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Canadian PM calls to legalize assisted suicide
Canada's parliament has passed a contentious bill to allow medically-assisted death for terminally ill people. The law was put forward after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on doctors helping the incurably sick to die. The move makes Canada one of the few countries where doctors can legally help sick people die. But...
Philippines condemns killing of Canadian
The Philippine president has condemned the "brutal and senseless murder" of a Canadian man by Abu Sayyaf militants. Robert Hall was kidnapped by the Islamist group in September along with three others from Canada, the Philippines and Norway. Fellow Canadian John Ridsdel was killed by the group in April after a...
Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy
The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say. Parts of the city in the province of Alberta have been destroyed after a huge wildfire struck earlier this week. Officials say the fire will double in size in the coming 24 hours....
Canadian couple treated 18-month-old son suffering from meningitis with maple syrup and other quack remedies — leaving him in agony for weeks before death
A Canadian couple allegedly gave their sick infant son maple syrup and other alternative remedies instead of medicine — letting him suffer for weeks before he died of meningitis. David and Collet Stephan, from Alberta, are now on trial for the death of their 18-month-old boy, Ezekiel. The parents — who run...
Robert Pickton: Canadian serial killer book pulled from Amazon
A memoir apparently written by a Canadian serial killer has been withdrawn within hours of appearing for sale online. Former multi-millionaire pig farmer Robert Pickton was convicted in 2007 of murdering six women. Charges relating to 20 other deaths were suspended. Another inmate helped him smuggle the book out of prison, CTV...