News/Canada (Page 33)

Canada·Updated The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a 19-page lawsuit filed in Florida. NYC doctor Kanokporn Tangsuan had severe dairy and nut allergy, collapsed 45 mins after eatingTheContinue Reading

Sitting at her home in Ottawa earlier this month, Mary Fernando got an out-of-the-blue call from her pharmacy at Shoppers Drug Mart. An employee on the other end of the line asked if she was still using two inhalers to control her asthma, as she had been doing consistently for years.Continue Reading

Canada·First Person Emma Tiede didn’t want to join a specialized figure skating club for children with disabilities. But slowly, she began to see the value of it. Some kids looked down on me just because I was different Emma Tiede · for CBC First Person · Posted: Feb 27, 2024Continue Reading

Canada·First Person Hilary Duff enjoys the experience of a proper, cold wintry Ottawa. Only this year, it didn’t materialize. Ottawa allows me to experience the magic of the season — except this year, there hasn’t been much Hilary Duff · for CBC First Person · Posted: Feb 25, 2024 4:00Continue Reading

U.S. authorities have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of an Indian family of four who froze to death near Manitoba’s southern border with the United States two years ago. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel — also known as Dirty Harry, according to officials who have identified five aliases — has been charged in U.S.Continue Reading

When spending more than $100 yields only a little bag of groceries, Nora Jean Omand is trying her best to do more with less.  This week, the resident of Norway House in northern Manitoba is hoping a package of stewing beef will be enough to feed 10 people in herContinue Reading

On a snowy February night in 2022, the temperature was hovering around -8 C when 91-year-old Vera Wilson slipped outside through an unalarmed service door at her retirement home. The door locked behind her. Staff didn’t realize she was missing until 2 a.m., almost four hours later. By the timeContinue Reading

Alabama hospital stops IVF treatments after court rules embryos are childrenThe University of Alabama at Birmingham health system has announced it is pausing in vitro fertilization treatments after the state’s supreme court ruled embryos are children. The majority ruling raises serious legal questions about fertility treatment across the U.S. asContinue Reading

Frank Cirinna didn’t necessarily set out to become someone people turn to for news headlines, but that’s exactly what has happened with his popular TikTok account. He is admittedly not a journalist — he’s a full-time school teacher in the Toronto area — but his concise yet punchy videos breakingContinue Reading