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Read More »Alberta family calls for continuing care accountability after mother dies of septic shock
WARNING: This story contains graphic details and images. When Norma Wensley was admitted to a continuing care facility in central Alberta, her family felt fortunate she had been granted a placement so close to home. Her children now say Wensley spent a traumatizing 10 months at Bethany Meadows in Camrose, …
Read More »Shock in tiny Quadeville after teen accused of attempting to murder girl
Wanda Resmer says she didn’t see the news coming. For over two weeks, people in Quadeville, Ont., a tiny community surrounded by the hills of Renfrew County, were cautioned by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to keep their kids close — indoors, even — after an eight-year-old girl was found with serious injuries …
Read More »‘Shock’ and ‘panic’ as new daycare operators in Alberta told they won’t get funding after all
Albertans in the process of setting up new child-care facilities say they’ve had the rug pulled out from under them as the Alberta government abruptly informed them last week they would not qualify for grants under the federal-provincial child-care agreement. “I am devastated,” said Arshdeep Kaur, who is in the process …
Read More »Canadians heading to vote face sticker shock for primary care at private clinics
Ahead of the federal election, Canadians are worried about access to health care. Some private clinics, which are growing in number, charge thousands a year for primary care and out-of-pocket fees, as many people struggle with a soaring cost of living. An estimated 6.5 million Canadian adults don’t have a regular health-care …
Read More »Pilgrims, tourists in St. Peter’s Square for Easter express shock over Pope’s death
They had come from around the world and crammed into St. Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis deliver an appeal for peace on Easter. A day later, the Vatican announced he was dead. Tourists and pilgrims who flocked to Rome for Holy Week were dazed with shock at news Monday of the death of Francis, the morning after …
Read More »Global stock markets reeling following Trump’s tariffs shock
Financial markets around the world are reeling in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs — and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it. The S&P 500 was down four per cent in early trading Thursday, while the Dow Jones …
Read More »A property sale would have transformed their lives, but N.S. family got an epic shock instead
As Sarah Ryall and her husband counted down the days before their rental property officially sold, the Lower Argyle, N.S., couple started to breathe a sigh of relief. The couple had owned the Cole Harbour, N.S., home for almost two decades. With no pension plans or mutual funds between them, selling …
Read More »I am a proud African. Moving to Canada and being seen as Black was a culture shock
This First Person column is the experience of Vuyo Ginindza, who lives in Regina. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. It was only a couple weeks after moving to Canada from eSwatini that I realized this new society did not see me as I saw myself. …
Read More »Syrian authorities close Aleppo airport after rebels breach city in shock attack
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried out …
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