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LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 1998: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING COLOR INFRA RED FILM) American rock band with Armenian roots,System of a Down, (drummer John Dolmayan, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and lead vocalist Serj Tankian pose for a September 1998 portrait in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)When System of a Down was working on the Toxicity album, there was a lot of tension within the group, tension that led to actual fistfights. One night in the studio, drummer John Dolmayan punched guitarist Daron Malakian. He responded by slamming Dolmayan with a mic stand. Both of them ended up in the same emergency ward that night, getting stitched up next to each other.
When the album came out in September 2004, the band had a free concert planned for a parking lot in Hollywood. They figured about a thousand people would show up. Instead, the gig attracted 10,000 people. When fire marshals cancelled the gig, there was a riot. The crowd rushed the stage and destroyed about $30,000 worth of gear. Cops had to fire on the crowd with rubber bullets. Six people were arrested.
And while the gig was a disaster, it made System of a Down more famous than ever.
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From UREVO and WALKINGPAD to DeerRun, today’s walking pads make at-home fitness accessible, with compact designs and features to suit different spaces, budgets and workout styles.
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Adding more movement to your day starts with making it part of your routine. From UREVO and WALKINGPAD to DeerRun, today’s walking pads make at-home fitness feel accessible, with compact designs and features to suit different spaces, budgets and workout styles. We’ve rounded up the best options to help you find your fit.
Best for home offices: UREVO Strol 2E Smart 2-in-1 Folding Treadmill
Best foldable: WALKINGPAD Walking Pad Foldable Treadmill
Best incline: UREVO CyberPad Smart Walking Pad
Best for higher weight capacity: Walking Pad with 15% 12-Level Auto Incline
Best for jogging: 5 in 1 Foldable 7.5 MPH Treadmill
Best budget: DeerRun 3-in-1 Incline Walking Pad
This quiet under-desk treadmill lets you walk while answering emails or joining virtual meetings without disrupting your workflow. Its easy-to-use controls and compact, movable design make it a practical fit for a home office.[/product_listing]
Short on space? A foldable walking pad could be the answer to your fitness prayers. This one tucks neatly under a sofa or bed when your workday is done, making it a smart pick for smaller homes or multipurpose rooms. Its slim, hinged design folds down without requiring assembly, so you can bring it out for a walk and put it away when you need your floor space back.[/product_listing]
If you want to make your walking sessions more challenging without leaving your desk, the UREVO CyberPad features a 14% automatic incline that adjusts at the touch of a button. Its quiet brushless motor and slim profile make it practical for fitting workouts into a busy workday without taking over your space.[/product_listing]
This Trisomy walking pad features a 15% automatic incline and speeds of up to 6 mph, so it’s suitable for everything from brisk walks to light runs. Its standout features include a 450-pound weight capacity, a built-in speaker and an LED display with dynamic lighting that changes with your pace.[/product_listing]
With speeds reaching 7.5 mph, a 9% manual incline and 12 HIIT programmes, this FOUSAE treadmill is built for workouts that go beyond walking. It connects to fitness apps including Kinomap and Zwift, so you can track your progress, follow training plans and add a competitive element to your home workouts.[/product_listing]
For a budget-friendly way to add more movement to your day, the DeerRun 3-in-1 walking pad offers plenty of features for the price, including a 6% manual incline to make your walks more challenging. It arrives fully assembled, has built-in wheels for easy storage and operates quietly enough for a home office.[/product_listing]
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TORONTO – Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Rangers 5-4 in a back-and-forth affair for their third straight victory Thursday.
Brandon Duhaime, with a goal and two assists, Teddy Blueger, Kirill Marchenko and Easton Cowan provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (6-4-2).
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. Zack MacEwen added two assists. Blueger also had an assist for a two-point night.
Mika Zibanejad, with a goal and an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafrenière replied for New York (7-4-1), which got 31 stops from Dylan Garand. Adam Fox chipped in four assists.
Stecher’s winner came on a delayed penalty after he took a pass from Morgan Rielly and ripped a shot upstairs.
After the teams traded goals inside the game’s first six minutes, Blueger put Toronto ahead with his first for the club at 10:01 on a shot that just dribbled over the line. New York evened things 2-2 at 2:37 of the second when Bjorkstrand beat Bobrovsky from in tight.
