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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Doctor speaks out about conditions at two Fraser Health emergency rooms
An emergency physician is blowing the whistle on deteriorating conditions in two emergency rooms in the Fraser Health authority alleging her job was threatened after she warned patient conditions in the ER had become dangerous. CBC News has obtained a copy of a lawsuit she's filed. As Michelle Ghoussoub reportS, it describes a culture of silence in an overburdened system.
CBC
15-05-2025
- CBC
Mother of man who died in supportive housing says little has changed
A CBC investigation that uncovered the case of a tenant who lay dead for days in a supportive housing complex last year before being discovered has now found that years earlier, another tenant who died in supportive housing was also not discovered for days. The CBC's Michelle Ghoussoub has been investigating this latest story and has more on Cyndie Richard's ordeal following the death of her son, Shawn.
CBC
07-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
B.C. care home tenant's body not found for 11 days despite wellness checks
A CBC News investigation is highlighting the number of deaths in complex care housing run by the province, including one case where a tenant died and was not found for 11 days, despite staff signing off on wellness checks. As Michelle Ghoussoub reports, her children are now speaking out, saying the province failed their mother.
CBC
16-04-2025
- CBC
OPCC investigating VPD's response in 2022 deaths of Indigenous women, girl
Three years ago, many in B.C. were rattled by the deaths of two young Indigenous women and an Indigenous girl, whose bodies were found within weeks of each other. Their families raised concerns that police were failing to properly investigate the cases. CBC's Michelle Ghoussoub reported extensively on the three deaths and was able to uncover details about the cases at the time. Now, she's reopened her investigation and has new developments.
CBC
11-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Travel agents say Canadians are cancelling U.S. trips amid tariff threats
Canadian travel agents say they're seeing more people cancel their U.S. trips and go vacationing elsewhere amid an upswing in patriotism due to U.S. tariff threats. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose crushing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports, as well as mused about using "economic force" to absorb Canada as a 51st state. On Monday, he signed orders imposing 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada and elsewhere, set to begin March 12. Broader tariffs on the majority of other Canadian goods are on pause for at least 30 days, until the beginning of March. The threats of a trade war have led to an upswing in Canadian pride, with sports fans booing the U.S. national anthem and polls suggesting Canadian patriotism is on the rise. Now, Canadian travel agents say they're seeing more customers cancel their U.S. trips and book vacations elsewhere, in what could prove to be an impactful way of voting with their wallets. WATCH | U.S. vacations being cancelled: More Canadian vacationers skipping U.S. amid trade tensions 12 hours ago Duration 2:02 Travel agencies across this country are reporting that hundreds of Canadians are cancelling trips to the United States in response to increasing trade hostilities from our neighbours south of the border. As CBC's Michelle Ghoussoub reports, the U.S. tourism sector is warning it could threaten tens of thousands of American jobs. "We certainly saw it during the first Trump presidency, with Canadians mostly anecdotally saying that they were planning on avoiding the U.S.," said McKenzie McMillan, a travel consultant with the Vancouver-based Travel Group. "But this time definitely feels different," he added. "This has been a much more tangible reaction from clients who are actually outright cancelling trips and rearranging their plans. This is something that we haven't seen before to this extent." McMillan says that in many U.S. destinations — like Palm Springs, Orlando and Phoenix — Canada was the number one source of international travellers. "A lot of those Sun Belt destinations are going to be hit really hard by Canadians choosing to either stay home or go elsewhere," he said. According to the U.S. Travel Association, which advocates for the American travel industry, a 10 per cent dip in inbound travel from Canada could translate to $2.1 billion US in lost spending and jeopardize 14,000 American jobs. "Canada is the top source of international visitors to the United States, with 20.4 million visits in 2024, generating $20.5 billion in spending and supporting 140,000 American jobs," the association said in a statement. Both B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have urged Canadians to rethink their U.S. travel plans in light of the tariff threats. Amra Durakovic from Flight Centre says if travel does slow down between the U.S. and Canada, it will impact many different industries. "Canadians are taking a stand in solidarity," she said. "They're showing Americans — or rather, the U.S. administration — where they're going to spend their tourism dollars." Durakovic said her company was seeing an uptick in people heading to Canada's East Coast, Mexico, Portugal and Antigua in recent weeks. But both her and McMillan say it might be too early to get exact figures on how many people are cancelling their U.S. trips. Neither Statistics Canada nor the U.S. Bureau of Transportation have yet released the last two weeks of travel data between the two countries.
