Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation, passed by the House of Commons 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process. The province now has the highest MAID rate in the world. Medically assisted deaths made up a record 7.9 per cent of…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2026 8:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The funeral for Ontario Provincial Police Const. Tarun Bali, who was killed last week, has been scheduled. Bali, who was 29, was struck by a vehicle in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east…
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Evian-les-Bains in France for the G7 summit, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement had been reached to end the conflict in Iran. Trump announced the deal Sunday, adding that he authorized an end to the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, but later…
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2026 8:18 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government will introduce two major bills in the last days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water. The Liberal government…
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Saskatchewan wildfires are fierce and firefighters need all the help they can get. But the president Saskatchewan’s volunteer fire fighter association says they are having a hard time recruiting. “I’ve lost a handful of very experienced people that served anywhere from 25 to 55 years on their local department. And trying to bring up the…
Clinics that publish success data can apply for a CFAS compliance seal, but only three, all of them private, have one: Ottawa Fertility Centre, Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine, and Olive Fertility in B.C. The seal indicates statistics are presented in a standardized way, but allows success to be based on “clinical pregnancy” — the…
Australian Federal Police have begun inquiries into allegations that Israeli defence personnel sexually assaulted Australian activists who were detained after joining a humanitarian flotilla attempting to reach Gaza last month. A group of Australian activists met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong at Parliament House on Monday, in an “emotionally charged meeting” where the activists said…