Afternoon front page: Canada urged to abandon plans for psychiatric euthanasia; slowing the runaway MAID train; and more
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Canada urged to ‘indefinitely exclude’ MAID for mental illness
Critics such as Dying with Dignity Canada said the committee didn’t hear from a sufficient number of people with histories of severe psychiatric illnesses and that witnesses were biased against expansion, charges committee co-chair, Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a former emergency doctor in Thunder Bay, rejected.
Alberta urged to follow federal guidance as it develops fall COVID-19 vaccine plan
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Infectious disease experts are hoping the Alberta government will fully adopt federal COVID-19 vaccine guidance as it plans its immunization rollout…
Manitoba drivers urged to check conditions after recent floods washout highways
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Several highways have been experiencing washouts after heavy rainfall and flooding hit western parts of Manitoba, the province says. The washouts…