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Canada’s Criminal Code should be amended to “indefinitely exclude” people with mental illness alone from being eligible for euthanasia, a parliamentary committee has concluded. The call for the government to abandon for an unspecified period of time opening up assisted-dying to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder next March marks 10 years to the day physician-assisted death became legal in Canada. A report to be tabled in Parliament by a special joint committee of senators and MPs contains a single recommendation: “That the Government of Canada amend the...
June 17, 2026 - 15:31 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Black-legged ticks can transmit Lyme disease, and it's hoped the online tool will raise awareness of areas where there's a higher risk of being bitten by one.
June 17, 2026 - 15:28 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
Court heard that Samual Shaji of Halifax was charged in February 2024 with fraudulently impersonating Nargis DeMolitor in October 2023.
June 17, 2026 - 15:26 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The City of Ottawa, in collaboration with the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), has launched the city’s first Arts, Culture and Entertainment (ACE) District.
This new initiative represents a shared vision to connect Ottawa’s unique downtown cultural and entertainment assets and experiences – supporting a lively, safe, and resilient downtown where culture is visible, every day and for everyone.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and OAG Director and CEO Alexandra Badzak today officially marked the launch at a public event in the ByWard Market, which highlighted downtown’s many cultural...
June 17, 2026 - 15:25 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
A New Brunswick regulatory commission has banned a solar energy company from selling its products and services in the province.
June 17, 2026 - 15:20 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The Yellowknife Minor Hockey Association plans an overhaul to its structure, getting rid of female-only development teams, an option for more elite players, in favour of what it's calling a travel team model.
June 17, 2026 - 14:56 | | CBC News - Canada
