Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program has grown so rapidly that practitioners are struggling to meet demand, with 2023 statistics showing euthanasia accounted for 4.7% of all deaths nationwide—second only to the Netherlands. In Quebec, the rate topped 7%, making it the highest in the world. The program’s expansion since legalization in 2016, and particularly since 2021 when eligibility extended beyond the terminally ill, has prompted mounting concerns over the nation’s moral and medical trajectory.
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad openly celebrated that fruits of October 7—the terrorist attack that murdered over 1,200 Israelis—are now producing political gains in the West.
A Montreal evangelical church was fined CAD 2,500 after hosting a concert by U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht without the required permit, stirring controversy in both religious and civil liberties circles.
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with increased tariffs on Thursday, announcing a 35% levy to take effect on August 1 unless the country addresses the trade deficit and fentanyl.
With Canadian wildfires again blanketing the American Midwest in thick smoke, Republican lawmakers are demanding accountability from Ottawa. On Monday, six members of Congress led by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) issued a formal letter to Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman pressing for answers on how Canada plans to control its worsening wildfire crisis.
Two people are dead and three others injured following a devastating rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, Alberta. The slide occurred on Thursday, prompting an extensive emergency response involving aerial searches and infrared technology.
