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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
26+ min ago (1661+ words) By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 17, 2026 05: 00: 09 AM. TORONTO " Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old…...
Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges
1+ day, 26+ min ago (1506+ words) Posted Jun 16, 2026 05: 00: 12 AM. OTTAWA " As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she'd better find something to do with the rest of her…...
How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across Canada
2+ day, 26+ min ago (1112+ words) By Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 15, 2026 05: 00: 13 AM. MONTREAL " Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation, passed by the House of Commons 10 years ago to allow eligible adults…...
10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
2+ day, 23+ min ago (1790+ words) By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Posted Jun 15, 2026 05: 00: 10 AM. TORONTO " For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments. Others who long to die but are ineligible…...
Trump task force report alleges anti-Christian discrimination under Biden administration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (974+ words) Posted May 1, 2026 05: 01: 25 PM. A Trump administration task force has alleged wide-ranging discrimination against Christians during the tenure of former President Joe Biden, claiming in a new report they were targeted in areas such as education, tax law and prosecution of…...
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban
1+ year, 1+ week ago (722+ words) Posted Jun 3, 2025 05: 30: 06 PM. In an emotional and religious-laced legislative committee meeting on Tuesday legislators objected to adding rape, in cases where the girl is under the age of 17 and impregnated as a result of the sexual offense, to the narrow…...
US abortion opponents want Trump's FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1048+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 02: 14: 01 PM. U. S. abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by President Donald Trump's administration to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online that they view as undermining state abortion bans. A court ruling this week…...