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Health Minister Mark Holland says he plans to table legislation “in a couple days time” that will lay out more clearly the federal government’s plans on the timing of the expansion for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to cover people whose sole condition is mental illness. That comes as provinces …
Read More »Family slams Flair Airlines over eight-day flight delay that threatened Christmas
A family says Flair Airlines nearly ruined their Christmas holiday and could have cost them their jobs after it cancelled their flight last minute, then rebooked them more than a week later. Disaster was ultimately averted after the family contacted Global News, and Flair confirmed late Friday that it would …
Read More »Ottawa ‘weighing options’ on further delay to expand assisted dying rules – National
The federal government is considering whether to pause its original plan to broaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying so they include patients whose only underlying condition is a mental disorder. “We’re weighing our options,” Justice Minister Arif Virani said Thursday. It would be the second time the federal …
Read More »Flights delayed at YVR after Air Canada plane hits another on the tarmac – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Passengers were switched off two Air Canada flight after the plane clipped the wing of another plane as it was being pushed back from the gate, a spokeperson for Air Canada told Global News in a statement. The carrier confirms an Air …
Read More »Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won’t release offload delay data
Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls — but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer …
Read More »Housing upturn could delay a shift by Bank of Canada to cut rates. What to know – National
Signs of recovery in Canada’s housing market after a year-long slump, just as higher borrowing costs are expected to slow much of the rest of the economy, could raise inflation and delay a shift by the central bank to interest rate cuts, analysts said. The housing market’s upturn comes after …
Read More »Attempted Richmond Hill pharmacy robbery foiled by safe-timer delay – Toronto
York Regional Police say they are searching for suspects after an attempted pharmacy robbery in Richmond Hill was foiled due to a time delay on opening a safe. Police said on Monday, just before noon, two suspects wearing all black clothing and face masks walked into a pharmacy on Bayview …
Read More »‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion – National
John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it legally, painlessly, …
Read More »Manitoba Opposition to delay bill that would license some addiction centres – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2023 2:42 pm Updated April 3, 2023 9:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats say they plan to delay passage of a bill that would set up a licensing system for supervised drug consumption …
Read More »Orillia, Ont. mail delivery resumes after delay due to weather – Barrie
Canada Post has resumed deliveries in the Orillia, Ont., region after a day of cancellations. The area was under a red alert by the mail service due to the weather on Monday. Because of the red alert, the national mail delivery service did not send out delivery agents. Trending Now …
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