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A parliamentary committee of senators and MPs is studying whether Canada is ready to expand medical assistance in dying to those whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.

New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health says a new report has found no evidence of a mysterious brain disease that has allegedly been impacting about 400 residents.

The U.K. Health Security Agency described the event as 'rapidly evolving' and warned of the potential for further cases.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.

One youth is facing criminal charges, including indignity to a human body, criminal harassment and two counts of indecent communication.

There is a big shakeup coming at Calgary city hall. The city's CAO, David Duckworth, has agreed to leave his job at the end of the year and COO Stuart Dagleish is retiring.

A 16-year-old boy has turned himself into police for a shooting in northern Manitoba that left one person dead and prompted a lockdown on Tuesday night. 

Minister for Primary Health Care, Adriana LaGrange, said a standing measles warning was issued for Parkland County after 17 people west of Edmonton tested positive for the virus.

OPP Sgt. Brandon Malcolm, 33, died after a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 401 in Cobourg. He’s remembered for dedication to duty as tributes pour in.

If approved by city council, the plan would be executed on 10 'high demand' days between June 11 and July 2, 2026, which is when Toronto is hosting FIFA matches.

OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique said Malcolm 'served his community with dedication to duty, honour' and 'made the ultimate sacrifice.'

Both rivers in the Interlake region, the Fisher and Icelandic rivers, are subject to flood warnings from the province as levels continue to rise in the waterways.

Canada's incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer said it's critical for the federal government to take a proactive approach to countering false information.

Tackling health misinformation and rebuilding public trust are top priorities for Canada's incoming chief public health officer Dr. Joss Reimer.

The FSIN is holding its first assembly meeting since being asked by Ottawa to repay over $28 million in funding, closing the meeting to media and other advocates.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed doubt it would lead to a deal.

The list, which contains “extremely sensitive data," was likely released to the party by a legitimate recipient of it, Elections Alberta said in a statement Thursday.

Louise Arbour, who was born in Montreal, served as a Supreme Court justice from 1999 to 2004. Arbour, 79, is one of Canada’s most decorated jurists.

Fire investigators are working to determine what caused a house fire in Lower Sackville over the weekend that claimed the lives of three people.

The database contained names and addresses of millions of Albertans and by law, such a list is only supposed to go to elected officials, political parties and party officials.