How a U.S. indictment connects to an alleged India-linked murder plot on Canadian soil | CBC News

[ad_1] A recently unsealed U.S. criminal indictment alleging a plot connected to the Indian government to carry out multiple assassinations in North America has rattled Canadian and American relations with the world’s most populous democracy. The court document, made public Wednesday, lays out U.S. prosecutors’ case against Indian national Nikhil Gupta. U.S. authorities allege Gupta was planning…

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Commons committee calls for federal registry of breast implants | CBC News

[ad_1] A new Commons committee report is calling on Ottawa to create a national breast implant registry to better track the devices, alert patients promptly when there’s a recall and collect “reliable and comprehensive data” on associated health risks. Health risks related to breast implants — including the increased prevalence of a rare lymphoma called BIA-ALCL — made international headlines in…

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Nashville’s startup scene is booming as health-tech investors and founders flock to the Music City

[ad_1] Tourists visit the bars and country music venues in the Lower Broadway entertainment district in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 1, 2019. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images On a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month, 36-year-old Robin Shah settled into his seat and prepared to crank out some…

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Growing threats to Canada’s security drove $10B surveillance plane purchase, minister says | CBC News

[ad_1] Defence Minister Bill Blair says a sense of urgency driven by security threats around the globe is behind the federal government’s decision to sole-source a deal worth more than $10 billion to buy a new fleet of military surveillance planes. When asked by CBC News if the announcement is an acknowledgement that Canada needs to move…

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