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Publication Date: March 12, 2026 - 13:53
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ANCHOR crisis response team expanding to cover more neighbourhoods
March 12, 2026
A crisis response team that has intervened in thousands of mental health and drug calls in central Ottawa is about to expand.
Perhaps one of the most controversial issues in Canada is MAID, or medical assistance in dying.
There are people who feel that it’s being offered too readily in cases where death may not be an appropriate course, and others who feel there needs to be expanded access.
One province has decided that the pace of these deaths has gone too far, too fast.
National Post politics reporter Rahim Mohamed joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss where MAID is currently at in Canada, why Alberta felt it needed to bring in restrictions, and how those limitations have been perceived.
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Thousands of soccer fans descending on Toronto for the FIFA World Cup are planning trips outside of the city, a new report suggests.
April 2, 2026 - 11:22 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Ottawa
Thousands of soccer fans descending on Toronto for the FIFA World Cup are planning trips outside of the city, a new report suggests.
April 2, 2026 - 11:22 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada




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