CANADA

By Noé Chartier Canada’s minister of industry met with executives from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in New York City on March 2 to discuss expanding collaboration, his office says. “They discussed how…

By Rahul Vaidyanath OTTAWA—Canada’s Minister of National Defence has announced the opening of Defence Policy Update (DPU) consultations to all Canadians and the awarding of a $15.8 million contract for the…

By Tara MacIsaac A parent worried about his 12-year-old daughter sharing a bathroom with biological males at her middle school had his presentation cut short at an Ottawa school board meeting.…

By Peter Wilson Canadians are doubtful that cabinet’s national freeze on handgun imports and new sales will actually reduce crime in the country if handguns used in committing crimes are illegally…

By Rahul Vaidyanath OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada stayed true to its word from January that it would pause on interest rate hikes, but said it is “prepared to increase the policy rate further…

By Peter Wilson Cabinet has rejected a Senate amendment to Bill C-11 related to user-generated content. C-11 is the Liberals’ controversial legislation that aims to regulate certain areas of the internet…

By Noé Chartier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 8 faced a barrage of questions on Beijing interference coming from Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and other MPs in the House…

By Doug Lett The heads of Canada’s three biggest grocery chains faced blunt questions at a committee meeting in Parliament over food inflation. MPs questioned the executives over what they claimed…

By Andrew Chen A Chinese comedian who crossed Beijing’s political red line has been censored across Chinese social media platforms following his tour of North America that wrapped up in Toronto…

By Marnie Cathcart After a series of violent attacks on Toronto’s public transit system, a new poll by Ipsos finds 44 percent of Toronto residents do not feel safe taking a…