The debate over decriminalizing prostitution is back on the front burner with a recent court challenge to Canada's sex-for-sale laws by three women in the trade.

An investigative commission has been trying to get to the bottom of whether Canadian troops handed over Afghan detainees to possible torture.  But its members say their inquiries have been frustrated at every turn by the government they supposedly serve, and critics insist the damage extends much further than due process.

Hate speech law and the Human Rights Act are under the lens again. Is this the end of unlucky Section 13?

Athletes' years of training — and perhaps even the Winter Games themselves — could be for nothing if there is an H1N1 outbreak in the Olympic Village.  Coaches and organizers are doing all they can to prevent the worst-case scenario.

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?

Canada comes alive with the sound of music thanks to half a century of promotion from the Canadian Music Centre. 

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.

An investigative commission has been trying to get to the bottom of whether Canadian troops handed over Afghan detainees to possible torture.  But its members say their inquiries have been frustrated at every turn by the government they supposedly serve, and critics insist the damage extends much further than due process.

Hate speech law and the Human Rights Act are under the lens again. Is this the end of unlucky Section 13?

Athletes' years of training — and perhaps even the Winter Games themselves — could be for nothing if there is an H1N1 outbreak in the Olympic Village.  Coaches and organizers are doing all they can to prevent the worst-case scenario.

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.

Maternal health issues in Canada go far beyond morning sickness. Women are dealing with serious health and emotional problems during pregnancy and after giving birth. 

When it comes to Canada’s public television airwaves, who gets to decide how much regulation is too much and how much is not enough?

Canada's planned national immunization registry, Panorama, was supposed to be operating by 2009. Experts now predict it will be ready sometime before 2016. Once in use, this registry will help control outbreaks, such as H1N1 and SARS.

After more than a year of study, a House of Commons committee may soon recommend dropping the legal blood alcohol threshold for drivers.

No golf or Florida condos for this former prime minister. He’s spending his retirement using his money and influence to help aboriginal students in ways he couldn’t as a politician.

Health Canada announces new funding to improve French-speaking healthcare services to Francophones outside Quebec.