This week a judge of the B.C. Supreme Court (reminder: that’s a superior trial court, not an appellate court) heard a case that has the potential to further expand the Canadian empire of assisted suicide. The new battleground is “institutional religious objections,” or IROs, which is what the pro-euthanasia forces call them because they love acronyms so much. Most Catholic … [Read more...] about Colby Cosh: Can the courts force a Catholic hospital to kill?
Study of Tylenol use during pregnancy contradicts claims of autism link
Using the common painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy is not linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published in the Lancet on Friday. Read More … [Read more...] about Study of Tylenol use during pregnancy contradicts claims of autism link
Carney will accept role on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
BEIJING AND OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will accept a role on U.S. President Donald Trump's newly formed Gaza "Board of Peace," according to a senior Canadian government official. Read More … [Read more...] about Carney will accept role on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
How a little-known B.C. Conservative built up a backroom dream team
OTTAWA — Caroline Elliott has never run for office, or even put her name on a ballot, but she arguably became the early favourite in the British Columbia Conservative Party leadership race before even officially jumping into the fray. Read More … [Read more...] about How a little-known B.C. Conservative built up a backroom dream team
Real Canadians: Husband’s cancer diagnosis led Cheryl Petruk to a passion for patient advocacy
Cheryl Petruk never planned to become a magazine publisher or the founder of a not-for-profit organization. She was working as a HR professional in 1991 when her husband, Eugene Petruk was diagnosed with a rare slow-growing blood cancer that is in a group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Read More … [Read more...] about Real Canadians: Husband’s cancer diagnosis led Cheryl Petruk to a passion for patient advocacy