The report on assisted dying said since becoming legal on June 17, 2016, Canada's health-care costs have dropped $86.9 million.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party.

His wife of 48 years, Katherine Sorenson, lost a bid to stop his medically assisted death after it was rejected Friday by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

A three-member panel says the court has no jurisdiction to determine eligibility for medical assistance in dying, including whether an individual has capacity.

The man says he is near the end of his life due to advanced chronic disease, but his wife maintains his wish to die is based on anxiety and delusions.

Members of the Delta Hospice Society will vote on amendments to its constitution, which will say "God is the giver and taker of life.''

Amendments proposed to reduce barriers to assisted death are being welcomed by the adviser for Saskatchewan's MAID program.

The requirement for death to be "reasonably foreseeable" was deemed unconstitutional last year.

Saskatoon is one step closer to having a facility dedicated to medical assistance in dying.

Danielle McCann said during a funding announcement in Montreal on Thursday that at least one day is planned at the end of February, but her office later suggested it could extend the consultation period beyond that.