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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 »Canada loaning millions to proposed Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to Trump White House
Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175 million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely linked to the Trump administration. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the Carney government’s support for the rare …
Read More »B.C. premier faces pressure over proposed changes to DRIPA
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The B.C. NDP government is in the midst of amending its landmark reconciliation framework law, the …
Read More »‘Obviously cruel policies’: U.K.’s proposed asylum rules draw pushback from critics
Tough new asylum rules proposed by Britain’s Labour government have sparked debate not just in Britain, but within the governing party as critics accuse the leadership of donning a hard-right mantle to counter a rise in the polls by the populist anti-immigration party, Reform UK. Before presenting the proposals at …
Read More »Zelenskyy says he’ll talk with Trump about proposed peace plan for Ukraine
EU’s 2-point plan: ‘First, weaken Russia. Second, support Ukraine’ I’m Crystal Goomansingh, a CBC senior reporter based in London. At an end of day news briefing in Brussels, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas told journalists the European Union stands with Ukraine. “The EU has a very clear two-point plan. …
Read More »Carney government gets tougher on crime with proposed bail regime changes
The federal Liberal government announced changes to the justice system Thursday that are intended to keep some offenders locked up for longer as Ottawa tries to drive down crime rates. The new legislation, C-14, makes dozens of targeted changes to the bail and sentencing framework in the federal Criminal Code, …
Read More »Merritt, B.C., residents file proposed class action against city over 2021 flood
Two residents of Merritt, B.C., are spearheading a proposed class-action lawsuit against the city for allegedly failing to repair its dikes in the years before the 2021 flood, which forced 7,000 residents to evacuate and damaged more than 600 homes in the area. The community, located about 190 kilometres northeast of …
Read More »Proposed Wasaga Beach sale could set ‘awful precedent,’ environmentalists say
The Ontario government’s plan to hand parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the local town for tourism development could set an “awful precedent” for other provincially owned parks, environmental advocates say. Premier Doug Ford announced in May that his government would give $38 million to Wasaga Beach to …
Read More »She’s fought for clean water for years and fears proposed Ontario permit changes will hurt First Nations
Makasa Looking Horse Henry remembers the moment she learned some people in her community had never tasted clean tap water. “A lot of people have to rely on buying water, not having any hooked-up water, piped-in water and running water in their households,” she said. “This is a huge stressor …
Read More »2 MPPs have proposed an Ontario foodbelt. Could it help tariff-proof the ag sector?
Two MPPs have put forward the idea of creating a “foodbelt” in Ontario to protect farmland and help tariff-proof the agricultural sector in the province. The idea proposed by Guelph MPP and Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner and independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, who represents Haldimand-Norfolk, this week …
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