The visitors nudged in front at 6:30 when Kartye tipped home a point shot, but Duhaime buried his own rebound 90 seconds later — also his first goal in blue and white — to get Toronto level again.
Marchenko gave the home side the lead with 50 seconds left in the period on a power play, but Lafrenière knotted the score again at 14:25 of the third.
Bobrovsky tied Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist for the most wins by a non-North American goaltender with 459. The pair now share sixth on the all-time list.
TAKEAWAYS
Maple Leafs: Shutdown defenceman Jake McCabe suited up after taking a high stick to his left eye in Tuesday’s 6-2 road victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Rangers: Zibanejad’s next power-play goal will tie him with Daniel Sedin for second all-time among Swedish players at 138. Mats Sundin leads his countrymen with 160 career goals on the man advantage.
KEY MOMENT
Stecher’s winner came after Nick Paul was tripped in the offensive zone for a delayed penalty.
KEY STAT
Maple Leafs captain and star centre Auston Matthews sits two points shy of 800 for his career. The 29-year-old, who played his 701st regular-season game Thursday, is poised to become the third-fastest American to reach the mark behind Brett Hull (624 games) and Pat LaFontaine (664 games).
COMING UP
Maple Leafs: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Rangers: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
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OTTAWA – The San Jose Sharks picked up their first regulation win of the season Thursday night with a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Colin Graf led the way with a goal and an assist. Nolan Allan, Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also scored for the Sharks (6-4-1).
Yaroslav Askarov stopped 39 shots.
Tim Stutzle and Jordan Spence tallied for the Senators (7-4-0). Samuel Ersson, who made 23 saves, remains in search of his first win with Ottawa.
Ottawa placed Linus Ullmark on injured reserve Thursday after he suffered a lower-body injury a night earlier.
Spence scored at 6:24 of the third period to make it a two-goal game.
The Senators pulled Ersson while on the power play with under four minutes remaining but Ostapchuk took advantage of a giveaway and scored an empty-net goal.
Stenberg added a second empty-netter to round out the scoring.
Takeaways
Senators: Ottawa lacked the intensity it played with Wednesday against the Panthers and couldn’t bury its chances.
Sharks: San Jose played a solid road game and capitalized on its opportunities.
Key Moment
Toffoli broke a 1-1 tie at the halfway mark of the second period by getting a shot through traffic from the point on the power play.
Up next
Senators: Ottawa will host the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Sharks: San Jose travels to Boston to take on the Bruins on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published October 22, 2026.
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Surrey Memorial Hospital is pictured from a roof top in Surrey, B.C. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
ECA physician at Lions Gate Hospital says he is seriously considering resigning from the hospital as he has hit a breaking point with the health-care system.
Dr. Kevin McLeod posted on social media on Thursday, raising concerns about the current system and calling on the next government to make people in highly paid positions accountable.
“It really hit a breaking point for me last night because Sechelt is phoning saying we need to send patients over to Lions Gate,” the internal specialist said.
“Well… honestly it’s ridiculous.”
McLeod said this week has been especially difficult and it’s taking a toll on him and his family.
“For me, on a typical call day, I might have 20, 22 new complex patients,” he said.
“I might have an additional 35, 40, 50 people in an office. It’s not safe.”
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Meanwhile, patients needing neurological care at Penticton Regional Hospital could face reduced access to specialist services after three neurologists resigned their hospital privileges.
The resignations come after Interior Health introduced a change last month requiring neurologists to provide on-call services across the entire health region, a move physicians say would significantly increase their workload without additional support in their communities.
“There’s always concerns whenever you lose doctors from any medical facility,” said Dr. Adam Thompson, president of Doctors of BC.
Thompson said the new on-call requirements could place additional pressure on neurologists who are already in short supply.
“It was to substantially increase their workload without additional support in their communities to do so,” he said. “There comes a tipping point where you cannot juggle all the balls of neurological cases at the same time.”
With the B.C. provincial election just days away, health-care experts are hoping that the political parties are listening to their concerns.
“We’re going to ensure that we’re putting the minimum nurse-to-patient ratios into legislation, into the law, to make sure that the health authorities know, that the hospital managers know, that everybody knows, that this is where the government is going,” BC NDP leader David Eby said.
