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Eddy Nolan of Montreal has ran Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope for 43 years, raising $1 million for cancer research. But the 67-year-old runner has cancer and will have a medically assisted death. Mike Armstrong looks at Nolan’s incredible strength and determination over decades of remarkable contributions.

Eddy Nolan of Montreal has ran Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope for 43 years, raising $1 million for cancer research. But the 67-year-old runner has cancer and will have a medically assisted death. Mike Armstrong looks at Nolan’s incredible strength and determination over decades of remarkable contributions. Canada’s financial crimes watchdog has given many banking...

A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after...

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called to assist with three separate incidents, all in one day over the weekend, including one that resulted in the death of one hiker in West Kelowna. As Jayden Wasney reports, the volunteer-based group is urging the public to be prepared before heading out.

New recommendations laid out in June are raising tough new questions about medical assistance in dying (MAiD), as those seeking the procedure could soon have the ability to choose who could receive an organ once they pass. Sean Previl reports on what experts are saying the recommendations could mean for patients and those they love.

A single mother in Bowmanville, Ont., is considering medical assistance in dying, not because she wants to die, but due to a lack of government support, she says, for people living with disabilities. She is a quadriplegic and her health is deteriorating. Caryn Lieberman has her story.

Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is one of the fiercest legal debates underway in Canada right now. It was supposed to be legal this month for those whose only condition is a mental illness, but the federal government delayed that eligibility expansion for at least another year. It comes after increasing pressure from psychiatrists, patient...

Questions are being raised about whether it should be against the law for graphic crime scene videos to be shared online. It follows the stabbing death of 37-year-old Paul Schmidt outside a Vancouver Starbucks. Instead of offering assistance, his dying moments were filmed by bystanders and then posted online. Global News Morning speaks with defence...

Global’s Eilish Bonang speaks with former senator, Jim Cowan from the Nova Scotia chapter of Dying with Dignity, about the recently proposed bill from the federal government that would delay the expansion of medical assistance in death to include people suffering solely with mental health conditions.

Manitoba minister for seniors and long-term care Scott Johnson responded to questions on Thursday regarding the state of home-care following an announcement by the province for hearing aid funding support. Johnson said Manitoba is looking into “remodeling the home-care strategy” but wouldn’t provide further details. Concerns regarding Manitoba’s home-care plan arose after a woman who...

The tragic death of two children after a bus crashed into a Laval daycare has the nation in shock. While Quebecers struggle to come to terms with the traumatic event, what resources are available? One of them is Kids Help Phone which provides support and assists young people in need. Kids Help Phone spokesperson joins...

Canadian Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti announced the tabling of a bill on Thursday that will delay by a year an expansion of medically assisted dying (MAiD) to people with mental health disorders as their only underlying condition. Lametti said the delay “will provide time to help provincial and territorial partners and the...

Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson announced a slew of changes for emergency departments across the province, following the deaths of two women after they faced hours-long waits in ERs. Among the changes include assigning nurse practitioners and physician assistants in ERs, and teams led by doctors focused on getting patients out of ambulances and...

The Liberal government announced it is delaying an expansion of its medical assistance in dying laws. The legislation would have allowed people with a mental disorder as their only underlying condition to seek the option to end their lives. Touria Izri speaks with people on both sides of the deeply personal debate.

Justice Minister David Lametti announced on Thursday that the government was delaying the expansion of medically-assisted dying which would have allowed people with mental illness as their sole underlying condition to seek a medically assisted death. It was planned to begin in March 17, but Lametti said there would be a bill to amend the...

Veterans Affairs Deputy Minister Paul Ledwell said Monday that 402,000 “unique veteran files” had been reviewed for potential cases of medically-assisted dying being discussed with veterans. From those, only four cases involving one individual were found. He added that there was “no indication” from a review of files that the idea of medical assistance in...

Retired corporal and former paralympian Christine Gauthier has shocked lawmakers by revealing she was offered medically assisted death by a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) employee. Marney Blunt reports on Gauthier’s account of the phone call with the VAC worker, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reaction, and what advocates say needs to change.

Retired corporal and former paralympian Christine Gauthier has shocked lawmakers by revealing she was offered medically assisted death by a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) employee. Gauthier’s account of the phone call with the VAC worker, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reaction, and what advocates say needs to change. The federal government is considering a foreign agent...

Saskatchewan first responders from Rosthern Fire and Rescue battled smoke and flames occurring in an apartment building on Thursday morning. Rosthern RCMP, Wakaw RCMP, local EMS and fire crews from neighbouring communities attended the emergency to assist. Crews reported one death and said 12 families were displaced by the fire.

Fulton County district attorney Paul Howard detailed the evidence used to assist in the determining of charges against former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe and officer Devin Brosnan in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks last week in a Wendy’s parking lot. He said that based on evidence, they determined Brooks was running away from...