The Incident A 70-year-old American living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) has died, alone, in a U.S. hospital — weeks after paying US $84,000 for treatment at a controversial private health facility in Saskatchewan. The patient travelled to Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Centre, drawn by promises of healing for her debilitating condition. Former employees of…
The Incident Earlier this month, a quiet Toronto high-rise was shaken by an incident that left families across the city pausing in the middle of their holiday preparations. A young child, momentarily unsupervised while a parent sorted through newly purchased holiday gifts, managed to access an unsecured balcony. Although the child was safely recovered after…
The Incident What began as a quiet search for medical clarity became an emotional turning point for three women who had long carried questions about their origins. A routine DNA test, taken by 32-year-old marketing analyst Mira Desai to understand her genetic health risks, unexpectedly led to the discovery of both her biological mother, Anika,…
Champion skip and beloved TV reporter Colleen Jones — who won six Canadian women’s curling titles and two world championships, and later became a familiar face on CBC — has passed away at age 65 after a private, three-year battle with cancer. The Incident Colleen Jones, one of Canada’s most celebrated curlers and a…
The Incident On the afternoon of November 26, 2025, a massive fire erupted at Wang Fuk Court, a high-rise residential complex in Tai Po district, in northern Hong Kong. Flames broke out around 2:50 p.m., and within minutes the blaze raced up the exterior of the towers — aided by bamboo scaffolding and construction netting…
The Incident The San Diego Zoo confirmed this week that its oldest resident, a Galápagos tortoise believed to be around 141 years old, passed away peacefully under veterinary care. Staff members, many of whom had tended to the giant reptile for decades, described his final hours as calm and dignified—an end befitting a creature that…
The Incident On a crisp Thursday afternoon, a routine school outing turned into a nightmare for the students and teachers of Acwsalcta School in Bella Coola, British Columbia. Around 1 p.m., a group of about 20 fourth- and fifth-grade children, accompanied by their teachers, paused for lunch on a wooded trail near the Bella Coola…
The Incident What began as a routine outdoor learning excursion in Bella Coola turned devastating on Tuesday afternoon, when two students were critically injured in a sudden grizzly bear attack. According to officials, the group—accompanied by teachers and parent volunteers—had been walking along a marked trail near a forested creekbed when the bear emerged with…
The Incident A seemingly harmless holiday post by global pop star Dua Lipa unexpectedly sparked a wave of concern across social media last week. In a brief clip shared from her family’s Christmas celebration, a roasted dish appeared on the table while a pair of goats could be spotted in an earlier frame from the…
The Incident In a startling turn, it has emerged that Shoppers Drug Mart billed the Ontario government nearly $81 million over two years for its MedsCheck medication review service — precisely during a period when COVID-19–driven in-person care was winding down. What was once framed as a patient-centered service appears, to many, as a system…