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Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying

Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would allow people with incurable diseases to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying in the event they become incapacitated.
Famed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists

Famed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists

OTTAWA — Nicholas Leroy and his family travelled to Ottawa from France this week hoping to strap on some skates and glide their way along the world's largest outdoor skating rink. They will fly home Sunday disappointed.
Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.
Oppose Canada's 'xenophobic' foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge Biden admin

Oppose Canada's 'xenophobic' foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge Biden admin

WASHINGTON — The federal government is giving in to the same nationalist impulses it has been fighting for years in the United States, say critics on both sides of the border who oppose Ottawa's new push to discourage foreigners from owning Canadian
Liberals introduce 'Milgaard's Law' to create review process for wrongful convictions

Liberals introduce 'Milgaard's Law' to create review process for wrongful convictions

OTTAWA — New legislation introduced in the House of Commons Thursday would make it easier and faster for people who may have been wrongfully convicted to have their cases reviewed.
B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

VICTORIA — British Columbia Liberal leader Kevin Falcon says he supports supervised drug injection sites, but when member of the legislature Teresa Wat spoke to the audience of a Mandarin news show last week, she had a different message.
Canadian foreign minister praises Ukrainian government's anti-corruption drive

Canadian foreign minister praises Ukrainian government's anti-corruption drive

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister ended a two-day visit to Ukraine on Thursday with praise for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent crackdown on government corruption alongside a promise of money to help strengthen accountability in the cou
Ottawa supports premiers' call for health-care deal reviews: Duclos

Ottawa supports premiers' call for health-care deal reviews: Duclos

The federal government supports calls from the premiers to establish a five-year review of health-care funding, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a letter to his Ontario counterpart.
Funeral held for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash last week

Funeral held for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash last week

MONTREAL — The sound of church bells rang out in Laval, Que., on Thursday as family and friends bade an emotional farewell to one of the two young children killed when a bus crashed into a daycare last week.
B.C. high court orders three Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the province

B.C. high court orders three Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the province

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province's Civil Forfeiture Act.