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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (1716+ words) By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2026 4: 00 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, 1+ hour ago (1638+ words) Posted June 16, 2026 4: 00 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…...
10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1836+ words) By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2026 4: 00 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…...
How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across Canada
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1166+ words) By Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2026 4: 00 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…...
Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (334+ words) Posted April 30, 2026 2: 39 pm. OTTAWA " The Archbishop of Toronto has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to assisted dying. The letter, dated…...
Survivors call on Ottawa to pass bill to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (641+ words) Posted February 24, 2026 11: 30 am. OTTAWA " Parliament must pass legislation to criminalize non-consensual sterilization, survivors said Tuesday in a press conference on Parliament Hill. Bill S-228 passed the Senate last fall, and is scheduled to have its first real debate in the House…...
Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (533+ words) Posted November 5, 2025 4: 09 am. The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in U. S. custody should have, U. S. military attacks on suspected drug…...