Lori Ward

Aug 22, 2024 | cbc.ca | Kimberly Ivany |Lori Ward |Anya Zoledziowski

Once seen as oases of calm and quiet, libraries across Canada are becoming increasingly chaotic – even dangerous – with staff often ending up on the front lines of crisis. Data obtained by CBC News shows there's been a dramatic rise in recent years in the number of security incidents — things like physical assaults, suspected overdoses, and thefts — at public libraries in Canada's major cities. CBC News obtained data from 11 public library systems across Canada, spanning several years.

Jun 20, 2024 | cbc.ca | Zach Dubinsky |Jocelyn Shepel |Lori Ward

A husband-and-wife law firm in Toronto has been shut down, lenders have moved to seize their family homes, and they're facing 15 lawsuits and a police investigation after millions of dollars in client money went missing from the firm's trust accounts. The saga of Nicholas Cartel and his wife, Singa Bui, has plenty of twists and turns, not the least of which is what happened to the huge sums of money allegedly embezzled from Cartel & Bui LLP.

May 16, 2024 | cbc.ca | Lori Ward

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Marien de Freitas has seen one too many friends die by suicide. De Freitas started at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 2020, right at the peak of the pandemic. Classes were all online, and the isolation amplified anxiety and other mental health issues for her and other students. By the end of that school year, one of her friends had taken their own life, and she had witnessed another student's suicide attempt.

Mar 13, 2024 | cbc.ca | Nicole Brockbank |Lori Ward |Angelina King

In January, a Shoppers Drug Mart district manager in Ontario wrote to store owners in his area to express "deep disappointment" in their performance during the first week of 2024. "Despite clear plans and expectations, it is evident that we fell significantly short of our targets," reads the email obtained by CBC News.

Sep 13, 2023 | cbc.ca | Lisa Johnson |Tara Carman |Lori Ward |Dexter McMillan

Sam Johnson is out of breath as she answers the door, beads of sweat on her brow. She puts a hand to the back of her neck. “It’s soaking wet,” she says. It’s 9 p.m. and it’s 29 degrees in her apartment in New Westminster, B.C., a suburb of Vancouver. It’s been above 27 C all day. Johnson, 79, has heart failure and uses a walker or a cane to get around. Even with four fans going, the unrelenting heat in her apartment takes a toll, she says. “I sleep maybe two and a half hours, half an hour at a time.