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Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to conform with a provincial court ruling. In a written decision released Monday, Justice Frederic Bachand wrote that Ottawa will have until Dec. 18, 2020, to make the necessary changes—allowing a delay requested by federal lawyers last week. -
Five more test positive in COVID-19 outbreak tied to Kingston, Ont., nail salons
Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak related to a nail salon in Kingston, Ont., including an employee at another salon. The Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health unit said on Monday that a total of 27 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus are linked to Binh's Nail and Spa.