A recent poll shows 11 per cent of Canadian workers have already lost their private dental coverage due to Ottawa’s subsidized plan. And that’s just the start
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Violence against children hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024: UN
A UN report verified 41,370 grave violations against children in 2024, the highest number in 30 years since a monitoring tool was established
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care — medical gender transition treatment — for minors
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EU lawmakers seek to end time limit for child sex abuse cases
‘There cannot be a deadline for justice when it comes to child sexual abuse,’ said EU lawmaker. About 1 in 5 EU children suffers from abuse
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U.K. MPs eye decriminalizing abortion for women in all cases
Currently, a U.K. woman can face criminal charges for choosing to undergo an abortion after 24 weeks or without the approval of two doctors
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Why B.C.’s new witnessed dosing guidelines are built to fail
B.C. released new witnessed dosing guidelines for safer supply opioids. Experts say they are vague, loose and toothless
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U.K. lawmakers vote to ban assisted dying ads
‘The online harm of an ad … about assisted dying shared on TikTok could be a reality’ without very tight restrictions, said U.K. MP
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Writer first to die under Italy fast-track assisted suicide law
The Italian Constitutional Court ruled in September 2019 in Tuscany that assisted suicide was allowed for patients in certain circumstances
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Op-Ed: UN committee rightly calls out Canada’s systemic devaluation of disability
While MAID is often promoted as a liberating choice, for many Canadians with disabilities, it is really a coerced outcome
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The unseen costs of Canada’s ‘free’ dental care
Dentists say the majority of eligible patients are being rejected for complex treatments, and that most patients aren’t aware they’ll pay a fee