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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)- Feedback Needed
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)The federal government is asking Canadians to provide feedback on eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID) and criterion relating to 'reasonable foreseeabil...
Jan 23, 2020
A look at Canada's seven NHL teams heading into the all-star break
When the NHL returns from its bye weeks and all-star break, there will be just over 30 games left for each team. The Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames are the only Canadians clubs ...
Jan 23, 2020
All bets are off as CFL Free Agency about to begin
As Saskatchewan emerges from a deep freeze and Newfoundland digs out from an unbelievable dump of snow, CFL teams are rousing themselves to deal with the new world of free agency.The rules have change...
Jan 23, 2020
Wild shootout in downtown Seattle leaves 1 dead, 7 injured
SEATTLE - Three people including a 9-year-old boy remained hospitalized Thursday morning, after police say several people opened fire in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the Wednesday eveni...
Jan 23, 2020
UK Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent
LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become law, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel...
Jan 23, 2020
Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to play nice with opposition
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent t...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes
DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's led a "spectacular" turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change...
Jan 23, 2020
As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China - Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four ot...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump says he's open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now De...
Jan 23, 2020
Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in this claim
OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...
Jan 23, 2020