Thompson, a Toronto resident in her 50s, says her ongoing illness and lack of meaningful financial support led her to begin the process of applying for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), a process that first became legal in Canada in 2016. “[MAiD] it’s purely financial consideration,” he told CTV News Toronto. After 26 months of lost income since the onset of symptoms, no predictable ability to work and no support, Thompson said she expects to run out of money in about five months....

Nico Gravel received a $1,000 ticket during the shuttle bus outside of Bluesfest on Booth Street on Saturday night. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Content of the article Nico Gravel, 39, has played bagpipes around the world at top competitions and since 2013 has been traveling down Booth Street for Ottawa Bluesfest patrons on their way to and from famous shows. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below....

The judge’s decision was the latest in a series of legal maneuvers that have shaken the legal status of abortion in the state, leaving women and providers scrambling to adjust. One of the few remaining abortion clinics in the state said it will continue to provide the procedure. Louisiana is among several conservative states that have voted to restrict or ban abortions in anticipation of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v....

Luca Bice was left utterly outraged after seeing flashback scenes of his partner Gemma Owen flirting up a storm with new boy Billy Brown – while David branded Ekin-Su a ‘liar’ for her behavior at Casa Amor. Shouting during the dressage ride, Gemma, 19, fishmonger Luca, 23, raged: “If you want to flirt then I’ll flirt, put a bomb here now!” as he lost his cool at her antics while his back was turned....

Maher al-Agal, one of the jihadist group’s top five leaders, died on Tuesday outside the northwestern Syrian town of Jidaris near the Turkish border, the US Central Command said. An unidentified senior IS official who was his close associate was seriously injured. The US Department of Defense said there were no civilian casualties, although this could not be immediately confirmed. Al-Agal was responsible for the “aggressive” development of IS networks outside of Iraq and Syria, the US Central Command said, adding that “extensive planning” went into the drone attack to “ensure its successful execution”....

A judge has ruled that a man did not rape a woman because he had invited her in by leaving the toilet door open. He went to the toilet in a pub in the city center of Turin in May 2019 on the night in question. However, a judge said she was “psyched out after drinking too much” and leaving the door open was an “invitation” which “invited the man to approach”....

The incident is said to have happened in the toilet of a bar in Turin in 2019. The woman asked the man to show her where the bathroom was, left the door ajar and asked him to pass her some tissue, according to local newspaper CronacaQui. The man was originally convicted of sexual assault, but the Court of Appeal overturned the conviction after finding that the alleged victim “gave him hope” with her actions....

A headless statue of Queen Victoria is seen toppled and vandalized at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg on July 2, 2021 The Manitoba government is preparing to ban encampments, vandalism and vehicle blockades from the legislature. The Progressive Conservative cabinet has written a list of prohibited activities that also includes lighting a fire, brandishing a weapon and depositing generators, firewood or other items to support a camp. People who break the rules could be kicked off the premises and face fines of up to $5,000, although people can apply to the chief security officer for an exemption from the rules in some cases....

A lire aussi A Argenteuil, un hommage en direct à Alisha Le vendredi 8 juillet, peu avant 5 heures du matin, le feu s’était propagé au sommet d’un immeuble en pierre de deux étages qui abritait au rez-de-chaussée une étude de notaire. Quatre studios situés dans les combles ont été détruits par les flammes, ainsi que l’escalier y menant, le dernier étage et la toiture. Les corps des cinq victimes, dont ceux d’une mère et de son enfant, ont été retirés des décombres trois jours plus tard....

Haddon made the announcement on his Twitter and Instagram accounts, saying that from now until the Supreme Court reverses Roe v Wade or some equivalent action is taken, he will be donating all US rights to the book. Photo: Vintage The National Network of Abortion Funds is a network of grassroots organizations “building power to remove financial, logistical, cultural and political barriers to abortion access.” Haddon told the Guardian that his decision to donate his rights was “quite spur-of-the-moment”, following the high court decision removing the right to abortion, and that he wanted to make a “more public statement”....

According to TVA Nouvelles, Boucher, a notorious longtime Hells Angels gang leader and one of the most notorious criminals in Quebec history, died Sunday after a long battle with throat cancer. READ MORE: Hells Angels leader and legendary outlaw Sonny Barger dies at 83 He died in the palliative care wing of a correctional health care facility attached to Archambault Prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., where he was serving consecutive life sentences....

The king emerged as the co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, one of Latin America’s most powerful drug-trafficking organizations in the 1980s, and was among the most valuable targets for US officials. The US government welcomed the arrest and said it would waste no time in seeking his extradition. “It’s huge,” White House senior Latin America adviser Juan Gonzalez said on Twitter. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters....

Netflix has hired Microsoft to provide the advertising technology for its planned tier of ad-supported streaming service, the companies announced Wednesday. Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal and Google were reportedly “top contenders” to serve ads on Netflix before Microsoft won the contract. Microsoft will be the “global ad technology and sales partner” for its “new, lower-priced ad-supported subscription program,” Netflix said Wednesday. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all of our advertising needs as we work together to create a new ad-supported offering,” Netflix said....

“Despite what I’ve said before, my parents never lived in the UK,” Farah told the BBC. He says the family “fell apart” after his father was killed in the civil war when he was just four years old. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 when it seceded from war-torn Somalia, but has never been recognized as a sovereign state. “I was separated from my mother and brought to the UK illegally under the name of another child called Mohamed Farah,” he said in an excerpt of the interview....

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The man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in April 2020 had a history of violence in the decades before his final rampage, inflicting assaults and harassment on strangers, employees, and patients alike. New documents released by the Mass Casualty Commission leading the public inquiry examining the killings on April 18 and 19, 2020, show Gabriel Wortman had a pattern of intimidating, beating, stalking and berating anyone who offended him....

A total of six candidates made it through to the first round of voting, with the chairman of the 1922 support committee, Sir Graham Brady, revealing the number of MPs who had supported each of them. Those who made it to the next round are: However, Mr Hunt and Mr Zahawi failed to meet the 30-vote threshold, receiving only 25 and 18 votes respectively. Tory MPs will vote again on Thursday as they continue to narrow the field to the final two candidates....

Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau was the top free agent available, and the Columbus Blue Jackets quickly swooped him up. Gaudreau reportedly signed a seven-year contract with the Blue Jackets hours after free agency began. While free agency’s biggest fish has been caught, many other big names will be on the move. Check below for the latest signings and trades. Johnny Gaudreau reportedly signs with Blue Jackets Gaudreau, who spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career in Calgary, will spend his next few in Columbus, Ohio....