‘He just slipped away’: Keremeos man throws party as he undergoes physician-assisted death
By Shelby Thom South Okanagan Video Journalist
They sang songs, indulged in a potluck feast, drank whiskey and smoked cigars. Continue reading
Dying with dignity
This is why Canada is debating assisted death laws
Audrey Parker’s fight to change Canada’s assisted-dying law has continued after her death, the This Is Why podcast finds. Continue reading
Friends speak out about former nun who chose medically-assisted death when faced with terminal cancer
By Jill Croteau Reporter
More Albertans than ever before are choosing medically-assisted death. Friends of one woman who made that choice speak out about how her religious faith didn’t prevent her from making the decision she did. Continue reading
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation announces plans for new hospice centre in Saskatoon
A $20 million campaign was launched in Saskatoon on Wednesday for the first center of its kind in the city – a hospice to support patients through end-of-life care. Continue reading
St. Martha’s Hospital remains firm on policy against medically-assisted dying
The Sisters of St. Martha has an agreement with the Nova Scotia government, forbidding medically-assisted dying at St. Martha’s Hospital in Antigonish. Continue reading
Scott Thompson: Government says you can die, but they also say when
Scott Thompson asks, What is the sense of giving those living with a terminal illness the right to die, and not allowing them to pick when? Continue reading
Mobile palliative care team dignifies Calgary’s dying homeless: ‘They deserve it’
By Jill Croteau Reporter
As often as they can, the doctor and nurse duo with CAMPP travel every corner of Calgary in search of their terminally ill patients who are transient. Continue reading
New petition calls on fair access to medically assisted death in Canada
By Carolyn Kury de Castillo Reporter
A group that has been fighting for medically assisted death says not all Albertans have been getting fair and equal access to the procedure and they are demanding the provincial government do something about it. Continue reading
Montreal doctor fighting assisted-dying law in Quebec
Paul Saba, a family doctor in Montreal, is challenging the assisted-dying law in Quebec’s Superior Court. Continue reading
After criticism, MUHC clarifies its assisted-dying policy
By Elysia Bryan-Baynes Anchor/Reporter
Doctors at the McGill University Health Centre were eager to set the record straight about their right-to-die policy for patients. Continue reading