Toronto gynecologist given 4-month suspension for dishonourable conduct
Regulator rules doctor engaged in disgraceful or unprofessional conduct in his care of 10 patients A gynecologist at the centre of a years-long CBC investigation had his medical licence suspended for four months following a regulatory hearing in early March. Dr. David Gerber, of Meridia Medical in midtown Toronto, pleaded no contest to allegations from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) that he engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in his care and treatment of 10 patients over the course of more than a decade. “We are deeply disturbedRead more
How this Hamilton student from school with no football field got a football scholarship
Elijah Sinclair hopes to shine a light on how school infrastructure impacts students Throughout his 19 years, football has been a constant for Hamilton student Elijah Sinclair. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t throwing around a football out front with my friends or something,” he said. Sinclair is now the first student in his east end high school, Bernie Custis Secondary School, to be recruited to a post-secondary football team and get a scholarship. It’s an accomplishment he reached despite the fact his school doesn’t have a football field, he notes. Sinclair starts playingRead more
Already struggling, this Alberta village faces losing its only school
Trustees with Elk Island Public Schools considering a motion to close Andrew School Carol Dubitz has spent much of her life around Andrew School in Andrew, Alta. She attended the school herself. Her children, now grown, also went there. These days, Dubitz looks after a small shop, a bowling alley, sauna and gym in the same building as the school. This week, she’s worried. At a special board meeting on Thursday, trustees with Sherwood Park-based Elk Island Public Schools will consider a motion to close Andrew School, the only schoolRead more
With Alberta’s official election season imminent, the UCP and NDP are (unofficially) out in full force
UCP Leader Danielle Smith held event Saturday morning, NDP Leader Rachel Notley held event Saturday night Song unveilings and “Super Saturday” — Alberta’s provincial election season kicked into high gear with campaign-style rallies this weekend, even though the writ won’t officially be issued until Monday. Though the United Conservative Party and the Alberta New Democrats have, in effect, been campaigning for weeks, Monday will bring a new urgency to the contest as both parties will have less than 30 days remaining to convince Albertans they are best positioned to form the nextRead more
Lobster fishers set traps off Covehead, P.E.I., with Fiona still on their minds
It’s easy to see how the storm damaged the wharf, but how it affected the lobsters is uncertain In many ways, Saturday was like any other setting day for lobster fishers at Covehead Harbour, P.E.I. The seagulls lurked overhead and the familiar smell of saltwater and fresh bait cut through a crisp spring breeze. There was some good-natured teasing as the captain and deck hands heaved the 50-pound (23-kilogram) traps onto the boats over and over until there was just enough room to squeeze themselves in before starting the engines andRead more
Canadians forced to cope with stress and heat while waiting for Sudan rescue flight
Gamiela Elsied told CBC News Network that conditions at Sudan military airport ‘not very great’ A woman trying to get out of Sudan described a stressful atmosphere at a military airport as she and others coped with hot weather, dwindling cellphone batteries and other challenges as they waited on Friday for an expected Canadian flight out of the country. “Conditions here are not very great,” said Gamiela Elsied, a Sudanese Canadian who made a treacherous trip to the airport, located north of the capital Khartoum, two days ago and spoke to CBC News Network onRead more
Government submits new offer to striking federal union
PSAC says it hopes to bargain through the weekend The federal government presented a counter-offer Friday afternoon to striking Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members. Details of the offer have not been released but it covers the larger Treasury Board group of about 120,000 workers. Talks are ongoing for the Canada Revenue Agency group of more than 35,000 workers, the union said in an email. In a statement, the office of Treasury Board President Mona Fortier called the offer “comprehensive.” A union spokesperson told CBC the two sides are talking FridayRead more
Social workers need permission to access parents’ medical records: B.C. Appeal Court
Court gives B.C. government 1 year to bring law into constitutional compliance The B.C. Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province’s child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent’s medical records without their consent, a search warrant or a court order. A three-judge panel said a section of B.C.’s Child, Family and Community Service Act is unconstitutional, finding the legislation lacked safeguards to protect parents’ deeply personal medical information. The ruling, posted Monday, says the act allowed child welfare workers with the Ministry of Children andRead more
Luge athlete claims life-altering Whistler head injury was culmination of coach’s ‘selfish’ abuse
Garrett Reid, 19, claims coach bullied him for diminished performance after suffering head injury in crash An athlete who was left with a long list of “catastrophic” injuries after a run at the Olympic luge track in Whistler, B.C., more than three years ago has filed a lawsuit claiming the incident was the culmination of years of harassment, bullying and hazing by a coach who put his own goals over a teenager’s safety. Garrett Reid, now 19, has claimed coach Matthew McMurray was abusive towards him while he was racing for the national NextGen team in 2018Read more
‘Disgusting’: Husband of N.S. mass shooting victim outraged after theft from memorial park
2 steel beams were to be used at Heart’s Haven Memorial Park for Heather O’Brien, Kristen Beaton The husband of one of the victims of the Nova Scotia April 2020 mass shooting is disgusted and disheartened after two steel beams were stolen from a memorial park in Debert, N.S., earlier this month. Nick Beaton, the husband of Kristen Beaton who died during the shootings, said the beams were going to be used to construct a bridge in Heart’s Haven Memorial Park. The six-hectare park serves as a memorial for both Kristen and HeatherRead more