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OTTAWA - The Liberal government is delaying until 2027 the expansion of eligibility for assisted dying to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 1, 2024
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government will have legislation ready by the spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court has with the federal Impact As...
Feb 1, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Interference inquiry to hear from CSIS director A commission of inquiry into fo...
Feb 1, 2024
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's attorney general is set to formally apologize to members of the Doukhobor religious group who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago. Niki S...
Feb 1, 2024
CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...
Sheldon Spackman Feb 1, 2024
OTTAWA - A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from national security officials today as it looks for ways to be transparent about a highly sensitive subject. David Vigneault, di...
Feb 1, 2024
Premier Danielle Smith has announced a raft of changes affecting transgender Albertans, including requiring parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at sch...
Jan 31, 2024
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has posted a video to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, announcing several new policies and guidelines dealing with gender and sexuality. Here is a l...
Sheldon Spackman Jan 31, 2024
MELFORT, Sask. - The jury at a coroner's inquest into a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation has made 14 recommendations. They suggest improvements to locate offenders who are unlawfully at la...
Jan 31, 2024
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging an additional $362 million to help provinces and cities temporarily house asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced the top-up to the feder...
Jan 31, 2024