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Some health-care workers who either directly provide medical assistance in dying or work in that field say they are strongly opposed to Bill 18 — which, if passed, would prevent doctors or nurse practitioners from administering MAID to patients if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months. …
Read More »Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying
Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren’t happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report. The Public Health Agency of Canada released the most recent data on opioid toxicity deaths showing in 2024, 20 people …
Read More »Why are so many federal inmates dying shortly before their release date?
WARNING: This story contains details of abuse. Kendal Lee Campeau spent most of his life in and out of prison. The last time he went in, he never came out. He was serving a seven-year sentence for assault, escaping lawful custody and possession of illicit substances, among other charges. In …
Read More »British Parliament votes in favour of assisted dying legislation
Britain’s Parliament voted on Friday in favour of a bill to legalize assisted dying. The result came after hours of emotional debate and references to personal stories in the chamber, and it followed a vote in November that approved the legislation in principle. This vote was closer: 314 lawmakers in favour with …
Read More »Canada seen by some as cautionary tale for U.K.’s assisted dying bill
Esther Rantzen says she doesn’t have the strength to fly to Canada to seek lasting relief from her ever-advancing cancer, but she would if she could. “I love Canada, but I think I will go to Switzerland and seek an assisted death if the illness starts to progress faster,” Rantzen, …
Read More »Hurricane Milton floodwaters prevent Florida woman from rescuing dying father
When Amy Welsh begins to describe her horrifying ordeal, the waves of grief overwhelm her. Her breathing becomes strained, tears rush down her face, and she speaks slowly as she recounts every agonizing detail. Her father, Joseph Murray, 61, a paraplegic with severe health issues, died in his home during …
Read More »Wife of man killed in Toronto mass shooting heard him dying over the phone
The wife of a man killed in a mass shooting in Toronto says she heard him dying over the phone, but was unable to speak with him directly in his last moments. Heather Parkes had been with Delroy George Parkes, 61, for 30 years and they were married for around …
Read More »Ontario mom calls courtroom statement ‘slap in the face’ to her dying son
The mother of a teenage boy who was horrifically injured in a hit-and-run crash just weeks before his 18th birthday believes her son, now almost 23, is just “holding on for this trial.” Abby Roby shared her thoughts outside court in London, Ont., on Tuesday after the defence made additional …
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 »‘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, …
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