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Quebec allows sick patients to request assisted death in advance

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Quebec allows sick patients to request assisted death in advance

OTTAWA, June 8 (Reuters) – Quebec is expanding its program of assisted medical death and will become the first Canadian province to allow sick people to put in an advance request for help in dying before they become incapacitated. The measure will permit people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other serious diseases to apply for assistance … [Read more…]

Kingsway Capital in talks with Big Tobacco over AIR stake sale – sources

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Quebec allows sick patients to request assisted death in advance

DUBAI, June 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s Kingsway Capital has started meetings with big tobacco firms as the private equity firm prepares to sell its stake in Dubai-based tobacco business Advanced Inhalation Rituals (AIR), two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Kingsway, the majority owner of AIR, has held talks with potential investors including British … [Read more…]