Surrey, B.C., calls on Ottawa to declare extortion crimes a federal emergency

A grieving Toronto-area mother is pushing for answers after her 26-year-old diabetic son, who was struggling with vision loss and depression, was granted a doctor-assisted death in British Columbia in December after his family says he was deemed ineligible for euthanasia in his own province. Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law allowed their son to doctor shop until he found a willing enabler on the other side of the country, the family says. The controversial case, which has garnered international media attention, highlights how malleable Canada’s MAID system has become...