Shelley Ayres

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Grant LaFleche |Shelley Ayres |Mark Kelley

On June 5, Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach was doing what has preoccupied him for years: hawking his economic ideas in front of the camera. But this was not one of his regular speeches at his Aurora, Ont., restaurant or at some Canadian business gala. The 92-year-old, who is to stand trial in Toronto and Newmarket, Ont., next year for more than a dozen alleged sex crimes, gave his economic stump speech an ocean away, in Austria, on a current affairs news program.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Zach Dubinsky |Shelley Ayres

In his four-decade Hollywood career, Oscar-nominated director Norman Jewison crafted acclaimed dramas like In the Heat of the Night and A Soldier's Story. Behind the scenes, there was allegedly drama in the Toronto-born filmmaker's personal life as well in his final years. Lawsuits filed in California and Ontario by Jewison's sons and recently obtained by CBC News raise issues that experts say are all too common when family members clash at the end of a loved one's life.

Jan 24, 2025 | xpresschronicle.com | Steven D'Souza |Lisa Ellenwood |Shelley Ayres

With three dogs, Anna Mikicinki sees her pets’ medical bills add up quickly. She figured out a way to cut costs, but it involved shopping for pet medications on the other side of the world. Mikicinki went online and found the Australian manufacturer of the NexGard flea, tick, heartworm and parasite medications she gives her Australian shepherd and two Pomeranians. Buying directly helped her save almost 70 per cent, she said. “In Canada, a nine-month supply would cost me around $1,170 Canadian.

Jan 24, 2025 | cbc.ca | Steven D'Souza |Lisa Ellenwood |Shelley Ayres

Some pharmacists across Canada are struggling to supply pet owners with medicines for pets as manufacturers, distributors and even vet regulators limit access to them, a joint CBC/Radio-Canada investigation has found.

Nov 1, 2024 | cbc.ca | Shelley Ayres |Lisa Ellenwood |Madeline McNair |James Dunne

A new report from Canada’s monopoly watchdog says pet owners deserve more choice and competitive prices for pet medications.