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Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

Ottawa allows advance requests for MAID

Provinces will need to allow advance requests. Doctors, ethicists and dementia advocates say advance requests present challenges

by Meagan Gillmore

Top Stories

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

As Ottawa loosens pesticide rules, Europe moves to tighten them

by Alexandra Keeler

Lawsuit challenges mandatory Indigenous land acknowledgements

Lawsuit challenges mandatory Indigenous land acknowledgements

by Meagan Gillmore

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Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

Op-Ed: Outdated immigration information is a consumer protection issue

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‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

‘An eternity of agony’: How property rights factor into the B.C. election

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Politics & Policy

Trump lifts some Canada tariffs ahead of midterms

Trump lifts some Canada tariffs ahead of midterms

Canada opens free trade talks with Turkey

Canada opens free trade talks with Turkey

Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans lose

Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans lose

Eby’s election gamble appears to backfire

Eby’s election gamble appears to backfire

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Editorial: Canada must stand with Ukraine as America wavers

Alberta separatists vow to fight on, risking turmoil for Canada

Alberta separatists vow to fight on, risking turmoil for Canada

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ESCAPE

How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly

How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Canada now advises Indigenous people to carry passports for U.S. travel

Canada now advises Indigenous people to carry passports for U.S. travel

PROFESSIONAL

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

From cellblock to workshop

Canada’s farmland is worth $760B. Investors want in

Op-Ed: Canadian companies must learn to re-shore their international talent

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CO MMUNITY

Community

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

All the single people: How to make the most of being single

Investigation into military base fire expected to take ‘at least a month’

Investigation into military base fire expected to take ‘at least a month’

Drugs & Crime

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?

Religion

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

Keeping the faith? New data shed light on religious trends in immigrant families

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

Three years, no statement. Canada’s largest church council stays silent on Gaza

Development Aid

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

G7 to commit $2.5B for food-insecure countries

Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home

Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home

HEALTH & AGING

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

Op-Ed: Caregivers’ needs must be at the centre of Canada’s caregiving strategy

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

WHO says no obesity drugs, surgery for under-10s

Liberals’ proposed MAID changes spark division

Liberals’ proposed MAID changes spark division

Family

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

Editorial: Eby’s privilege isn’t the problem. Canada’s child-care system is

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content

‘Big holes’: Ottawa’s $12B child-care deal with Ontario falls short, advocates say

‘Big holes’: Ottawa’s $12B child-care deal with Ontario falls short, advocates say

Op-Ed: Canada’s declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness

Op-Ed: Canada’s declining math scores have implications for STEM readiness

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

El Nino could be ‘literally off the monitoring charts’: UN

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

World falling ‘dangerously short’ on climate action: UN chief

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

Op-Ed: Big Oil is already building renewables

Making sense of the U.S., Denmark and Greenland’s new security deal

Making sense of the U.S., Denmark and Greenland’s new security deal

Carney eyes 2027 for final approval of new ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline

Carney eyes 2027 for final approval of new ‘Pacific Link’ oil pipeline

SECURITY

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Musk ordered reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine: report

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

Trump says did not order curb to Starshield for Ukraine

Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump

Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump

Zelensky says ‘we count’ on U.S. partnership, urges Starlink switch-on

Zelensky says ‘we count’ on U.S. partnership, urges Starlink switch-on

COMMENTARY

Editorial: Driverless cars killing the case for high-speed rail

Editorial: Driverless cars killing the case for high-speed rail

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: The case against AI regulation is stronger than it looks

by The Editorial Board

Editorial: Canada’s doctor shortage is a policy choice

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Data make clear COVID-19 vaccines were a success

by Arnold Neufeldt-Fast

Op-Ed: The Liberservative Party of Canada

by John Stapleton

Editorial: The wins, whys and we’ll sees of Canada’s investment summit

by The Editorial Board

Op-Ed: Big tech shouldn’t own the future of AI

by Hamid Bolouri

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