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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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2023
B.C. boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload
VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...
Jan 4, 2023
911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER - The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022 was its busiest year, but along with managing life-saving communications, EComm says it is still receivi...
Jan 4, 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 4, 2023