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Senate adopts C-14 at second reading, but adjourns until after Monday deadline
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed optimism till the final hours, but there is…
Q&A: Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON – Before his death, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with respiratory problems, his health complicated…
Crowdfunded beer pipeline to protect medieval city of Bruges
BRUGES, Belgium – The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is…
Paris museum reopens as French floods slowly ease
PARIS – The riverside Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris is reopening as floodwaters slowly…
Inside the vote: how the Liberals convinced a hesitant caucus to support C-14
OTTAWA – Doug Eyolfson did not love the physician-assisted dying bill at first, but he…
Track failure likely cause of oil train derailment
SEATTLE – Track failure was likely the cause of the oil train derailment in Oregon,…
Latest: Evacuations ending for Southern California wildfire
CALABASAS, Calif. – The Latest on a Southern California wildfire (all times local): All evacuations…
Wilson-Raybould’s warnings against legal void don’t tell full story
OTTAWA – Jody Wilson-Raybould likes to cite the case of E.F. when she warns of…
Watchdog: Afghanistan’s lapis lazuli is a ‘conflict mineral’
KABUL – Afghanistan’s mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the…
Palestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – The Palestinian Health Ministry says a man wounded in clashes with…
Q&A: What is Ramadan and why do Muslims fast all day?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Millions of Muslims around the world on Monday marked the…
MP for La Loche says community needs more help for mental health after shooting
LA LOCHE, Sask. – The member of Parliament for a northern Saskatchewan community where four…
Ontario creates doctors referral service for assisted dying, provides free drugs
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Monday that critically ill people in the province…
In absence of federal law, a look at assisted-death guidelines across Canada
OTTAWA – The Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons in every province and one of three…
B.C. health minister lays out assisted dying rules in absence of law
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government and provincial doctors say they are working together to fill…
Equipment arrives to aid search of men trapped in landslide
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. – Officials trying to recover the bodies of two men buried when…
Street fighter and MMA pioneer Kimbo Slice dead at 42
Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial…
Road accident in Saudi Arabia kills 15, injures 60
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi Red Crescent spokesman says a road accident involving a…
Five youth suicides this year in the city of Woodstock, Ont., raise concerns
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Police in a southwestern Ontario city say that five people aged 19…
Staking trees: Do it only if needed, and do it right
To stake or not to stake? Too many gardeners answer this question in the affirmative.…
Pigs can make great pets but are not for everyone
Pigs don’t have the greatest reputation. The word is probably used more as an insult…
U.S. justice system could take lessons from Canada, says ‘Making a Murderer’ lawyer
TORONTO – A defence lawyer for Steven Avery featured in the popular Nextflix documentary series…
UFC lifts indefinite ban on Canadian reporter after 2 days
LOS ANGELES – The UFC has rescinded its indefinite ban on a Canadian reporter who…
UFC lifts indefinite ban on reporter after 2 days
LOS ANGELES – The UFC has rescinded its indefinite ban on a reporter who was…