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Canada's internal battle over medically assisted dying for mental illness

Canada legalized medically assisted dying in 2016. It was set to expand to patients suffering solely from mental illness last year, but it hasn't — yet.

NL: Mexico fight back to down Honduras; Canada ease past Suriname

The CONCACAF Nations League knockout rounds continue this evening as big-boys Canada and Mexico look to book their spots in the last-four. Here is what went down.Mexico 4-0 Honduras Scorers: ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

Council in Yukon territory deadlocked, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region. The council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Canada’s employment minister resigns after shifting his claims of Indigenous ancestry

Randy Boissonnault to ‘step away from cabinet’ after being accused of ‘pretendianism’ and improper business dealings. Canada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Canada's provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes Mexico

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Trump nominates former House Republican for US ambassador to Canada

President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that he was announcing former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada. “I am very pleased to announce that former Ambassador, and ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Canada's Liberal Government Agrees to Exempt Sales Tax on Some Goods, Services

Canada’s minority Liberal government is expected to deliver financial breaks for households aimed at helping cash-strapped consumers and rekindling activity.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Canada Prepares for Immigration Surge After Trump Vows Mass Deportation

The Canadian authorities are preparing for a possible spike in undocumented migrants, just as Trump appointees complain about too many people arriving from Canada.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Town council in Canada at standstill over refusal to take King Charles oath

The council has refused to take the oath due to the Crown’s history with Canada’s indigenous people.

Canada denies it has evidence linking Modi to killing of Sikh separatists

Trudeau adviser shuts down foreign ministry’s allegations that Indian government was behind intimidation plot. Canada , which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Smugglers convicted after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into US. A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family ...

World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago

Canada's Plan for U.S. Trade Talks: Throw Mexico Under the Bus

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested his country could cut a deal with the U.S. without Mexico.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 8 hours ago

Israel announces strikes on military sites in Iran.

Blasts reported around Tehran after a year of escalating confrontations.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Watch: Israeli military chief announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Israel strikes military targets in Iran in reprisal that raises risk of regional war

Air attack completed on Saturday morning hit missile and drone manufacturing sites, says IDF. Israel strikes Iran – follow the latest IDF strikes military sites in Iran: what we know so far ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Military briefing: Where Israel struck Iran

First open attack on Tehran breaks ‘psychological barrier’ and could leave it vulnerable to future assaults

Business - Financial Times - October 28

New sanctions target Myanmar's military suppliers

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada on individuals and entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to ...

World - ABC News - October 30

We're not military - why are we being hit, asks injured man in Lebanon

In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.

German Cabinet approves new form of military service

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Trump’s expected military reset: Culture war counteroffensive

President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the military more inclusive to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Defence chief calls for more spending on military

Treasury minister Darren Jones says defence spending should rise to 2.5% of GDP, but avoids saying by when.

Ukraine: Military experts warn of catastrophe in Kurakhove

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Russia sends military instructors to Equatorial Guinea - reports

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Chuck Hagel: Why I’m Worried About Our Military

Political independence and ethics are the bedrock of our armed forces. Today, I am concerned that both are in danger.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Trump's military threats alarm Democrats; GOP shrugs

President-elect Trump has talked about using the military on the “enemy from within,” at the border and potentially even in Mexico against cartels. The rhetoric has sparked increasing worry among ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Slotkin: ‘We're really at risk of politicizing the military’

Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Sunday warned of the “risk of politicizing the military" in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week.” ABC News's Martha Raddatz was talking to the Michigan ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Trump vows to use US military for mass deportations

The president-elect has said he would declare a national emergency and begin deportations on his first day in office.

Trump plans to utilize military for mass deportations

President-elect Trump says he will declare a national emergency and use U.S. military assets to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants when he returns to office. The plan could ...

Austin: Women in military 'make us better'

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised women for their military service in an interview with NBC News, calling them "some of the finest in the world." “I have spent 41 years in uniform, three long ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified,' calls ballistic missile launch 'escalation'

Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.

Milley supports women in military combat if they 'meet the standards'

Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said that women should be actively deployed for military combat if they “meet the standards.” "Women have been in combat, and it doesn't ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

A politicized military would be the Founders' nightmare come true

Making the military completely subservient to the president would be downright dangerous.