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Judge rules Ontario woman meets requirement for medically assisted death
TORONTO - A judge says an Ontario woman with incurable erosive osteoarthritis fits a key requirement to receive a medically assisted death after her doctor refused to help her because he feared crimin...
Jun 19, 2017
Manitoba backs faith-based hospitals on issue of doctor-assisted death
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it will not force faith-based hospitals to provide medical assistance in dying. The comment comes in response to a controversy over the reversal of a decision b...
Jun 19, 2017
Thompson wins thrice at F1600 Super Series event in Ontario
Forgive the pun, but Parker Thompson just keeps on rolling. The Red Deer racer went ttwo for three over the weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, formerly known as Mosport International Raceway. A...
Jun 19, 2017
Derek Saretzky's aunt: “He had done something bad, really bad”
(WARNING: Story contains graphic details) LETHBRIDGE - A second member of Derek Saretzky's family testified for the Crown, as week three of his triple murder trial got underway. Carmellia Saretzky too...
Jun 19, 2017
'Alberta Together' committee meeting Saturday in Red Deer
A new political action committee wants to ensure centrists have an alternative ahead of the next provincial election. Katherine O'Neill, former president of the Progressive Conservative party is leadi...
Jun 19, 2017
Thorsby/Breton RCMP make three arrests in connection to weekend property crimes
Thorsby/Breton RCMP were kept busy this past weekend after responding to multiple property crimes, resulting in the arrests of three individuals. Police responded on June 18 to the call of a suspiciou...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C. Liberals to support ban on corporate, union donations to political parties
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Liberals say they are now ready to take big money out of politics after rejecting calls for political fundraising reform for more than a decade. Attorney General An...
Jun 19, 2017
3-year global coral bleaching event easing, but still bad
WASHINGTON - A mass bleaching of coral reefs worldwide is finally easing after three years, U.S. scientists announced Monday. About three-quarters of the world’s delicate coral reefs were damage...
Jun 19, 2017
Dems fear slow walking of Russia sanctions bill in House
WASHINGTON - Legislation that would hit Russia with economic sanctions and limit President Donald Trump’s authority to lift the penalties faces an uncertain future in the House despite the bill&...
Jun 19, 2017
Trump's legal plan built in his image: Fight, fight, fight
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, whose combative instincts are to lash out and never retreat, appears to be shaping a legal team in his own image. His clear directive: Fight, fight, fight. In aggr...
Jun 19, 2017