'Dead parrot' sketch invoked as B.C. judge OKs glucosamine sulfate class action

It's not every legal claim that tickles the funny bone. But a Vancouver judge saw parallels between one woman's proposed class-action lawsuit and a legendary comedy sketch in which an irate customer claims to have been sold a dead parrot.
COVID-19 cases in U.S. more than tripled over the past 2 weeks
The World Health Organization says there were more than 3.4 million new global cases of the coronavirus last week, a 12 per cent increase from the previous week.
Classic car owners floored after garage strips parts, refuses to return beloved vehicles

Customers of a specialty autobody and mechanic shop north of Halifax say their classic vehicles have been held at the garage for years, despite their attempts to have them returned, or have been handed back in pieces.
'I may look different, but inside I'm a lot like you'

I don’t look like other teenagers because I have Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS), explains Zack Hodge Takacs, 16, who communicates through his computer. He writes about what it's like to look and talk differently, especially during the pandemic.
Ontario stopped enforcing credentials in skilled trades, right after Doug Ford took power
For three years running, Ontario has not enforced its rules requiring tradespeople such as electricians, auto mechanics and plumbers to be certified, CBC News has learned.
Crown-Indigenous Minister Carolyn Bennett's office is a 'toxic' workplace, ex-staffers claim

Indigenous employees were regularly sidelined by a "toxic" working environment in the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett but their complaints fell on deaf ears, several former staffers have told CBC News.
Government convenes national summit on antisemitism, but opposition leaders say they weren't initially invited

The federal government is set to hold a national summit on antisemitism today — but political tensions swirled on the eve of the event as opposition leaders said they weren't initially invited.
100-year-old Treaty 11 coming to N.W.T. for 1st time since signing

The original Treaty 11 document will be on display at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife in September and October. It's the first time in 100 years that the document will make its way back North.
The market's fresh reminder? Stocks don't just go up
The investment product warning label "past performance is no guarantee of future results" can apply to entire markets — and that may be a salutary reminder for pandemic-era investors.
Clues from human waste could shed light on climate change and decline of Maya population
Extreme climate changes, both wet and dry, corresponded with the population decline of a Maya settlement in central America according to new research out of McGill University that looked at indicators left behind by ancient human waste.