OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee studying medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness is expected to deliver its report to Parliament today.

A group of MPs and senators was tasked with determining whether Canada is ready to expand assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.

That’s set to happen next March, but many of the witnesses who testified urged the committee to permanently exclude people with psychiatric conditions from accessing MAID.

The committee has faced criticism and internal division over claims it chose to hear from

TORONTO — Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here’s a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data available from Health Canada.

76,475 — The number of people who received medical assistance in dying between legalization in 2016 and Dec. 31, 2024.

2,

TORONTO — Soccer fans are gearing up for Toronto’s second FIFA World Cup match, as Ghana takes on Panama this evening.

Ghana supporters are gathering at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto for the Ghana Fun Fest Canada, where food and music will start as early as 11 a.m.

Fans will begin marching to Toronto Stadium from Stanley Park at 3 p.m., hours before kickoff.

Meanwhile, Panama supporters are set to rally at Trinity Bellwoods Park before marching at 1:30 p.m

TORONTO — Ontario’s ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity system now attempting to untangle the fallout.

The Independent Electricity System Operator is looking to recover $329 million from ratepayers this year, which is a 40 per cent jump from last year.

The large increase is mostly due to the Bill 124 reversal and won’t be repeated in the

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting.

Carney told reporters during the final day of the summit Wednesday that the president only had scheduled bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While Macron is the only G7 leader Trump has met with at the G7 so far, he has held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

On

Lionel Messi delivered his first World Cup hat trick while matching Miroslav Klose’s career tournament scoring record Tuesday night, giving thousands of Argentina fans packed inside of Arrowhead Stadium for a match against Algeria a moment they will never forget.

Messi scored his first goal in the opening minutes off a nifty feed from Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, the second early in the second half, and the third moments before subbing out to a standing ovation.

The goals came 20 years to the day that Messi made his World Cup

The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022.

Mystikal, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in March with a sentencing cap of 20 years, five years less than the maximum punishment for the crime. His plea deal reduced the charge from first-degree rape, which carries an automatic life sentence.

Days before his

A female pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in North York.

Toronto police were called to Leslie Street and Bannatyne Drive around 6:15 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian struck.

The female, whose age is unknown, was transported to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene.

Northbound Leslie is closed at York Mills Road and the southbound lanes are closed at Bannatyne.