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Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

JusticeBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual

Chile raises flag for national day

Foreign PolicyBY SAM GARCIA

Canada can’t afford delays in medical imaging

HealthBY ALISON HARRIS

Japan marks Self-Defense Forces Day with song

Foreign PolicyBY SAM GARCIA

Move fast and break things the wrong approach to AI policy

InnovationBY KEAN BIRCH

The case for renewing the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

FinanceBY ADAM SPENCE

Water security a matter of national security

EnvironmentBY OLIVER M. BRANDES, MERRELL-ANN PHARE

Pipelines and algorithms aren’t going to save us

FinanceBY MATTHEW MENDELSOHN

What about Canada’s commitment to poverty reduction? MPs left us on read

FinanceBY HANNAH OWCZAR, JENNIE PEARSON

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Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister 

JusticeBY MARLO GLASS

• At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.

Fast, employer-aligned training is key to Canada’s economic recovery

Labour & EmploymentBY MICHAEL SANGSTER

Carpe momentum: why Canada’s future depends on its entrepreneurs

InnovationBY GUY LEVESQUE

Health care and AI: a uniquely Canadian opportunity

HealthBY MICHELLE MCLEAN

From droughts to defence: Canada’s water tech wake-up call

InnovationBY OLIVER ANDERSON

AI study and Senate bills on alcohol warnings and sickle cell disease framework on Senate Social Affairs Committee’s agenda

HealthBY TESSIE SANCI

Building Canada’s capacity to use intellectual property for innovation

InnovationBY JEREMY DE BEER

Women entrepreneurs are a vital resource for growing Canada’s economy – it is time to break down the barriers standing in their way

InnovationBY ROSALIND LOCKYER

Canada can lead global efforts in tackling hunger

AgricultureBY ANDY HARRINGTON

AGRICULTURE

Investing in the future of Canadian agriculture: a strategic imperative

OpinionBY TREVOR HECK

Canada must keep its promises to protect animals

OpinionBY EWA DEMIANOWICZ

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

OpinionBY ROGER PELISSERO

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Biotechnology

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada at risk of collateral damage in U.S. drug pricing war

OpinionBY ANNETTE ROBINSON

U.S. tariffs on pharmaceuticals could complicate an already complex supply chain

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Shortlisted shipbuilders say Poland’s submarine pick won’t affect delivery on Canadian procurement

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

India is not the strategic partner Canada thinks it is

OpinionBY PRABJOT SINGH

Lack of foreign interference registry ‘mystifying’ as Canada attempts diplomatic reset with primary culprits, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 21, 2025

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Environment

Carney: short-term self-interest?

OpinionBY BILL HENDERSON

Plastics and PFAS: a public health crisis Canada can no longer ignore

OpinionBY HELEN HSU

Canada needs an agenda to end pollution from toxics and plastics

OpinionBY CASSIE BARKER, ELAINE MACDONALD

Chimps, war, and us 

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

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FINANCE

First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

ListBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED TODAY, 12:28 pm

Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

OpinionBY PETER JON MITCHELL

Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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Fisheries and oceans

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

Oceans must take centre stage in nation-building projects

OpinionBY DEREK ARMITAGE, TREVOR SWERDFAGER

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FOREIGN POLICY

An appropriate moment to reflect on Japan

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE

Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S. 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

The American empire’s slow collapse—and Canada’s problem

OpinionBY JOHN MCKAY

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health

Recent health spending comes from Trudeau era, but fits with current Liberal focus on health prevention, lowering costs, consultants say

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health

OpinionBY LHAMO DOLKAR, DORIS GRINSPUN

Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty

OpinionBY IRVING GOLD

Governments are still failing Canadians on mental health and substance use health care

OpinionBY FLORENCE BUDDEN, ANTHONY ESPOSTI

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Industry and Manufacturing

As Canada feels the strain of U.S. trade war, pressure heats up on innovation sector

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Feds’ new industrial strategy falls short on ambition, needs clearer objectives for defence procurement, say experts

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Skill development must be Canada’s national project

OpinionBY MARK BECKLES, CHARLES FINLAY

For drones, do like the Nordics and the Brits

OpinionBY WESLEY WARK

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infrastructure and transport

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

As digital transformation reshapes our world, our expectations for physical infrastructure must evolve

OpinionBY SHAUNA BRAIL

The climate is changing faster than Canada’s infrastructure—ignoring it is not fiscally responsible

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ

Building Canada’s infrastructure for resilience and sustainable development

OpinionBY JEFF RANKIN

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innovation

Can Carney ensure Canada is a true innovation nation?

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

AI presents potential, and aspects that should give us pause

OpinionBY RHONDA MOORE

Innovation for a public purpose

OpinionBY DAVID WATTERS

Let’s go on the offensive and score

OpinionBY CATHERINE BEAUDRY

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intergovernmental

Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

The North: different by design, essential by nature

OpinionBY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PREMIER R.J. SIMPSON

A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

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justice

Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw ‘vague’ anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is ‘trying to lower the bar’ for prosecution

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Bill C-3 corrects inequalities, brings Citizenship Act into compliance with the Charter

OpinionBY DON CHAPMAN

Here’s the best Canadian strategy on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s potentially illegal global tariffs

OpinionBY ERROL MENDES

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Labour & employment

Feds need clearer focus on youth as unemployment hits 15-year high, critics say

NewsBY GRACE BESTARD

Let’s not forget Canada Post is a public service

OpinionBY WOJTEK GWIAZDA

Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline 

OpinionBY ROB HENDERSON

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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Lobbying

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Hodgson, Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet ministers last month as energy, environment lead the lobby charts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Struggling auto sector promises deep engagement as wheels set to turn on CUSMA consultations

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Carney ‘did the right thing’: feds’ new support for national pharmacare ‘positive,’ but evolving stance surprises advocates

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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natural resources and energy

Keystone XL is back from the dead, and so are the politics of pipelines

OpinionBY JOSIE SABATINO

Carney has an obligation to better define his priorities for the Canada-U.S. relationship

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Energy efficiency: unlocking Canada’s superpower potential

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP ERIC ST-PIERRE

Climate collaboration with China serves Canada’s national interests

OpinionBY WENRAN JIANG

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada

OpinionBY MALINDA SMITH

Why are Canadian political leaders so complacent about our poor performance on women’s representation in politics?

OpinionBY SHARI GRAYDON

Q&A | The legal battle over the ‘notwithstanding’ clause, explained 

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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Indigenous Relations

Senators must amend Bill S-2 to stop the legislative extinction of First Nations

OpinionBY PAMELA PALMATER, SHARON MCIVOR

A note about protecting Indigenous Peoples in the 2025 budget

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Federal funding out of touch with Indigenous realities

OpinionBY JOCELYN FORMSMA, TRISTAN NUGENT

Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

OpinionBY SHIMI KANG

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