Laura Fraser
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Yoda the seal is recovering after being hit on a Cape Breton highway
Yoda — named for eyes so big you could swim in them — has come a long way since he climbed onto a Cape Breton highway and got hit by a car. The wee seal pup squirms and splashes in his own jaccuzzi tub at a Nova Scotia’s Hope for Wildlife rescue centre. → Read More
How a Toronto hospital uses virtual reality to grant dying patients a last wish
A Toronto IT consultant has dedicated himself to taking hospital patients outside of their rooms using custom-made movies and a set of virtual reality goggles. → Read More
Security tape shows 4 Domino's Pizza employees wrestle a gunman to the ground
Harish Karan cannot quite say what he was thinking when he saw a gun for the first time on Wednesday night. → Read More
A former white supremacist explains how radicals recruit and who they target
Elisa Hategan remembers becoming the portrait of hatred in Canada — the image of white supremacy shifting from that of men with shorn hair and tattoos to the face of a teenage girl with red hair and an air of innocence. It's a painful memory. → Read More
Dying with Dignity may challenge Ontario law exempting religious hospitals from offering assisted death
While more than 630 Ontarians have ended their lives with the help of a nurse or doctor, none of those happened within hospitals that have historic ties to the Catholic Church. But advocates argue that publicly funded health-care centres should be legally bound to offer medical assistance in dying. → Read More
You can't get the abortion pill without an ultrasound — a hurdle for rural doctors
Women across Ontario can now theoretically access the abortion pill Mifegymiso for free, but physicians warn there are still major barriers to access. → Read More
A gay Toronto man remained celibate for 1 year to meet controversial blood donation rules
A 28-year-old Toronto man has gone more than a year without having sex — not for health or religious reasons, but because he wants to donate blood. → Read More
Murder of Emanuel Jaques changed the face of Yonge Street and Toronto
Forty years ago, Yonge Street was better known as the Sin Strip — an artery of downtown Toronto that was home to dozens of strip clubs and body rub parlours, a legal grey zone to which politicians and police often turned a blind eye. That all changed in the summer of 1977. → Read More
Here's what ex-nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer confessed about killing 8 patients
The question of whether Elizabeth Wettlaufer believed herself an angel of mercy, acting on the instructions of her elderly patients to assist them in ending their lives, was answered in a chilling videotaped confession played in a packed Woodstock, Ont., courtroom. → Read More
E. coli count in Toronto harbour 'the highest it's ever been': Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Even as the rain tapers off in the skies above Toronto, there’s still a storm of bacteria brewing beneath the surface of Lake Ontario. → Read More
E. coli count in Toronto harbour 'the highest it's ever been': Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Even as the rain tapers off in the skies above Toronto, there’s still a storm of bacteria brewing beneath the surface of Lake Ontario. → Read More
Smoke pours from beneath Scotia Plaza in heart of Toronto's business district
An explosion that echoed from beneath the heart of Toronto's business district at King Street West and Bay Street was caused by a blown hydro vault, a senior fire official tells CBC News. → Read More
Ontario budget 2017: Free prescription drugs for anyone under 25, a first of its kind, Liberals say
All Ontario children and adults younger than 25 will have their full prescription drug costs covered by a new provincial pharmacare program, regardless of family income or whether they already have private insurance. → Read More
Peel police chief 'very concerned' after Sikh officer denied promotion because of race
The chief of Peel Regional Police Service described an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling that an officer was denied a promotion because of his race as "very concerning" and said the force has since adopted different advancement criteria. → Read More
Parents applaud review on racism at York region school board, but still want director to resign
The mother at the centre of an equity complaint that sparked a scathing review of the York Regional School Board applauded the recommendations for change — but said she still wants to see the director of education step down. → Read More
Mystery Masters jacket bought at Toronto thrift shop for $5 sells for $139K US
An authentic green jacket from Augusta National Golf Club that was once bought for $5 at a Toronto thrift store has sold at auction for more than $139,000 US. → Read More
You'll never believe what these Canadians invented
Canada may be known for exporting maple syrup, poutine and hockey — but this country has produced inventions that have changed the world. How many do you know? → Read More
Prostate cancer patients report that surgery offers worst outcome on quality of life
Two studies published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association try to explore the ramifications of prostate cancer treatment, by getting patients to rank their quality of life — defined as sexual, urinary and bowel function — after surgery or radiation. → Read More
Ontario housing minister vows to boost rent control after CBC Toronto tenancy series
The Ontario housing minister vows that the province will soon unveil new “rental controls” to address the skyrocketing cost to lease a home in and around Toronto. → Read More
Realtors apologize after including #AmberAlert in tweets about homes and new listings
Two Ontario realtors are under investigation by the provincial real estate council after issuing tweets that included the hashtag #AmberAlert — something that was trending on Twitter Friday after a car was stolen while a four-year-old girl was inside of it. → Read More