Global National with Dawna Friesen

Proposed MAID changes; Push to ban flavoured vapes

Global National with Dawna Friesen

Show Notes

The federal government is moving ahead with plans to allow people with incurable illnesses to request medical assistance in dying (MAID) before they lose the ability to consent. Heather Yourex-West explains the new legislation, what it will prohibit, and how provinces and territories will retain considerable authority.

Redmond Shannon reports on Israel's election, in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to fight off a fierce challenge from a political bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former top general.

Mackenzie Gray reports on how Cleveland-Cliffs, the American owner of Stelco, insists it is fully complying and going beyond the commitments it made when it bought the Hamilton, Ont. steel plant in 2024.

Jackson Proskow explains U.S. President Donald Trump's growing efforts to sow doubt about the legitimacy of November's midterm elections, and the reward Trump is offering.

Eric Sorensen looks at the results from Ontario's civic elections, and tells you who's staying, who's leaving, who shattered a record, and who was voted out after decades in office.

Plus, Katherine Ward reports on the renewed push to ban flavoured vapes in Canada, five years after restrictions were first promised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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