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Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad?
Could sunscreen be bad for you? Can kitchen ingredients cure an STI? Students go online to search out all manner of information — including health […]
As a rural ER doctor, I feel guilty cutting back my hours. But it’s the only way for me to keep working
This First Person article is written by Dr. Sarah Giles, who works in Kenora, Ont. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see […]
CRA launched ‘witch hunt’ against whistleblowers who exposed millions in bogus refunds, sources say
The Canada Revenue Agency is on a “witch hunt” to find whistleblowers who may have spoken to the media and exposed how it has been […]
Some Scotiabank customers still unable to access accounts after ‘scheduled maintenance’
Last Friday, Scotiabank’s customer service account on X stated that there would be scheduled maintenance starting that day and ending on Tuesday, affecting several credit […]
Lower daycare fees are a game-changer. But federal plan to expand spaces still faces roadblocks, say experts
For Canadian families who’ve seen their child care fees halved or plummet to $10 a day in the past few years, Canada’s affordable child care […]
Struggling with high pet med costs? Canada’s competition watchdog calls for more choice and affordable options
As a pet owner and technician in emergency veterinary medicine, Denise Angus knows the importance of access to affordable care. Her first pet, Mattie, a […]
Tobacco firm opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers, court documents say
One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with creditors says it opposes the proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement announced in the case earlier […]
Inside the terrifying, risky world of making indie horror movies
Shannon Hanmer still remembers the first scary movie she saw in a theatre — the R-rated teen vampire thriller The Lost Boys starring Kiefer Sutherland as the blood-thirsty villain. She […]
Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in ‘historic’ proposed deal
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands of […]