In a release, B.C. Nurses’ Union president Adriane Gear said ratio legislation represents an opportunity to build on the progress that’s already been made, provide greater certainty for patients and nurses, and support the planned expansion of ratios in emergency departments, operating rooms, long-term care and assisted living facilities, as well as community and non-hospital care settings.
But she added that safe staffing is a health-care priority that must transcend party politics and remain a commitment regardless of which party forms government.
BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson said that they will “build a brand new state-of-the-art children’s and women’s hospital right here in Surrey that we’re very excited to announce.”
McLeod said the issue remains that the people in high-ranking admin positions need to run the system better.
“We’ve dramatically increased the number of people who are in these admin roles, but I wouldn’t argue we’re running things more efficiently,” he said.
“A lot of savings could be had there.”
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The relationship between those at the helm at City Hall and the Manitoba Legislative Building was a key, and at times, heated talking point during Wednesday’s mayoral debate on 680 CJOB.
Incumbent candidate Scott Gillingham touted his current working relationship with Manitoba’s NDP premier Wab Kinew, and questioned candidate Kevin Klein’s – who was previously a cabinet minister with the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives – ability to work with the premier, citing his past newspaper columns criticizing the premier and prime minister.
Klein argued he has already gained Kinew’s trust while candidate Mike Vogiatzakis said the city needs a new mayor without political ties.
University of Manitoba political science adjunct professor Christopher Adams says the relationship between the city and province is critical.
“You can’t operate the city without a proper relationship with the premier,” Adams told Global News.
“When the mayor wants to do something like address homelessness, expand transit service, get a water treatment plant built – those things are heavily dependent on the provincial government and the federal government.”
Adams noted there have been communication breakdowns in the past, including between former mayor Brian Bowman and former premier Brian Pallister, which hinders the city’s ability to move forward on certain projects.
“Brian Bowman had a very difficult relationship with Brian Pallister, and Brian Pallister was not willing to be friendly to the mayor and didn’t have meetings with Bowman,” Adams said.
“When Heather Stefanson came in she did reach out to Bowman. One of the first things she did as premier was to meet with Brian Bowman in a cordial way.”
Former Winnipeg mayor Susan Thompson knows the importance of this relationship well. Thompson was the the helm at City Hall during Gary Filmon’s tenure as premier.
“In the end we developed, even today, the best relationship that could be had between the province, the city, and the capital region. It was really productive and it was well-intentioned,” Thompson told Global News.
But Thompson adds in today’s current political climate, the importance of fostering those relationships are more important now than ever before.
“We’re in extraordinary change in our society with our whole economic threat from the United States of America, it’s not being talked about enough at the civic level,” Thompson said.
“And we have a very unique opportunity to build extraordinary strong relationships between Winnipeg, First Nations, the capital region, and the province.
“And it won’t work if those relationships – and dare I saw partnerships – aren’t top of mind today.”
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The operator of a speed boat who caused a deadly boat crash off Woodbine Beach six years ago will not go to jail.
Superior Court Justice Brees Davies said in handing down her sentence in a downtown courtroom Thursday that while Thamilagan Olivernicholas engaged in risky behavior by driving his boat at a high rate of speed close to a designated swim area and near the rocks, there were strong mitigating factors in the case.
Davies said the 52-year-old is a first-time offender who has taken responsibility for his conduct by pleading guilty and has expressed genuine remorse. She noted that Olivernicholas has acknowledged that he could have avoided the collision if he had been more careful and added that he has been a strong contributing member of society who owned a gas station franchise before the incident which he lost as a result of his arrest.
Davies said that while Olivernicholas has continued to work at the gas station, while out on bail for the past six years, his income is now half. The judge also said he’s been an active volunteer for a walkathon for mental health and has done 170 hours of volunteer work in the last five months alone.
“The collateral consequences of imposing a term of imprisonment will be significant. He and his wife have two children who still live at home with their parents,” Davies added, explaining he is the sole breadwinner. “The offences have already had a significant impact on him. He lost his gas station and half his income. Going to prison would have a significant impact on the family’s financial security.”
