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After surgery to remove cancer, Linda Rolston is unable to speak without a prosthesis, and has limited mobility in her shoulders and arms. Rolston says she had to “beg and plead” for help packing her groceries at the No Frills store in Whitecourt, Alta., Canada. When she complained to the franchise owner, Rolston said she was assured the problem would be fixed. On her next visit, she still couldn’t get help, but the owner came over — and told her she needed to go somewhere else. “I said, ‘Are you telling me because I’m disabled I can’t shop here?’” Rolston said. “And he said, ‘Yes.’” Rolston complained to the company’s headquarters, which offered her $100 if she agreed not to talk about the case or pursue further action. Rolston refused the offer and went to the media, and is filing a human rights complaint. (MS/CBC) ...No Frills? Didn’t know that meant no heart.