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Author: Colin Freeze
Publication Date: December 5, 2025 - 12:15
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Supreme Court sidesteps decision on when murder can be charged in suicide cases
December 5, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a Toronto nurse’s attempted-murder conviction while saying it need not clarify when murder charges can be laid against people who provoke apparent suicides.
“The question of the legal relationship between attempted murder and aiding suicide has no bearing” on the case at hand, wrote Supreme Court Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin for the majority decision.
Mark Carney turned on the charm with Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup draw as he engaged in frequent banter throughout the event, hunkered down for a 45-minute meeting afterward and drew plaudits for Canada’s “friendship” from the famously mercurial U.S. President. The Prime Minister, who is hoping to persuade Mr. Trump not to pull his country out of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and to negotiate an end to his punishing tariffs, jetted down to Washington Friday to catch the President on a day when he would be in a particularly good mood.
December 5, 2025 - 21:36 | Adrian Morrow | The Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan's government introduced its involuntary treatment bill Friday on the final day of its fall sitting with critics wondering how it will all play out.
December 5, 2025 - 21:33 | Vanessa Tiberio | Global News - Canada
The City of Calgary's snow plan schedules crews to clear wheelchair curb ramps and busy sidewalks within 36 hours of a snowfall, but that clock resets when the snow falls again.
December 5, 2025 - 21:31 | Adam MacVicar | Global News - Canada


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