Canada’s MAID laws on ‘a collision course’ as Parliament awaits legal challenges
OTTAWA — As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she’d better find something to do with the rest of her career.
The push to ensure Canadians could legally get help to end their own lives in cases of severe suffering seemed to be over with the unanimous decision in Carter v. Canada.
The top court gave Parliament a year to comply with its decision. Downie, a law professor at Dalhousie
A timeline of how Canada’s assisted dying laws evolved
OTTAWA — Efforts to legalize assisted dying in Canada date back decades and the issue has been the subject of debate in Parliament and at the country’s top court.
Here are some key dates:
1892: Canada’s first Criminal Code included a provision that barred people from aiding and abetting suicide and carried a sentence of life in prison. It also criminalized suicide.
1972: The federal government under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau repealed the Criminal Code section that criminalized suicide. The government left
Carney’s itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders
ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France following a working session about building peace for Ukraine.
The meeting with Zelenskyy is one of at least five bilateral meetings Carney will have Monday, including with the leaders of Italy, the United Arab Emirates, India and South Korea.
At the working session on Ukraine, leaders are focusing on sustaining international support for Ukraine, increasing co-ordinated pressure on Russia and advancing efforts
Mississauga council considering proposal to rename park after Toronto officer shot and killed
Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise taken into custody following adult charges
MIAMI (AP) — A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship surrendered Monday after a federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami confirmed that Timothy Hudson is in custody. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres filed the order to revoke Hudson’s pretrial release last Wednesday, but the order was sealed until Monday afternoon. The order stated
Judge tosses out Dawn Richard’s lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has tossed out singer Dawn Richard’s lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs , saying most of her claims of emotional and physical abuse, including groping, were not filed in the required year after the described events.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla in a ruling dated Friday and released publicly on Monday said Richard can refile her claims in state court on one allegation against the hip-hop impresario but cannot refile claims that have missed the deadline by which a lawsuit must be filed under
Ghana takes Partey’s World Cup entry fight with Canada to Federal Court
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge is scheduled to hear an injunction application Tuesday from Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, whose bid to enter Canada for the World Cup was denied over rape and sexual assault charges in England.
The hearing, scheduled for 9 a.m. ET, will consider Partey’s bid to overturn the decision preventing him from entering Canada.
The 32-year-old remains in the United States after Canada refused his application to enter the country for Ghana’s opening match against Panama on Wednesday in
Brampton stepping up security measures for Canada Day event at Chinguacousy Park
Canada Day celebrations are returning to Chinguacousy Park in Brampton, but this year, they come with a warning.
In a press conference held on Monday, Mayor Patrick Brown reminded the public to follow the law when it comes to fireworks and to keep celebrations safe and fun. He said the City is gearing up to enforce extra security measures on July 1, including checkpoints to enter the park and bag searches.
“We had some safety issues during the May long weekend and we plan to prevent similar incidents,” Brown told
Ottawa directs some with citizenship by descent to surrender citizenship certificates
OTTAWA — Some people who received proof of Canadian citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” legislation that passed last year are now being told to surrender their certificates of citizenship.
Immigration lawyer Amandeep Hayer said one of his clients received a message from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on Saturday saying they need to turn over their citizenship certificate.
The message says the certificate must be surrendered during an investigation because the application didn’t cite proof of Canadian family from original sources — such as vital statistics — explain why original documents were not
Bell cutting nearly 700 jobs amid ongoing ‘organizational changes’
Bell Canada’s parent company is slashing nearly 700 jobs as part of organizational changes that began last year.
BCE Inc. said the cuts affect around one per cent of its total workforce, or 690 positions, which includes approximately 230 unionized roles.
The company said most eligible unionized employees are being offered voluntary separation packages.
“Organizational changes began late last year to better align the team structure with our strategy, and the current workforce reductions continue that work,” said spokesman Luc Levasseur in