Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she'd better find something to do with ...

OTTAWA - Efforts to legalize assisted dying in Canada date back decades and the issue has been the subject of debate in Parliament and at the country's top court. Here are some key dates: 1892: Canada...

CULTUS LAKE - Twelve students were taken to hospital Monday after what appears to have been an electrical incident at a waterpark in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. Chilliwack RCMP Cpl. Carmen Kiene...

OTTAWA - The federal government says the toxic drug crisis continues to have devastating effects despite a drop in opioid-related deaths last year. Toxicity deaths declined by 23 per cent in 2025 due ...

MONTREAL - 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 r...

TORONTO - For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments. Others who long to die but are ineligible fo...

CALGARY - Alberta is planning to ask residents in an Oct. 19 referendum whether the province should stay in Canada or if there should be a future binding referendum on separation. It was prompted by t...

OTTAWA - A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year - and hundreds...

MONTREAL - Children in Quebec will soon need to be at least 16 years old to buy an energy drink after the province adopted legislation Thursday aimed at protecting young teenagers from the potential h...

MONTREAL - A former Montreal police officer who was cleared of wrongdoing after killing a Black man during a 2018 intervention is suing the police ethics commissioner for about $1.2 million, alleging ...