Is it okay if I totally trash your office? It's a question elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugs and therapy but...

There's an organization responsible for more terrorism plots in the United States than al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ISIS combined: The FBI. How? Why? In an eye-opening talk, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson reveals a disturbing FBI...

If you hear the word “asylum”, it most likely conjures creepy, horror vibes. Mental hospitals have long been the source of mystery and curiosity, but what if I told you that we need to bring them back. Just...better. Thanks to...

In which John discusses what actually causes the stigmatization of certain health conditions, and how best to fight stigma.

Walter Jackson Freeman II was an evangelical neurosurgeon, vocal about his beliefs and touting a procedure of his own creation from the 1940s through the 1960s. It was called a lobotomy, an operation that involved inserting a sharp metal...

James C. Kaufman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Cognitive Psychology in 2001. Kaufman is an international leader in the field of...

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 1: crack up, crack down

Each week, Dr. Susan Partovi helps the homeless on Skid Row, just a few blocks from wealthy downtown Los Angeles.

Did you know Adolf Hitler farted a lot? Yes, it's true. Here are 10 other facts about the former German dictator that you likely didn't know.

A chilling monologue from a young nurse recruited into the T4 euthanasia programme. She tells how she became a Nazi Party member and was inspired by Hitler, and how she believed that what she was doing was for the good of her...

There are seven reliable defences to get out of a contract, and they'll cover them all, plus what to do when someone else breaks a contract with you. This video is part 1 in the series 'Business Law: Breaking the Deal'.

Rukmini Callimachi, who has covered ISIS extensively for the New York Times, weighs in on the reliability of the terror group's claim of responsibility for the Danforth shooting in Toronto

The cost of providing services for homeless people with mental illness is so high that Canadian researchers are calling on policy-makers to seek alternatives

Political panel discusses the government's long-awaited doctor-assisted dying legislation

'The biggest thing that is troubling the United States is our gun-free zones,' says Gun Owners of America executive director Larry Pratt

On World Epilepsy Day, Dr. Amit Kumar Agarwal, Consultant, Dept of Neurology, Amrita Hospital Faridabad debunks several myths around the disease. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures due to abnormal...

Donald Trump said during a White House news conference that high tariffs on goods from China will “come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.” He added that he won't play hardball with Xi Jinping and would be very good to China. He...

William Affleck founded Just Good Compost almost two years ago and it quickly took off, bolstered by residents of small towns where a municipal organic waste program may not be financially feasible.

CBC's On The Coast hosted an open line on Sept. 4 for members of the public to share their thoughts on the attacks in downtown Vancouver that left one man dead and another seriously injured, as well as officials' response to the violence.

On Monday, jury selection began for the case of Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine veteran charged for putting a mentally ill man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway. (Scripps News)

John Heilemann talks with Bob Crawford, bassist for The Avett Brothers and creator of Concerts of Change: The Soundtrack of Human Rights, a new audio docu-series on SiriusXM where Crawford explores the surge in humanitarian and political...

John Heilemann talks with Bob Crawford, bassist for The Avett Brothers and creator of Concerts of Change: The Soundtrack of Human Rights, a new audio docu-series on SiriusXM where Crawford explores the surge in humanitarian and political...

Frank Bruno speaks out on changes to mental health detentions

Only 10 per cent of NHS funds are spent on treating mental health problems. That's despite the government's legal requirement to give mentally ill patients the same standard of care as those with physical conditions.