An editorial published earlier this month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal brought the issue of sex-selective abortion in Canada into the limelight. Now, some are calling for legislative restrictions on aboriton to combat the issue. Others say education is the best way to solve the problem.

A new international children’s rights treaty will give kids the option to “tattle” on their governments to the UN, but only if their government allows them to do so.

Temporary foreign workers make up an important part of Canada's economy, but long wait times means putting their lives on hold while they wait for permanent residency. Recently, Jason Kenney, minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced how the federal government plans to change this.

Opioids like OxyContin, morphine and codeine are reaching staggering levels in Canada and so are addiction rates. But methadone, Health Canada's preferred treatment for opioid addicts, is hard to come by.

Canada wants to enjoy the trade benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But becoming part of the deal may mean that we'll have to change our current copyright laws.

As water quality standards tighten and infrastructure costs continue to burden municipalities, the importance of the Canadian Gas Tax Fund increases. In British Columbia, water quality and treatment is one of the main concerns.

It's bad enough to be ill without having to suffer what passes for cuisine in most hospitals.  But on the premise that good food can help people get better, one company is leading the push for a new country-wide standard and an end to hospital kitchen nightmares.

The face of the Anglican Church of Canada is changing, and its future is the rapping, blogging, globetrotting Rev. Kyle Wagner

People are used to locks on everything: cars, doors and prisons; most times the user holds the key. However, there is one lock Canadians don't have the key to: their cellphone locks.

In the aftermath of the arrival of the Tamil boat people, the Conservative government wants to stop human smuggling to Canada.  Refugee advocates say the proposed law will only punish those desperate to escape conflict and persecution.

The Terry Fox Run is a popular annual fixture in schools and communities across Canada. But it's no longer just a Canadian event. Today, Fox's inspirational story is motivating people in more than 30 countries to hold runs in support of cancer research.

Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government.

Canada ranks 20 out of 25 countries in a recent report on the reimbursement of new prescription drugs. For pharmaceutical companies, this ranking is a bitter pill to swallow.

Canada lags behind other countries in the fight against modern-day slavery. Meet the man who has devoted his life to making human trafficking a national priority.

Mystery surrounds Canada's decision to deny a top Russian senator a diplomatic visa.  Is the government targetting former Cold Warriors?

Relatives of those sprayed with military herbicides on a New Brunswick base in the 1960s continue to fight the federal government for fair compensation.

Scientists are saying British Columbia's fish farms are perfect breeding grounds for sea lice, which are killing wild salmon. The scientists' concerns have fallen on deaf ears so far, at both the provincial and federal levels of government.

Hours after the 9-11 attacks, Canadian officials handed him over to U.S. authorities in the middle of the night. He spent the next five years in American custody where he says he was tortured. Now, Benamar Benatta wants answers, and he wants them from the Canadian government.