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A Halifax woman has spent years fighting for out-of-province care. Now she's ready to end her life; Jennifer Brady, 46, of Halifax has taken the drastic measure of applying to end her life through Medical Assistance in Dying \(MAiD\)\. It follows several years of fighting the provincial department of health for access to care outside of Nova Scotia\.

A Halifax woman has spent years fighting for out-of-province care. Now she's ready to end her life

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Jennifer Brady of Halifax has applied for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) following years of trying to access care not available in Nova Scotia. Her case has several doctors fighting on her behalf, but the province has refused to help by denying her requests and fighting her in court.

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Conservatives are targeting Singh over his pension — but Poilievre's is three times larger; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept\. 11, 2024\.

Conservatives are targeting Singh over his pension — but Poilievre's is three times larger

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

For weeks, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of supporting the government until February so he can become eligible for his MP pension. But experts estimate the size of Poilievre's own pension at more than three times that of Singh's pension.

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Canada approved multiple RSV shots to ward off infections this fall — here's how to get them; A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia, Friday, March 26, 2021\.

Canada approved multiple RSV shots to ward off infections this fall — here's how to get them

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Multiple RSV vaccines for adults are rolling out in the months ahead, along with two monoclonal antibody shots to provide protection for infants. How you access the various shots will depend on where you live, with some provinces covering certain options and not others.

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Taiwan's Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon blasts; Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as an ambulance rushes wounded people to a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters\. Hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on September 17, in what a source close to the militant movement said was an "Israeli breach" of its communications\.

Taiwan's Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon blasts

September 18 , 2024 at 07:02:48 a.m. EDT • :

Taiwan's Gold Apollo said Wednesday the pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon had not been made by it but by a company called BAC, which has a licence to use its brand.

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Family demands answers after man slated for release beaten to death in Quebec jail; Mahdi Hijazi, 32, was behind bars on a provisional basis after being arrested on March 28 in a case involving extortion and lending at a criminal interest rate\.

Family demands answers after man slated for release beaten to death in Quebec jail

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ali Hijazi's brother was beaten to death in the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre in Montreal last week, and now he wants answers.

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WATCH | Ocelot cub rescued by Brazilian firefighters after wildfire; A tiny cat rests  

September 17 , 2024 at 04:34:36 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Ocelot cub rescued by Brazilian firefighters after wildfire

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Ukraine desperately needs surplus Canadian armour, ambassador tells MPs; Members of the Lord Strathcona Horse regiment get into a Coyote armoured surveillance vehicle at Kandahar Airbase in Kandahar, Afghanistan Tuesday February 5, 2002\. They are part of the initial deployment of a 750-soldier force that is part of Operation Apollo\.  

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ukraine desperately needs surplus Canadian armour, ambassador tells MPs

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As birds fly south, windows are getting in the way; Kaitlin Brough lays out an ovenbird killed after hitting a window at a with FLAP Canada storage area, in   Toronto, on Sept\. 13, 2024\.  

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As birds fly south, windows are getting in the way

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Gaza man's 'soul returned to life' upon getting new prosthetic leg; TOPSHOT - A man with an above-the-knee amputation is fitted with a new prosthetic limb at the Jordanian field hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 17, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas\. \(Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP\) \(Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images\)  

September 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Gaza man's 'soul returned to life' upon getting new prosthetic leg

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The Liberals can't win a general election if they keep losing safe seats; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept\. 17, 2024\.  

September 17 , 2024 at 05:50:31 p.m. EDT • :

The Liberals can't win a general election if they keep losing safe seats

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September 17 , 2024 at 04:55:02 p.m. EDT • :

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confronts protesters after being heckled outside Parliament

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September 17 , 2024 at 04:01:00 p.m. EDT • :

Trove of dinosaur fossils found high in B.C. mountains

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September 17 , 2024 at 09:15:08 a.m. EDT • :

'They knew everything,' says former husband who invited dozens of men to rape Gisèle Pelicot

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September 17 , 2024 at 09:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta announces $8.6B plan to build new schools amid surging population growth

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September 17 , 2024 at 11:07:48 p.m. EDT • :

Sarah McLachlan Canada Post commemorative stamp unveiled in B.C.

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