A high-profile Canadian employment lawyer has been disciplined over his hardball tactics against some of his firm’s dissatisfied clients, after two of them posted critical […]
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Federal court rules in favour of Calgary man fighting so-called suicide headaches with psilocybin
A 51-year-old Calgary man who suffers debilitating cluster headaches has won a Federal Court battle forcing Health Canada to reconsider his bid for legal access […]
I took my mom for granted. But after moving away, I realized how much she meant to me
This is a First Person column by Carolina Avendano Duque, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the […]
There’s a test of the national emergency alert system in most of Canada Wednesday
Don’t panic — without checking, anyway — if your phone’s emergency alert goes off tomorrow. Canada’s National Public Alerting System (NPAS) is running tests on television, radio and […]
For cities and towns trying to cut out plastic, here’s what’s worked and what hasn’t
Across Canada, communities are trying out single-use plastic bans, fees and other policies to reduce plastic pollution. Global plastic consumption has quadrupled in the past […]
That offer to buy your time-share could be from a Mexican drug cartel
The phone calls were coming on an almost daily basis. Lawyers, real estate agents and people with cash in hand, all looking to purchase Rod Pratt […]
What’s the most expensive home you could afford?
Use this tool to see the most expensive home you could afford. The numbers are based on what banks are typically willing to lend. If […]
It’s impossible to feel the full magic of an eclipse. That’s why I’m always chasing the next one
This First Person article is the experience of Alan Dyer, who lives in Strathmore, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see […]