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He abused dozens of Indigenous children in Ontario. But did Jesuit priest’s painful legacy begin in Montreal?

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As a Jesuit priest in Ontario, George Epoch sexually abused dozens of children in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. But Epoch’s abuse allegedly dates back even earlier, to the 1950s, when he taught at Loyola High School, a private Catholic school in Montreal. Two …

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Oneida First Nation woman sues London, Ont., police, alleging officers sexually abused her for years

Warning: This story contains disturbing allegations of sexual abuse A 67-year-old Oneida Nation of the Thames woman has launched a $6-million lawsuit against the London Police Service (LPS) in southwestern Ontario, alleging three officers sexually assaulted her for years and officials did nothing to stop it.  Two officers sexually assaulted her over the …

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This Ontario family wants a needle-free flu vaccine but can’t find it anywhere

A southwestern Ontario family is calling for a needle-free flu vaccine to be publicly funded again so that it’s a real option for children this flu season. Ryan McClanahan has been trying buy a nasal spray, such as FluMist, but says it’s impossible to find for his nine-year-old son who has a …

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What if I wet the bed? At 84, I tackle my fears and face aging head on

This First Person column is written by Sheilah Bissett, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I woke up one morning this spring and couldn’t get out of bed. My arthritic left leg was so painful that I couldn’t bend it. I’m 84 …

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The Bank of Canada is warning Canadians to brace for a rough winter

For years now, central banks around the world have helped consumers and businesses weather economic storms. In crisis after crisis, they cut interest rates to help people get through. They printed money and bought bonds to prop up markets. This time, those same banks are actively making life more difficult. “I’m sure …

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France honours 100-year-old B.C. veteran with Legion of Honour medal

Fernand Labrie may be 100 years old, but his memories from the time around the 1942 Dieppe Raid are as vivid as ever. He was 20, a soldier in the Canadian Forces’ Régiment de Maisonneuve, aboard a ship carrying TNT, on standby to fight Nazis on the French beach during the …

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This farmer says he reluctantly throws away enough cauliflower to feed a province

1:53:00FULL EPISODE: How are high grocery prices affecting you? Richard Melvin hopes there comes a time when the majority of food waste from his farm ends up in the mouths of people who need it most. Despite being “perfectly good to eat,” up to 40 per cent of Melvin’s 36 …

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Ontario just got 14,000 hectares of land to develop — so why does Doug Ford want the Greenbelt too?

On the same day the government of Premier Doug Ford said it wants to open up parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt for housing construction, it also approved more than 14,000 hectares of land for urban development in municipalities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.  Put together, the newly approved urban land …

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Ukranians headed to Bow Valley to settle, despite cost of living and housing crisis

When Russia invaded Ukraine back in February, Kate Ostashevskaya felt powerless, but knew that doing something instead of doom-scrolling would help.  So, she reached out to a Facebook friend, a virtual stranger in Ukraine who had posted about a recent bombing hitting too close to home, and asked if she’d …

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Environment minister says he’s not bothered by oil sector’s prominence at COP27

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canadians should pay attention to the action on climate change being taken by the international community — not the presence of hundreds of oil and gas representatives at COP27. In light of the importance of promised measures on climate change that could lower the range …

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