White Coat, Black Art

Online sports betting is booming across Canada, but so are concerns about the harm it can cause. We check in with Noah Vineberg – a recovering compulsive gambler we spoke with four years ago – to find out how he’s doing now, whether his predictions about the impact of sports betting have come true, and how he’s helping others avoid the pitfalls of problem gambling.

Ill-fitting equipment in the military took a toll on Wanda Motard, worsening an existing health condition. She’s lived with chronic pain for 20 years, as well as the effects of military trauma, and has struggled to get the care she needs. She finally found it at a clinic that specializes in physical and mental trauma-informed care for veterans.

In 2009, Kay Carter asks her daughter to help her die. Assisted suicide is illegal in Canada, and 89-year-old Kay has spinal stenoisis — a painful degenerative disease. So she and her daughter, Lee Carter, covertly plan a trip to Switzerland, where Kay takes a lethal barbiturate, followed by a square of chocolate, and says goodbye. It’s a good death, and Lee decides it can leave a legacy. So despite the risk of prosecution, she goes public with Kay’s story, triggering a court battle to make doctor-assisted death legal in Canada.See You in Court host Falen Johnson and journalist Clare Bonnyman tell the story of Carter vs. Canada, and the family who found themselves at the centre of a national debate about who decides when life is worth living.This episode is part one. Part two can be found here: https://link.mgln.ai/SYICS2xWCBAxEP2The stories behind the legal battles that changed Canada — and the unlikely people who made it happen. Some were sh*t disturbers, some were convicts, and some were just regular folks dragged into a fight. Each week on See You in Court, host Falen Johnson teams up with a journalist to dig into a case that challenged the status quo, and asks: what kind of person takes on the law? What are the costs? And what would our lives look like if these cases never happened? Because let's be real, just because a case is closed doesn't mean the story’s over. More episodes of See You in Court are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/SYICS2xWCBA

Alberta has a new law allowing eligible surgeons and anesthesiologists to perform publicly funded and private-pay surgeries. This dual practice is a first for Canada. Alberta politicians believe it will reduce wait times for elective surgeries like hip or knee replacements. Critics say there isn’t enough staff to go around, and those waiting in the public system for surgery will wait longer.

Wendy Wittenberg’s son, Ebel, completely changed after a brief illness. He went from being a confident 10-year-old who loved school, to having separation anxiety, mood swings, and OCD symptoms. Wendy is confident he has PANS/PANDAS. The challenge is that it’s a diagnosis that some doctors still don’t know about or believe in, says pediatrician Dr. Wendy Edwards.