Politics

The clock is ticking for the government to deliver on its ambitious promise to the New Democrats to deliver a dental care program for low- and middle-income uninsured kids by the end of the year, while cost estimates have nearly doubled.

The province confirmed Thursday a person was charged with one count of indecent assault on a female related to the investigation into the former Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg.

Canada's chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business.

Michelle Rempel Garner, a longtime Conservative MP from Calgary, says she's stepping back from the federal Conservative leadership race to consider running for Jason Kenney's job.

Canada can hit its conservation targets if the provinces and territories work with Indigenous partners to formally protect ongoing conservation initiatives like the Seal River Watershed in northern Manitoba — one of the world's largest remaining ecologically intact watersheds.

It's time to bid farewell to the ArriveCan app, say border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and others who complain Canada's stringent COVID-19 rules for international travellers are encouraging would-be U.S. visitors to spend their tourist dollars at home.

Members of Parliament voted to adopt the Liberal government's proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties on Wednesday, Jun2 15, 2022, bringing it another step closer to becoming law.

November's floods in British Columbia that swamped homes and farms, swept away roads and bridges and killed five people are now the most costly weather event in provincial history.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Pope Francis's upcoming trip to Canada remains unchanged at the moment, but the pontiff's health is an "extreme concern."

The strategic mistake made in allowing Russia to have global dominance in oil and gas cannot be repeated as the world looks to massively ramp up production of critical minerals, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson asserted this week.

Money laundering in British Columbia reached "staggering" levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there was no evidence it involved official corruption, a long-awaited public inquiry report has concluded.

The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today, June 16, 2022, to give Canadians more control over their personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence.

Prisons are badly failing to comply with solitary confinement laws and regularly violating inmate' rights, a new report by a group of Canadian senators says.

The news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contracted COVID-19 — again — should serve as a reminder that the virus isn’t done with us, even if a growing percentage of the population has decided they’re done with it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Harjit Sajjan toured the ruins of Lytton, B.C., on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, witnessing the full impact of what a wildfire did to the community when it raced through the village in June last year.