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Assisted dying

Assisted-suicide supporters outside the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2013.

Life-insurance industry wants assisted dying treated differently than suicide

VANCOUVER — Life-insurance providers have told the federal government its members are willing to lift the standard two-year exemption for suicides and pay out policies on people who end their lives...