025: ‘Networks not playing nice’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters Published Dec 08, 2025 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary in this photo from…
Read MoreOnline child safety advocates urge California lawmakers to increase protections
SACRAMENTO — Julianna Arnold wasn’t alarmed when her teen daughter first joined Instagram. Many people her age were using it. And her daughter Coco had a social life and other hobbies, like track and gymnastics, to balance out her time online. “It was music and dancing videos and it seemed innocent,” said Arnold, who resides in Los…
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