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CANADA: Doctors offer duelling views of what it's like to receive an assisted death

CANADA: Doctors offer duelling views of what it's like to receive an assisted death

Dr. Timothy Holland, a Nova Scotia MAID assessor and provider, said for patients the procedure is "a relaxing drift into sleep"
CANADA: Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse, World Vision says

CANADA: Child labour behind every Canadian's grocery haul, and it may get worse, World Vision says

The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products, with $965 million in 2019
ONTARIO: Province launching autism program in March with initial enrolment of 600 children

ONTARIO: Province launching autism program in March with initial enrolment of 600 children

The program will provide children with needs-based supports including applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology, and occupational therapy
COVID-19: Canada to get more than 1 million more doses by March through global vaccine alliance

COVID-19: Canada to get more than 1 million more doses by March through global vaccine alliance

Canada had planned to vaccinate three million people by the end of March and another 10 million people between April and June
Ontario expected to announce its school reopening plan today

Ontario expected to announce its school reopening plan today

The decision will follow a recommendation from the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams
COVID-19: 'Kids are not all right,' mental health among Ontario children deteriorating

COVID-19: 'Kids are not all right,' mental health among Ontario children deteriorating

Researchers say the pandemic has had a profound effect on the mental health of children
BEYOND LOCAL: Are once-treatable diseases growing resistant to antibiotics?

BEYOND LOCAL: Are once-treatable diseases growing resistant to antibiotics?

While the development of new molecules is slower and slower, the acquisition of resistance by bacteria is becoming increasingly rapid
CANADA: Union says Bell Media cuts hit 210 employees in Toronto, half from newsrooms

CANADA: Union says Bell Media cuts hit 210 employees in Toronto, half from newsrooms

Affected union members include field camera operators but not on-air television reporters, spokesperson for the union said
ONTARIO: New 'Blue Party of Ontario' officially registered with elections office

ONTARIO: New 'Blue Party of Ontario' officially registered with elections office

Independent Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios said she plans on having candidates run in all 124 ridings in the province
CANADA: Trudeau highlights risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants taking root

CANADA: Trudeau highlights risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants taking root

The four cases of the South African variant that were confirmed in B.C. and the one case reported in Ontario's Peel Region have no known link to international travel, raising fears of community spread