Alison Northcott

A growing number of apps and other technologies have come to market in recent months to help connect shoppers with cheap food nearing their expiry date — which is a win for stores and their customers as high food prices continue to bite deep.

A growing number of small businesses and organizations are becoming certified as what’s known as “living wage employers,” committing to paying workers based on the real costs of making ends meet in their region.

People with disabilities have a higher poverty rate and a lower rate of employment than the overall population. Advocates say it is a longstanding, systemic problem and inflation makes it worse.

A shift in treating childhood obesity in the U.S. focuses on early interventions and can involve weight-loss drugs or surgery. Some Canadian experts say it’s an effective approach, but others worry it could turn attention away from prevention.

Three years into the pandemic, many Canadian teens are still struggling with their mental health, and pediatric centres are reporting increases in hospitalizations and emergency room visits for conditions such as eating disorders, anxiety and suicide attempts.

Jeanne Carrière had been unable to use her hands or lower body after breaking her neck in 2021. In July 2022, she underwent nerve transfer surgery at Montreal’s Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, regaining some of what she lost — including hope.

Newcomers to Canada often turn to lawyers to help them navigate the ins and outs of the immigration system. But increasingly, in Montreal, people posing as immigration lawyers are taking advantage of immigrants and refugees, which can have devastating consequences.

A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn’t accommodate people using wheelchairs.

Faraj Allah Jarjour, a Canadian man who died in Cuba in March, was buried in a Russian town north of Moscow after Cuban government workers mistakenly switched two bodies before repatriating them to the wrong countries. 

It’s one of the only ways Quebec distillers can sell their products. But as the Société des alcools du Québec aims to cut down on a glut of locally produced spirits amid a downturn in sales and a crowded market, some producers are worried.