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When federal Justice Minister David Lametti reacted last week to the adoption of Quebec's language law reform, he took aim at the provincial government's proactive use of the notwithstanding clause to shield the law from constitutional challenges.

Firearm-related homicides have gone up 37 per cent over the past 11 years and handguns were the most commonly used weapon in such crimes, a report from Statistics Canada has found, but it warns there are large data gaps in information collection.

Two of Canada's new Arctic and offshore patrol ships were formally named on Sunday, May 29, 2022, in a move intended to preserve the stories of two of the country's naval heroes during the Second World War.

New measures to curb handguns are expected to be a central feature of federal legislation tabled this, May 30, 2022, afternoon, the Liberal government's latest — and likely boldest — suite of proposed actions to control access to firearms in Canada.

Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees.

Ontario's Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has rebranded himself as a big-spending man of the people in the lead-up to the June 2 election.

Madeline Carr is the produce manager at Fredericton’s Market Greens, a not-for-profit providing fresh produce and plant-based nutrition resources at very low prices.

Marge Hudson, now 66, says she is part of the group pushing for change because she wants to help the force improve its toxic culture.

Karn Manhas, the CEO of Canadian agtech company Terramera, believes that technology is key to making more sustainable regenerative farming widespread.

The press releases from the Ontario Green Party HQ gush forth, as they have for months, long before the Ontario election campaign officially began.

Ann says she would like to move but simply can’t afford it. A comparable apartment would cost nearly $1,000 more per month than she pays now, and her rent would exceed her fixed income. As it is, Ann spends nearly half her income on housing.

Clearly, the stigma starts with the prime minister, says the NDP critic sponsoring the proposed legislation about the Liberals’ resistance to decriminalizing the personal possession of small amounts of drugs.

An airplane hangar is a very large place, one that is difficult to fill with people, and even more difficult to have appear full with only a couple hundred of them. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford closed out Thursday with a rally “to get it done” at a CargoJet hangar that abuts the airport in Hamilton, a traditionally labour-minded town and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’s home turf.

Violet Soosay's search for her missing aunt began four decades ago.

A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it.