There are now calls from politicians in both Canada and the U.S. for investigations into global entertainment giant Live Nation over its refusal to immediately refund all ticket-holders for thousands of concerts and live events disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

New rules would make it illegal to sell or use 1,500 kinds of assault weapons.

Minister for Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef says internet access is an essential service, and the idea of it becoming a public utility, funded like water or electricity, is not out of the question.

Justice Minister Peter MacKay has raised eyebrows once again over what some consider old-fashioned and patronizing attitudes toward women.

A prominent U.S. political economist says Canada is moving toward American-style inequality, and believes austerity economics and tax cuts for corporations are making the problem worse.

When celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, it's funny. When homeless people do it, it's heartbreaking. In a powerful PSA by Canadian advocacy group Raising the Roof, people who are dealing with homelessness read actual tweets written abou...

A Conservative candidate's sudden resignation marks the latest chapter in an artistic performance that's now spanned over 15 years. On Tuesday, a CBC News investigation revealed that Montreal-area "politician" Chris Lloyd was in fact a performer, whose foray into politics was intended to "mess with" the Tories.

Journalists cannot ask Harper any questions.

With the economy posting negative growth in the first four months of the year, some economists say Canada is heading into a recession. But Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the country is still on course to post two per cent GDP growth in 2015.So is Canada entering a recession and, if so, is there anything the government can do about it?

Le gouvernement canadien est aussi invité à s'expliquer quant aux restrictions qui auraient été imposées au droit de réunion pacifique.

Queen’s Park reporter Jane Taber takes an inside look at the week in Ontario politics.

The Forum Research poll showed that Quebecers, Canadians aged 55 to 64 and those who earn $60,000 to $80,000 are more likely to support the Liberal plan. The poll also found that 40 per cent of Conservative voters and 39 per cent of NDP voters support the Liberal plan.

Le Canada est l'un des derniers pays du monde à pouvoir protéger de grandes zones naturelles, mais...

B.C.'s has a strong appetite for marijuana reform with more than 70 per cent of respondents to a new poll urging either legalization or decriminalization.

Discusses the NDP's "third way" approach in Canada on not just economics but also on political strategies.

This morning, the UN Human Rights Committee — the independent treaty body that monitors state implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) — released its concluding observations on Canada. Most notably, Bill C-51.

United Nations committee expresses concern that lack of oversight and safeguarding measures could lead to rights abuses and unlawful deportations. By Jessica Murphy.

The introduction of stricter homeland security measures do not make citizens safer.

Canadian arms sales and geopolitics explain deeply cynical foreign policy stance

Canada would have to massively overhaul its Copyright Act just a few years after the last round of painstaking amendments, critics warn, if a secret trade and investment deal the government is negotiating is adopted with the terms outlined in a leaked draft from May that was made public this week. What appears to be a working draft of parts of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, or TPP, was posted online this week by a U.S. non-governmental organization.