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

The Liberal government last week introduced a bill that would amend the law on medical assistance in dying to bring it into compliance with a Quebec court ruling last fall.

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.

The man's wife maintains that her husband's wish to die is based on anxiety and delusions.

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.

A Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, ordering the government to change a provision saying that someone's death has to be ``reasonably foreseeable'' to be eligible to end his or her life with a doctor's help.

Jean Truchon's lawyers said he received medical aid in dying at a Montreal-area long-term care facility.

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

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