Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a seven-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. “I said I wanted …
Starting next week, the federal government will impose new restrictions on nicotine pouches to make it illegal to sell them anywhere but from behind a pharmacy counter. Beginning August 28, …
It’s been more than a decade since the last Summer Paralympics went off without major controversy. In 2016, Zika Virus concerns were compounded when, two weeks before the Games, the …
Duane Lea is terrified of needing an amputation, or worse. The 46-year-old Toronto resident lost his right foot to a blood clot when he was in his 30s and is …
In the presence of Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak School for the Blind has been inaugurated in Addis …
The Current19:26Doping concerns ahead of the Paris Olympics A recent investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) clearance of 23 Chinese athletes ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics is raising questions …
In the 10 years since John William started to lose his vision, he’s been finding new ways to enjoy his vast personal library in Vancouver, B.C. Right now, that involves …
Every four weeks, 45-year-old Christina Watts visits her retinal specialist to receive an eye injection, a treatment she says has helped slow her vision loss. The Prince George, B.C., resident was diagnosed …
WestJet chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized Thursday for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities, saying he hopes to improve travel accessibility. “To our guests who didn’t have …
For this Missouri couple, love really is blind. Robert and Taylor Ice were ecstatic when they found out they were expecting after struggling with infertility – and were told the …