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Floor-crossing has always been a feature of Canadian politics dating back to the first Parliament — and seeing four opposition MPs jump ship to join the government in a matter of months is rare but not unprecedented.

The Ring Rescue appeared in the latest episode of the HBO series after one of the device’s inventors, Dr. Kevin Spencer, met the show’s lead actor, Noah Wyle, and producers at a medical trade show last year.

After years of record-high immigration to Canada, significantly fewer immigrants were accepted into the country last year, a rare non-pandemic drop since 2015 when Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister. There were 19 per cent fewer immigrants to Canada in 2025 than in 2024; that reflects a total of 393,530 new immigrants compared to 483,655…

Rushed, incomplete assessments, families kept in the dark, loved ones driven to choose MAID because of unbearable suffering. A new study adds to growing evidence that Canadian families’ experiences with doctor-assisted death are deeply mixed, with some describing the experience as raw, traumatic and surreal — including sometimes oddly “cheerful” providers — and others describing…

The story of a retired general and grandfather who swung into action on October 7 to save his family from the terror attacks in Israel that day, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue will be available for streaming on CBC Gem beginning Friday, March 13. It’s already had a roller-coaster ride through festivals and…

Hospital emergency rooms are overflowing, resulting in patients being treated in storage rooms and hallways as they wait days for a bed. Doctors say it’s happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs, access issues and an aging population that are all impacting the flow of patients through the health-care system.

Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident . The breach involves “unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems,” a spokesperson for Telus Digital said by email. “Upon discovery, we took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. We are actively managing the…

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the fried-chicken chain backed by Canadian hip-hop star Drake , is exploring a sale of its European franchise, according to people familiar with the matter. Azzurri Group, the private equity-owned British hospitality group behind Zizzi and Coco di Mama restaurants, is preparing a sale of the U.K. and European franchises of Dave’s…

To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms, Alberta hospitals should not cap the number of patients who can be admitted to wards, says a review completed in the wake of a 44-year-old Edmonton man’s death in an ER.

Suspended physician David Edward-Ooi Poon has been charged with 28 more sex crimes this week, for a total of 71 alleged offences. Toronto police now accuse the doctor and public health expert with three counts of sexual interference with minors and seven additional counts of sexual assault.