The federal workplace health and safety regulator wants Canadian businesses to prepare a pandemic plan for the possibility of a “new virus” that could lead to food or fuel disruptions in the most extreme scenarios.

Plus, the number of building permits given the green light in June declined by a whopping 13.9 percent despite federal pledges to increase the housing supply.

And Canada leads the world when it comes to approving citizens for assisted suicide in comparison to other nations that have legalized the practice.

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