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The UCP is expected to introduce legislation limiting who can access medical assistance in dying — or MAID — later in the spring session. The legislation will target groups that currently do not have access but could be eligible. Rose Carter, a health lawyer who was appointed by the federal government as vice-chair of the...

There are already national restrictions on who is eligible to apply for medical assistance in dying (MAID), but Alberta’s government says those rules aren’t good enough. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the province is trying to introduce its own eligibility limits, who would be affected, and why it’s upsetting MAID advocates.

WATCH: Saskatchewan’s NDP are calling on the government to hold an emergency legislative sitting days after SaskPower and SGI proposed rate hikes for the next two years.

The Quebec government is backtracking on some key elements of Bill 2, the new law meant to reform the pay structure for doctors. The reversals come after the FMOQ, federation of family doctors and the government reached an agreement in principle on Thursday, after weeks of deadlock. Phil Carpenter reports.

B.C. Premier David Eby is rejecting calls to repeal the Declaration on the Right of the Indigenous Peoples Act. As Jordan Armstrong reports, a top legal mind is telling Global News he and others warned the government that adopting DRIPA could come with a whole host of problems.

A new court challenge has been launched against B.C. legislation that gives First Nations control over certain land use decisions. And while the origin of the case centers around a dock dispute, the people behind the challenge say it is much more than that. Paul Johnson explains.

At a legislative committee meeting, Horizon Health Network’s CEO raised concerns over the number of people waiting for nursing home beds in New Brunswick hospitals, saying the situation will only get worse if the government doesn’t step in. Anna Mandin reports.

During question period in the House of Commons on Thursday, Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman asked if Liberal Immigration Minister Lena Diab would rise to answer questions on Bill C-3, which was passed into law in November of 2025 and will allow Canadian citizenship to be passed down to people born or adopted abroad beyond the...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing a partial shutdown Friday with Democrats refusing to push a funding bill forward without immigration agent reform. As Reggie Cecchini reports, the legislative gridlock comes weeks after the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of ICE agents in Minneapolis.

Thursday was declared a day of mourning in British Columbia following the devastating mass shooting that left eight dead in the quaint, northeast community of Tumbler Ridge two days prior. Rather than delivering a typical throne speech to mark the first provincial legislative session in Victoria, Thursday’s gathering opened with a heartfelt tribute dedicated to...

Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Ottawa Tuesday at the Assembly of First Nations, where he announced his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring and he will also host a first ministers’ meeting with First Nations leaders early in 2026.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its highly-anticipated ruling on Donald Trump’s tariffs. The U.S. President was found to have overstepped his authority when he invoked emergency powers to impose the levies last spring. Trump fired back at this finding Friday, announcing plans for further tariffs. And while the vast majority of Canadian exports to the...

Republican leaders have been altering the legislative calendar as a method to block any votes that could overrule Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and beyond. Ordinarily when a president declares an emergency, lawmakers have 15 days to vote on it to try and overrule it. On Tuesday, four Republicans defected from an attempt to...

MPs have unanimously approved a Conservative motion to fast-track the Liberals’ proposed legislation that would boost the GST rebate over the next five years. Jillian Piper explains what’s got politicians of all stripes on the same page, and what the Conservatives are still concerned about.

Atlantic Canada gets hammered by winter weather for the third time in three weeks. Why all MPs have agreed to fast-track some affordability legislation. The growing fallout in the U.K. from the newest dump of Epstein files. Plus, Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys, and denounces ICE.

The Quebec private doctors’ federation is heading to court in hopes of reversing legislation that requires all new physicians to practice in the public health care system. Some doctors are threatening to leave the province if forced to go public, and it comes as access to public healthcare is already limited. Matthew Piscina reports.

The Coalition Avenir Québec caucus is entering its second day, with the two leadership candidates continuing to rally new supporters. Christine Fréchette and Bernard Drainville are seeking to lead the party into the next election campaign. The CAQ is also aiming to adopt a number of bills in the upcoming legislative session, though that may...

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said on Monday that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has an “opportunity” to work “constructively on legislation and not obstruct” Liberals in the House of Commons. He added, “We will take him at his word and accept his outreach hand to work together at this very challenging time.”

The Alberta government has introduced new legislation aimed at expanding private health care in the province for those who can afford to pay. The legislation would permit some doctors to practice in both the public and private systems. The government insists that there will be safeguards to ensure patient access to care and that the...

Nova Scotia Power is vowing to fix any billing issues connected to its cyber security breach. The CEO appeared before a legislative committee for a review of its services amid reports of soaring electricity bills. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.