Canada A major change is coming soon to Canada’s assisted dying laws and it’s already causing division among medical experts. By March, it will be legal for people with mental health issues to receive medical assistance in dying (MAID). But some of Canada’s top psychiatrists, and families of patients, are warning that will set a
Trending New York City is hiring a rat czar to deal its “relentless” rodent population. In a recent job posting, the city said it’s looking for someone with a “swashbuckling attitude” and a “general aura of badassery” to curb the explosion in its rodent population since the start of the pandemic.
Global National Hate speech on Twitter has dramatically surged since Elon Musk took over the social media platform, despite his claims of cracking down on it. Jackson Proskow reports on the flood of previously banned users returning, and how advertisers and governments are reacting.
Police say a teenager has died in a motorcycle crash in Uxbridge, Ont. Durham Regional Police Service says the fatal collision happened early Monday afternoon, when the motorcycle rear-ended another vehicle. Police arrived at the scene and found a 16-year-old male seriously injured. The boy later died in hospital. Police say the 40-year-old driver of
Police have arrested two suspects and issued a warrant for two others as they continue to investigate a dramatic spike in carjackings in Toronto, with 182 incidents so far this year. Toronto police made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon as they provided an update on their investigations into a rash of violent carjackings happening across
A person is in critical condition following a crash in Etobicoke Friday afternoon, according to Peel paramedics. Toronto police responded to reports of a collision involving a motorcycle in the area of Warwood and Burnhamthorpe roads shortly after 1:30 p.m. It is unknown how many vehicles were involved in the crash. Peel Paramedics also responded
A motorcyclist is dead after a collision in Etobicoke on Thursday night, Toronto police say. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Dixon Road and Skyway Avenue, west of Highway 27, just before 7:30 p.m. for a crash. Acting Insp. Craig Young told reporters at the scene that a motorcycle and another vehicle were
A motorcyclist is dead after a collision in the city’s Fairbank neighbourhood on Saturday evening. Toronto police and paramedics were called to the area of Dufferin Street and Preston Road, north of Rogers Road, at around 10:15 p.m. for a crash. According to police, a red 2016 Suzuki motorcycle was travelling south on Dufferin Street
Thousands of people gathered at the Toronto Congress Centre today to celebrate the life of Toronto police Const. Andrew Hong, a 22-year TPS veteran killed in the line of duty last week. Hong, who was a member of Traffic Services’ Motor Squad, was fatally shot inside a Mississauga coffee shop during a multi-city rampage that
For two weeks, as he suffered, Walter Froebrich tried his best to get help. The Torontonian allegedly visited St. Joseph’s Health Centre, a hospital in the city’s west end, three times in 10 days before his death. “The hospital dropped the ball with him. They could have done more or stepped up and delve into