“The sentence must send a clear message that dangerous operation of boats on our waterways must not be tolerated,” Davies said, telling court that denunciation and deterrence can be achieved through a Conditional Sentence Order (CSO).
“The principle of restraint must also be considered because he’s a first-time offender,” Davies said, citing from the Supreme Court which points out that a CSO can achieve denunciation when living in the community under strict conditions where others are aware of the criminal conduct, saying the conditions must be sufficiently punitive.
According to the facts, on September 3, 2020 just after 12:30 pm, police were called to the shoreline area of Woodbine Beach and Ashbridges Bay for reports that a boat had collided with the rocks at the west end of Woodbine Beach. The weather was clear and sunny and the water was described as calm.
The facts state the 20-foot yellow Tahoe Q7ssi Extreme had been seen in the minutes before the collision operating at very high speed close to the swim zone and rocks. One witness said that it was going at “full throttle” and driving erratically.
“As it headed towards the rocks along the Woodbine Beach Shoreline, the boat turned south at the last minute towards the centre of the lake. A lifeguard who saw the collision said that the boat then appeared to skip or skid, before crashing on the rocks,” the facts state.
When lifeguards, police, fire and ambulance personnel arrived on scene, they found the seven occupants of the boat, some of whom had been ejected with varying degrees of injuries.
Elaikaigon Palavanamby was found awkwardly positioned in the boat unconscious but breathing. The 47-year-old’s vital signs were lost en route to hospital. Once he arrived at St. Michael’s Hospital, Palavanamby was pronounced dead.
Another passenger was ejected from the boat and suffered a six-inch laceration to his head. Three days later, he attended another hospital for persistent radiating headaches, swelling to his face and leg and pain.
A third passenger suffered a broken arm after landing on the rocks.
Olivernicholas was operating the vessel and was the registered owner. He too was taken to hospital with injuries to his face and jaw.
Three other passengers were assessed at the scene but declined to go to hospital.
While serving his conditional sentence of two years less a day, the judge said Olivernicholas will be subject to strict house arrest for the full length of his sentence except when travelling to work, medical appointments, community service hours, or religious services.
Olivernicholas was also given a ten-year prohibition on operating a boat, 200 hours of community service and was ordered him to give four presentations about the consequences of dangerous operation of a boat and the importance of boat safety.
Following the two-year CSO, he will be required to complete three-years probation including a further 180 hours of community service and three more presentations about the consequences of dangerous operation of a boat, the judge said.
The Crown had asked for a four-year prison sentence and a 10-year boating prohibition.
After the fatal collision, the Palavanamby family told Global News that the husband and father-of three had celebrated his 47th birthday the day before he was killed.
Palavanamby’s son, Jaiison, said his mother told his father “to be careful, be safe and wear a life jacket.”
At the time, the Palavanamby family said they were not angry at the operator of the boat.
“What use is it? That won’t bring my dad back,” said Jaiison.
The judge noted that the victim’s wife, in her victim impact statement, described how difficult it has been to raise three children on her own, given her husband was the sole breadwinner.
Davies said Palavanamby’s wife told court the children, who were eight, 12 and 16 at the time, have also suffered.
“The youngest has become withdrawn, the middle child more rebellious and reckless and the third child anxious and less social,” said Davies.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros (8) hands off to Brady Oliveira (20) against the Montreal Alouettes during second half CFL football action in Winnipeg on Friday, August 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John WoodsWinnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira is once again the club’s most outstanding player.
The CFL announced the team award winners on Thursday and Oliveira was a double winner, hauling in the team’s MOP award and their Most Outstanding Canadian award.
Oliveira was a unanimous selection for both and it’s the fourth straight season he’s won the team’s two highest honours.
He was the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2024 and the top Canadian in both 2023 and 2024.
Oliveira currently leads the CFL in rushing with 1,344 yards as he chases a third career rushing title. He leads Edmonton Elks running back Justin Rankin by 174 yards entering the final week of the regular season. The 29-year-old’s seven 100-yard rushing games were also the most in the CFL this year.
The Winnipeg product has five consecutive thousand-yard seasons, which is a CFL record for a Canadian and one year shy of Charles Roberts’ franchise record.
The rest of the Bombers team awards were also very similar to the 2025 season.
