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Quebec says the province will begin authorizing early requests for medical assistance in dying without waiting for Ottawa to amend Canada’s Criminal Code.

The four elected Parti Quebecois (PQ) members did not hesitate: a few hours after the resignation of CAQ super-minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, they boarded what looked like a campaign bus on Thursday and headed for the now vacant riding of Terrebonne to hold a rally. The byelection looks like a two-way race between the CAQ and PQ.

A new Stittsville high school that was not ready for the start of the school year this week now has an official opening date. An email to parents from A.J. Keen, school board superintendent of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, said the Maplewood Secondary School in Stittsville will be ready for students as of Tuesday, […]

Quebec will authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) without waiting for Ottawa to amend its Criminal Code.

Migrant workers don’t need to be shown the door, they need better protections

A man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a vehicle in Mississauga late Friday night.

Saturday, Sept. 7: Barrhaven’s problems are no worse than in any other Ottawa suburb, these readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

A man is in life-threatening condition after being hit by a car in Brampton Friday evening.

The fate of the man accused of fatally shooting a rival gang member and an innocent teen passerby in 2018 now lies in the hands of a B.C. Supreme Court jury.

A man has now been charged for his alleged role in a hit-and-run that killed a teenager in Kelowna, B.C., last fall.