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Here's what you need to know about Canada's expansion of medically assisted dying
OTTAWA - Debate over medical assistance in dying is heating up as a deadline approaches to expand the program to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder. The Liberal government has...
Jan 04, 2023
B.C. zoo sued over alleged black bear mauling of toddler's arm
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled by black bears after she reached through a fence at the Greater Vancouver Zoo alleges negligence led to the attack. The notice o...
Jan 04, 2023
Biden says he intends to visit the US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. "That's m...
Jan 04, 2023
College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) - The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their ...
Jan 04, 2023
College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) - The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their ...
Jan 04, 2023
Climate change causing more frequent warm winter temperatures: extreme weather expert
Climate change is causing mild winter temperatures to become more frequent across the country, one extreme weather expert says. Parts of southern Ontario have seen unseasonably warm temperatures and r...
Jan 04, 2023
Yukon begins providing $1,300 a year in dental benefits for those with no coverage
WHITEHORSE - Yukon has begun offering $1,300 a year in dental benefits to residents who don't have coverage under another plan. The government says in a news release the program will cover dental trea...
Jan 04, 2023
Rich nations must help build Haiti consensus: former governor general Michaëlle Jean
OTTAWA - Former governor general Michalle Jean says wealthy countries must admit mistakes they've made in Haiti and pressure that nation's elite to find a path out of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. J...
Jan 04, 2023
Latvia sweeps world junior relegation series with 4-2 win over Austria
HALIFAX - Latvia maintained its spot in the top tier of world junior hockey with a 4-2 win over Austria on Wednesday. Latvia swept the best-of-three relegation series at the 2023 world junior champion...
Jan 04, 2023
McCarthy failing anew in bid for speaker, GOP in disarray
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was failing anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with ...
Jan 04, 2023