ER visits for gambling rise in Ontario

A new study suggests emergency department visits for gambling disorders have doubled in Ontario since the expansion of online gambling and legalization of single-event sports betting a few years ago.

The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences says it analyzed data from January 2012 to September 2025 and found an increase in gambling-related emergency department visits among boys and men between the ages of 10 to 44.

The researchers examined a total of 952 emergency department visits for gambling disorders made by 757 individuals during the study period and noted an overall increase of 99 per cent than what was expected before the relaxation of gambling rules.

Read more to find out what the study says.

Anthrax outbreak in Zambia

Authorities in Zambia are warning residents to avoid consuming, handling and distributing meat from wild animals after a deadly anthrax outbreak.

Affected animals include hippos, elephants, buffalo and a crocodile, all of which died after consuming the toxic, naturally occurring bacteria.

The country’s National Disaster Risk Management Division alerted the public to a “reported outbreak of suspected anthrax cases and environmental pollution in Muchinga Province,” in northeastern Zambia last week.

Read more to find out about the outbreak.

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Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over

The number of people aged 100 years or more in Japan surpassed 100,000 for the first time, according to newly released government figures.

Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry statistics released Tuesday confirmed the milestone, showing that Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year.

Of the people over 100, 13,379 are male and 94,298 are female, meaning women made up about 88 per cent of the total.

The figures were released on Sept. 15, known in Japan as Respect the Aged Day, when centenarians are honoured by the government with a letter from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and a silver sake cup.

Read more to take a closer look at the statistics.