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As disability advocates call on parliamentarians to take more time to consider the law’s possible consequences, time is running out on the Trudeau government’s push to pass a new law expanding access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) to meet a court-imposed Dec. 18 deadline.
A national Indigenous tourism organization gave its CEO a $25,000 bonus days after it was selected to administer $16 million in COVID-19 funding on behalf of the federal government, according to internal records obtained by the CBC News. The group says the bonus was part of an employment package planned in advance of the stimulus.
The new high-speed internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm recently approved by the CRTC does have drawbacks, including its price tag and the potential impact its satellites will have on stargazing. But it’s offering hope to users in rural areas who’ve long struggled to get high-speed connections.
Canadian alcohol distillers who pivoted early to produce hand sanitizer to keep Canadians safe from COVID-19 are crying foul as their hopes of solving longer-term supply chain issues appear to have evaporated.
Ben Flanagan, who posted the 13th fastest time ever in the half marathon among Canadian men in his victorious debut on Sunday, will soon return to the track in hopes of hitting the Olympic standard in 2021 in the 5,000 or 10,000 metres.