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

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

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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Trump's new Canadian tariffs are narrowly targeted

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods is more narrowly targeted than first feared, argues Royce Mendes, head of macro strategy at Desjardins. He sees the new tariffs as part of an intensifying negotiations strategy ahead of U.S. midterm elections in the fall.

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Carney to meet with premiers over new U.S. tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with premiers Tuesday after the U.S. announced 50-per-cent tariffs on some Canadian goods. Several premiers said Tuesday that Ottawa needs to increase efforts to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade deal.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders react to crash involving Jayden Dalke

Mounties say Saskatchewan Roughriders player Jayden Dalke was driving on the wrong side of a highway, with alcohol and cannabis in his SUV, when his vehicle crashed into another, killing him and a second driver. RCMP say 30-year-old Dalke of Leduc, Alta., and 22-year-old Bhishma Rajyaguru from Regina died in the Saturday night crash on Highway 11 near Lumsden, northwest of Regina.

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Morning Update: New tariffs risk new economic chaos

Good morning. After threatening tariffs because of wildfire smoke, the U.S. did impose levies, but for a different reason altogether. More on that below, along with fire strategy intentions and dark matter discoveries.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 working luncheon in Evian-les-Bains, France June 16.
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Immigrant volunteers provide a safety net to help newcomers navigate life in Canada

Care Between the Lines is a summer series, which will introduce you to volunteers in health care who fill gaps and provide compassion in a system that can be isolating and scary.

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Community worker Leny Rose Simbre pauses for a portrait by the bus stop outside her home in Toronto on July 15, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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