Canada’s robust asylum system is largely misunderstood. Many Canadians don’t actually know how asylum works, and the lack of understanding has allowed for a moral panic to develop around asylum ...

A majority of Canadians outside Quebec no longer view bilingualism as an ideal worth defending. According to a poll conducted earlier this year, a mere 35 per cent held a positive view of official ...

Considering that he is the UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, economist Mark Carney’s remarks on carbon pricing came as a surprise last May when he told a Senate committee the federal ...

OTTAWA – A former top bureaucrat is calling for a major structural overhaul of the federal government targeting outdated departments, bloated management, and urging reforms in key central agencies ...

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In an attempt to reverse the global decline of marine biodiversity, 196 countries agreed recently in Montreal to create marine protected areas across 30 per cent of their seas by 2030. As well as ...

Birth tourism has risen to pre-pandemic levels after it dropped in half during the shutdowns of COVID-19. In the U.S., Donald Trump has set about trying to end birthright citizenship. What impact his ...

Canada faces a lot of economic uncertainty: an incoming administration in the U.S. threatening punitive tariffs; the rise of artificial intelligence; and changes to technology and markets that will ...

Autonomous delivery robots are increasingly appearing on sidewalks as a solution to the last-mile delivery challenges of online shopping, which is on the rise and expanding rapidly every year. But ...

About a year ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced another “Team Canada” approach to “whatever gets tossed at us” after the November U.S. presidential election. Such calls have only become ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats pose a direct challenge to infrastructure development across Canada, threatening to drive up costs and disrupt projects. For the CIC, it’s a trial by fire.

From neighbourhood rinks to packed NHL arenas, Canadians have long been among the most skilled players in the world – from Connor McDavid, Marie-Philip Poulin and Sidney Crosby to Guy Lafleur and ...