Policy and regulation

America’s debt tops US$34-trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress

Canadian Cancer Society calls for routine breast screening at 40

Canadian climate finance is ‘patchwork, delivered late, falling short,’ Carney says

New Brunswick schools to have stringent cellphone policies starting September

Separate controversial Criminal Code changes from Online Harms Act, advocates urge

Manitoba Opposition Tories say lengthy omnibus bill means less public scrutiny

Poilievre to business: stop sucking up to Liberals and start sucking up to me

Ontario Speaker allows keffiyeh inside legislative building, but not chamber

Canadian companies’ AI policies aim to balance risk with rewards

Integrity commissioner launches investigation of DFO officials over alleged attempts to silence scientists

Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points

Environmental groups criticize Ottawa walk-back on pollution impact assessment

Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864

U.S. Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools

Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift

U.S. Federal Reserve in holding pattern as inflation delays approach to any soft landing

The era of big government and industrial policy is here, like it or not

B.C. premier says public use rules should have been in place before decriminalization

Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences

Bank of Canada officials split on rate cut timing, but agree easing will be gradual

Bank of Canada says any rate cuts would probably be gradual

TikTok CEO expects to defeat U.S. restrictions

U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

U.S. Senate passes bill to force TikTok divestment or ban

U.S. bans worker ‘noncompete’ agreements as business groups vow to sue

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

When companies ignore favouritism, culture sours and workers leave

U.S. EPA designates pair of PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

Sports integrity body sees Porter case as a warning for sports betting in Canada