Defensive back Evan Holm is the Bombers nominee for most outstanding defensive player for the second year in a row. He leads the club with 15 pass knockdowns, which is second best in the league. His 71 defensive tackles is third best on the team, and he also has one interception.
Returner Trey Vaval is their top special teamer for the second straight campaign after winning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award last year.
First year Bomber Jarell Broxton was a unanimous pick as their most outstanding offensive lineman.
Cornerback Major Williams is the team’s most outstanding rookie, also in a unanimous vote.
Other players chosen as most outstanding player around the league include QB Nathan Rourke of the BC Lions, QB Cody Fajardo of the Edmonton Elks, QB Vernon Adams Jr. of the Calgary Stampeders, QB Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, DB Reggie Stubblefield of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, QB Chad Kelly of the Toronto Argonauts, receiver Ayden Eberhardt of the Ottawa RedBlacks, and QB Davis Alexander of the Montreal Alouettes.
The league has changed the awards format this year and instead of the traditional one finalist from each division, there’ll now be three finalists, and they won’t be based on divisions. Even players that didn’t win their team award are now eligible to be voted as finalists.
Three former Bombers won awards with their new teams. Marc Liegghio was named the Ticats winner for best special teamer and Janarion Grant took the same honour with the Argos, while Drew Desjarlais was the RedBlacks top offensive lineman.
The finalists will be announced Oct. 27 and 28.
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Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller speaks during a news conference, while Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, back left, and Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon look on in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressCulture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government’s new digital regulator will take to set up, he’s unable to say exactly when that will happen.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-34, which includes a ban on social media for kids.
Miller spoke at McGill University’s Democracy, Rebuilt conference in Montreal on Thursday. The conference also heard from Alex Munter, head of the Canadian Medical Association, who said he was concerned about the timeline.
When the bill was introduced, government officials said it would take 18 months to set up the regulator. The bill would be administered by the new Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of Canada.
“Eighteen months in Ottawa is like three years,” Munter said. “We don’t have that kind of time … Parents want these toxic products out of their children’s hands now.”
Miller said in the interview he is “equally, if not more concerned, than Alex.”
He said he wants to “get things in place as quickly as possible” but isn’t able to offer a specific timeline.
In his speech, Miller talked about the dangers social media poses to kids, pointing to algorithms designed to keep kids scrolling and companies that have made kids addicted to their products.
He said sexually explicit deepfakes are shared without consent and children are targeted by predators and violent networks that encourage them to “hurt themselves or even take their own lives.”
“If this were occurring in a playground, the playground would be swarmed by police and shut down,” he said.
Miller added that instances of AI chatbots telling users how to carry out a shooting, hurt someone or take their own life “aren’t hypothetical risks or scenarios. They’re real examples that have occurred.”
Bill C-34 was introduced in June and is up for second reading in the House of Commons. If it passes second reading, it must make its way through a House of Commons committee study and through the Senate before it can become law.
The new regulator the bill would create would have five members appointed by cabinet with the authority to issue binding orders to organizations and levy fines.
It would be in charge of making decisions about whether age-verification methods used by companies are effective and respect people’s privacy, and whether social media platforms qualify for exemptions to the age ban.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant told the conference a regulator will take time to establish.
Australia became the first country to introduce a social media ban for kids in December 2025. Grant said Australia’s regulator is now looking into non-compliance or “malicious compliance” by tech platforms.
She said before the law came into force, one platform told underage users the ban was imminent and asked if they were sure they weren’t 16 — before letting about 130,000 users through. Another gave users more than two dozen chances daily to pass third-party age estimation software tests.
Miller said he’s not “naive” about the possibility of industry pushback but he expects the Canadian regulator to have a healthy back and forth with industry.
“It has to be dynamic, fluid, and can have relationships that are built,” he said.
Miller added the government has seen “what’s happened in other countries. Malicious compliance, I believe, is real.”
Miller said Thursday he is open to making changes to the bill.
“I’ve heard throughout the summer, talking to organizations, doctors, parents, groups, kids, and where they feel this could be stronger, and I am sensitive to that,” he said in the interview.
“There is an increased concern with certain aspects of gaming that has some features that are social media-like, so the compliance of those platforms is of concern to me.”
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