NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Surgeons in New York believe they may be one step closer to curing blindness after an Arkansas man became the first known patient to successfully receive a complete eye transplant in May.NYU Langone Health announced the accomplishment on
Surgeons in New York performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant in a human earlier this year, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez revealed on Thursday. “The mere fact that we transplanted an eye is a huge step forward, something that for centuries has been thought about, but it’s never been performed,” Rodriguez said — who led his team of
Canada is set to welcome nearly 1.5 million new permanent residents over the next three years, according to the new targets recently announced by Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Canada does not foresee a cut to immigration levels and plans to hold its target of annual newcomers steady at 500,000 people starting in 2026, according to
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Connecticut discovered an enormous amount of psychedelic mushrooms and an underground growing operation at the home of a 21-year-old man last week. Weston Soule was arrested at his Burlington, Conn., home on Nov. 2 after special officers found US$8.5 million (over C$11.7 million) worth of
Hamed Esmaeilion has to watch his back wherever he goes — unable to escape the oppressive and violent regime that rules his homeland of Iran, even when he’s in Canada.When he first arrived in 2010 with his wife Parisa and daughter Reera, Esmaeilion thought he had come to the safest country in the world.“But it’s
The Islamic Republic of Iran is among the most dangerous regimes in the world today. It gives billions a year to terrorist groups like Hamas — which in turn, helped fund the October attack on Israeli civilians. The regime violently oppresses its own citizens too — as we saw in 2022 when a young Iranian
Is Edmonton on the precipice of a gang war? The Edmonton Police Service says the horrific killing of a young boy goes too far and a well-known criminologist said it could trigger revenge attacks.“This line in the sand with organized crime — it’s just changed,” EPS Acting Supt. Colin Derksen said in a Friday news
A plane that took off from London Stansted Airport in the U.K. was forced to turn around after only half an hour in the air after a crew member noticed one of the cabin windows was damaged. When the plane landed back at Stansted, the crew found that two of the plane’s window panes were
Randy Beals has been living in an apartment in the Clayton Park area of Halifax for the past seven years. Following the death of his longtime partner, Lillian, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April and later died as a result of surgery complications in July, the future of Beals’ living situation has become
A group representing Canada’s engineering profession is urging Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to reconsider a proposal that aims to loosen restrictions around who can use the “engineer” title. Engineers Canada said Friday that it opposes changes to the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act that would allow technology companies and workers to use the title “software