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Feds to delete near-death requirement but could impose new limits to MAID
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has accepted a court ruling that Canadians should not have to be near death to qualify for medical assistance to end their lives but it is now considering whether ...
Jan 15, 2020
Pakistan: 21 more bodies recovered in avalanche-hit Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Search teams aided by Pakistani troops pulled out 21 more bodies from homes destroyed by this week's avalanches in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, raising the overal...
Jan 15, 2020
Business as usual? How Europe's royals mix work and duties
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - As the British royal family wrestles with the future roles of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, it could look to Europe for examples of how princes and princesses have tried,...
Jan 15, 2020
Refugee and chocolate maker Tareq Hadhad to become Canadian citizen today
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia chocolate maker who came to Canada as a Syrian refugee will become a Canadian citizen today. Tareq Hadhad, the founder of Peace by Chocolate in Antigonish, is to ...
Jan 15, 2020
Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...
Jan 15, 2020
Crown appeal of verdict in toddler's meningitis death set for June in Calgary
CALGARY - The Alberta Crown's appeal of the acquittal of a couple in the death of their son is to be heard in June. David and Collet Stephan were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner f...
Jan 15, 2020
Iran foreign minister says plane crash protests due to lies
NEW DELHI - Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that protests erupted in Iran this month because people were "lied to" about the cause of a commercial plane crash. The foreign minister, Javad Zarif...
Jan 15, 2020
Some asylum-seekers returned to Mexico get attorney access
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that some asylum-seekers who fear waiting in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings must have access to attorneys before and during a key interview to det...
Jan 15, 2020
Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities
CANBERRA, Australia - Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic sensors. Modern government off...
Jan 15, 2020
Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - People insist they have spotted fleets of large drones crisscrossing rural America's night sky, their mission mysterious, raising questions that have veered into conspiracy theories a...
Jan 15, 2020