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In the news for Feb. 6: Health Minister hits pause on MAID, Nova Scotia storm cleanup

In the news for Feb. 6: Health Minister hits pause on MAID, Nova Scotia storm cleanup

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Canada needs time for 'deeper conversation' on assisted dying, mental health: Holland

Canada needs time for 'deeper conversation' on assisted dying, mental health: Holland

OTTAWA — Thirteen years ago, in the throes of a major political loss and personal crisis, Mark Holland experienced the darkest period of his life.
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End public funding of privately owned rooming hotels, says B.C. fire inquest jury

End public funding of privately owned rooming hotels, says B.C. fire inquest jury

BURNABY, B.C. — The jury in a coroner's inquest into the Winters Hotel fire that killed two people in Vancouver two years ago has recommended ending public funding for single-room-occupancy hotels in privately owned buildings.
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Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected

Greener Homes Grant program proves more popular than federal government expected

OTTAWA — Demand for federal cash to help defray the cost of home energy renovations spiked in recent months, forcing the government to close applications for the program almost a year earlier than expected.
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B.C. minister Robinson stepping down over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups

B.C. minister Robinson stepping down over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on "a crappy piece of land," after her repeated apologies failed to quell the outcry from pro-Palestinia
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Trudeau, Simon send wishes for quick recovery after King Charles cancer diagnosis

Trudeau, Simon send wishes for quick recovery after King Charles cancer diagnosis

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined a chorus of well-wishers from Canada and around the world on Monday in wishing King Charles a speedy recovery after Buckingham Palace revealed the monarch has been diagnosed with cancer.
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Crypto mining company loses bid to force BC Hydro to provide power

Crypto mining company loses bid to force BC Hydro to provide power

VANCOUVER — A cryptocurrency firm has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide the vast amounts of power needed for its operations, upholding the provincial government's right to pause power connections for new crypto miners. Conifex Timber Inc.
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Police chief in London, Ont., apologizes to complainant in hockey sex assault case

Police chief in London, Ont., apologizes to complainant in hockey sex assault case

LONDON, Ont.
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Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago

Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago

FREDERICTON — An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says delaying Artemis II mission to 2025 right call

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says delaying Artemis II mission to 2025 right call

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he agrees with NASA's plan to delay a highly anticipated mission to the moon and back until September 2025, saying that such decisions take courage.
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