Police do not have the power to arrest someone who is acting lawfully simply to prevent a possible outbreak of violence or disorder, the Supreme Court of Canada decided on Friday, October 4, 2019.

The Supreme Court of Canada has set aside an order that would have forced a journalist to reveal her confidential sources and has ordered the case back to a lower court for a second look.

Federal officials have to act right away to avoid further risks of serious illness from vaping, eight Canadian health organizations said on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

A campaign that could start at any time and a debate schedule that is itself the subject of debate intensified pre-election jitters in Ottawa going into the weekend.

Two companies have agreed to pay almost $450,000 in fines after admitting they made illegal political donations to both the federal Liberals and Conservatives between 2004 and 2009.

Any decisions about future increases in the carbon tax would take into account the views of provinces and territories, the federal environment minister says, using language that sparked accusations from Conservatives that she was misleading voters about the future of the levy.

Billboards with Maxime Bernier's face and a slogan advocating against mass immigration cropped up on Friday, August 22, 2019, in several major Canadian cities.

The People's Party of Canada made another bid on Friday, August 23, 2019, to convince debate organizers they deserve to be included in two televised events in October.

Five party leaders have confirmed they will participate in two major televised election debates in October, the media group producing the events announced on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.

Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong.