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Attorney-General’s lawyer asks court to consider parliamentary report on MAID for mental illness

21 juillet 2026 à 19:36

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice must consider findings from a parliamentary committee that advised that medical assistance in dying be disallowed for patients whose sole medical condition is mental illness, a lawyer for the federal Attorney-General said Tuesday.

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The Canadian flag blows on top of the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

SickKids doctor arrested, charged with possession of child sexual abuse material

21 juillet 2026 à 16:47

Toronto police arrested a doctor at the Hospital for Sick Children on Tuesday, charging him with accessing and possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

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The sign in front of SickKids hospital in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it has tried to keep secret but that were obtained by The Canadian Press. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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