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The Federal Court of Canada has highlighted the “exception to the general rule” in section 108(4) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, ruling that a Liberian woman’s pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) must be reconsidered by another officer as the first reviewing officer’s “failure to consider the issue of compelling reasons rendered the decision unreasonable.”

The federal government has opened consultations on capping and cutting emissions from the oil and gas sector as outlined in its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, Environment and Climate Change Canada has announced.

Medicare was introduced in Saskatchewan 60 years ago, accompanied by great promise. Four years later it became a national program and has won Canada acclaim in the decades since. But that praise has been muted in recent years, drowned out by increasing media reports of long wait times, overcrowded emergency departments and a shortage of family doctors.

A British Columbia Indigenous community has negotiated a settlement with the province and federal government on a lawsuit over the controversial, multibillion-dollar Site C hydroelectric dam.

Canada and Peru have signed a bilateral agreement to increase the security of the international supply chain, facilitate border trade and strengthen the economic competitiveness of Canadians doing business with Peru.

Canada and Peru have signed a bilateral agreement to increase the security of the international supply chain, facilitate border trade and strengthen the economic competitiveness of Canadians doing business with Peru.

Imagine you are on a nice sunny beach, feeling the warm ocean breeze on your face, and listening to the soothing sound of … an Outlook e-mail notification!?!?

The Federal Court has dismissed a request for judicial review of nuclear facilities licences by a community group after finding that the regulatory body responsible for administering the regime had met the legal standard of reasonableness in its decision.

Canada's Impact Assessment Act of 2019 (IAA) replaced the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. The IAA establishes a federal regime for the assessment of the environmental and other impacts of physical projects and establishes a decision-making process for prescribed activities under federal control.

Chinese-owned telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE Corporation may have their products and services banned for use in Canada following a security review, the federal government has announced.