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Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020
Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020
Whyte, Marchant willing to wait one more year to cap their Olympic careers
TORONTO - Angela Whyte and Lanni Marchant hoped to write victorious final chapters of their long track and field careers at the Tokyo Games this summer. Whyte, a three-time Olympian in hurdles, planne...
May 29, 2020
ICBC reinstates all knowledge tests by appointment, effective June 1
VANCOUVER-ICBC is expanding appointments to include all knowledge tests as of June 1, this after the succesful implementation of some knowledge tests on May 4th.ICBC customers are now able to call and...
May 29, 2020
French carmaker Renault announces 15,000 job cuts worldwide
PARIS - Struggling French carmaker Renault on Friday announced 15,000 job cuts worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro cost-cutting plan over three years, as the company is in bad shape amid declining s...
May 29, 2020
USMCA poised for star turn and protests in Minneapolis; In The News for May 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 29 ... --- C...
May 29, 2020
'Try to set goals every day': Finding moments of positivity during the pandemic
Just over a year after picking up the guitar for the first time, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins brought his instrument to spring training in Florida but didn't get a chance to play it. At ...
May 29, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 29, 2020: There are 88,512 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (includ...
May 29, 2020
Supreme Court to clarify police entrapment issues in drug-dealing cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to spell out what amounts to police entrapment today when it rules on a pair of drug cases. In each case, Toronto police were acting on tips to inve...
May 29, 2020