Canada's Senate is debating a bill passed in the House that proposes changes to the criminal code to strengthen penalties for ...

At the federal-level of government, Bill C-9 – an Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime, and access to ...

Canada's Combatting Hate Act draws backlash from critics who say repealing the religious defense could chill sermons and ...

Canadian-Iranian former MP Goldie Ghamari says Ottawa police officers recommended she remove social media posts critical of ...

Spanking isn’t a bygone, outmoded form of parenting in Canada, according to a new study that finds a sizeable proportion of ...

There’s still no clear indication whether Ottawa will move forward with a standalone bill on residential school denialism to ...

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A 47-year-old man is facing charges for sexually exploiting women in the Edmonton region, allegedly forcing his victims into ...

A new survey by the CFIB shows that 49 per cent of small business owners in Alberta think crime in their community has ...

Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization – many of whom are Indigenous – are pushing for legislation that would ...

The Tyee has learned this is the second request to Justice Minister Mickey Amery for a criminal investigation. There also ...

The Yukon Government will offer a formal apology on Thursday afternoon to students from Jack Hulland Elementary School and their families, who were affected by the Whitehorse school's use of holds, ...