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  Assisted dying laws are 'paternalistic and patronizing,' academic says

  Two Quebecers suffering from incurable degenerative illnesses appeared before a packed courtroom in Montreal on Monday to challenge federal and provincial medically assisted dying laws, arguing that the laws are too restrictive because they allow only those whose deaths are “reasonably foreseeable” to qualify irrespective of how much they are suffering.

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  Chronically ill man releases audio of hospital staff offering assisted death

  An Ontario man suffering from an incurable neurological disease has provided CTV News with audio recordings that he says are proof that hospital staff offered him medically assisted death, despite his repeated requests to live at home.

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  Australian, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland

  A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said.

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  104-year-old scientist wants to leave Australia for a doctor-assisted death

  Australian supporters of voluntary euthanasia fear doctors will try to prevent a 104-year-old scientist from flying to Switzerland this week to end his life through that country's program of legal assisted dying.

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  Young advocate for assisted-dying access for mentally ill dies

  A Windsor, Ont. man who pressured the federal government to allow him and others with severe mental illness access doctor-assisted death has died.

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  'No cure': Young Ont. man wants mental illness included in assisted-dying law

  A 27-year-old Ontario man is calling on the federal government to include the mentally ill in the assisted-dying legislation, saying he wants to end his own life because none of the treatments for his illness have worked.

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  At least 744 assisted-deaths in Canada since law passed: CTV News analysis

  At least 744 gravely ill adults received a doctor’s help to end their lives since the medical procedure became legal across Canada in 2016, and experts say those numbers are expected to rise.

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  Parliament could be recalled in July as Senate pushback delays assisted death law

  The government may be forced to bring MPs back to the House of Commons after the Canada Day long weekend to vote on the controversial doctor-assisted death legislation, CTV News has learned.

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  Vancouver health authority changes assisted-dying guidelines for staff

  A major British Columbia health authority has updated its guidelines for medical staff on how to respond to requests for assisted death, allowing doctors and nurses to refer patients to a colleague.

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  Judge expected to rule on secrecy names of doctors who assist with death

  A decision is expected Monday as to whether the identities of doctors who might be involved in helping a terminally ill man in Ontario kill himself should be kept secret along with those of the patient and his relatives.