Before life as he knew it turned upside down with the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Mohammad Fahim Rahmani worked with the Canadian embassy.  Now, he’s being told to pack his things, move to a Toronto shelter and apply for social assistance. That’s because, nearly a year after he set foot in …

Having more than six drinks per week leads to an increased risk of a host of health issues, including cancer, according to new proposed guidelines published Monday.  Any level of alcohol consumption had a net negative impact on health for almost every disease reviewed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and …

WARNING: This article contains content about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A leader in Montreal’s music industry says concertgoers upset by allegations of sexual misconduct against Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler should be allowed to get a refund …

A group of women in Barrie is hoping to raise $60,000 for the six young people killed in a car crash on a closed road in Barrie, Ont., last weekend. Ripple of Kindness, with support from Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman, has raised more than $11,000 for the families of Luke West, Curtis King, River Wells, Haley Marin, Jersey Mitchell and Jason …

B.C. announced an investment of almost $64 million on Monday to help ease the burden on families sending children back to school amidst soaring inflation. The money will go toward meal programs, school supplies and fees for field trips. “This is the first of several measures we will be rolling out in the weeks ahead to help people …

Public instances of threats and intimidation of women in public life have intensified in recent weeks, with significant examples of abuse targeted toward politicians — most recently, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland — as well as activists and journalists. For weeks, a group of journalists, particularly journalists of colour, have publicly shared …

When Mary Reynolds started flying her camera-equipped drone over a small stretch of Vancouver Island shoreline she landed in the middle of a fight between local activists and a company that dismantles old watercraft. The 71-year-old’s videos, posted on her blog, showed how Deep Water Recovery was taking apart old …

This First Person article is written by Wendy Powell who lives in Stony Plain, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I was lying in bed in the middle of the night, wide awake as always every night since my husband passed away. I …

Two Ontario Provincial Police vehicles had their windows smashed during a car rally in Wasaga Beach, Ont. on the weekend and the town’s mayor is wondering why more police resources weren’t available. Mayor Nina Bifolchi said in a statement on Monday that the town was put at risk repeatedly and she …

Please make me your second choice. Or, maybe, rank me as your No. 3. That’s the message United Conservative Party leadership candidates should bring to party members during tonight’s debate if they were being strategic, say political observers. Seven candidates will be in Edmonton for the party’s second — and final — official debate …