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Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses.By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, ...
Mar 17, 2021
Waiting game continues for Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe
Star Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has faced a long list of hurdles on her Olympic journey during this extended quadrennial. Simply qualifying for the 2021 Summer Games has been a challe...
Mar 17, 2021
'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau
WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...
Mar 17, 2021
Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....
Mar 17, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 15 new COVID-19 cases, 13 recoveries
There were 15 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the City of Grande Prairie on Tuesday along with 13 recoveries, bringing the active case total in the city to 162 as of the end of day March 16.The Co...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ...
Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61
NAKURU, Kenya - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was...
Mar 17, 2021
Highway 40 twinning construction slated to begin in spring
The twinning of the first 19 kilometres of Highway 40 from south of Grande Prairie to just south of the West Fraser Timber (Norbord) OSB Plant is set to have shovels hit the ground this spring, accord...
Mar 17, 2021
White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request.Press secreta...
Mar 17, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays lose starter Thomas Hatch to injury against Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto starter Thomas Hatch exited a pre-season game with right elbow/forearm discomfort and the Blue Jays lost 1-0 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The right-hander was pulled i...
Mar 17, 2021