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A Canadian flag waves near the Parliament Hill building in Ottawa. (Hank Mika/Shutterstock via EWTN)

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Canada drops plan to allow euthanasia for mental illness

Daniel Payne|Oct 7, 2026|2 Min Read

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Canada surrogacy lawsuit over abortion refusal reignites ethical debate

EWTN News|Jul 17, 2026|5 Min Read

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, is pictured Nov. 4, 2019. In Québec, Bill 21, officially known as "An Act Respecting the Laicity of the State," prohibits public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work. Passed by the Québec National Assembly June 16, 2019, it faced a challenge on religious liberty grounds before the Supreme Court in a four-day hearing in March 2026. A ruling is not expected until later in the year or early 2027. (OSV News photo/Chris Helgren, Reuters)

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Bill 21 showdown: Canada's Supreme Court weighs religious symbols ban

Kimberley Heatherington|Jul 9, 2026|6 Min Read

A woman holds the hand of her mother who is dying from cancer during her final hours at a palliative care hospital in Winnipeg, Canada, July 24, 2010. (OSV News photo/Shaun Best, Reuters)

Canadian bishops denounce 'world's largest euthanasia program' on 10th anniversary

OSV News|Jun 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Toronto Cardinal Frank Leo poses in an undated photo at the Vatican. In letters to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and members of Parliament April 20, Cardinal Leo asked them to "choose life and not death" by voting for a measure to restrict using Canada's assisted dying law for individuals solely living with a mental illness, not a terminal illness. (OSV News photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Toronto)

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Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness

OSV News|Apr 24, 2026|3 Min Read

Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, a Vatican media expert, founder of a prominent Canadian national Catholic television network and organizer of the 2002 Toronto World Youth Day, is pictured in a 2014 file photo. A Canadian court has ruled a Basilian priest can continue his civil suit against Father Rosica and the Basilian Fathers of Toronto, with the plaintiff, Father Michael Bechard, seeking damages for alleged sexual abuse by Father Rosica, which Father Rosica denies. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

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Canadian court OKs priest's abuse suit against prominent priest, religious order

Gina Christian|Aug 12, 2025|4 Min Read

A woman is pictured in a file photo holding up a sign during a rally against assisted suicide on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. A Canadian lawmaker says pushback has been growing against expanding assisted suicide to include those with mental illnesses in the weeks since she held a press conference July 9, 2025, in British Columbia on a bill she's introduced to block mental health as a sole criteria. (OSV News photo/Art Babych)

Pushback grows against allowing mental health as reason for doctor-aided death in Canada

OSV News|Jul 29, 2025|3 Min Read

Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Edmonton, Alberta, burns incense as Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, July 26, 2022. The Vatican announced Feb. 25, 2025, that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop J. Michael Miller, 75, of Vancouver, British Columbia, and appointed Archbishop Smith, 65, as his successor. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Archbishop Smith of Edmonton, Alberta, named to succeed archbishop of Vancouver

OSV News|Feb 26, 2025|3 Min Read

Opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2016 as the Senate began debate on Bill C-41, the doctor-assisted dying bill, which became law. (CNS photo/Art Babych)

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Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Daniel Payne|Dec 19, 2024|3 Min Read

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As UK debates legalizing assisted suicide, practice increases drastically in Canada

Charles Collins|Aug 13, 2024|4 Min Read

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Pro-life advocates fight against euthanasia expansions across Canada, Australia

Daniel Payne|Feb 21, 2024|5 Min Read

Danielle Smith

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Parental rights win with new Alberta policy

Catholic News Agency|Feb 7, 2024|4 Min Read

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