Policy and regulation

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

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

Human-rights groups outraged at plan to detain immigrants in federal prison

Moe cautions Saskatchewan Party members over texts to legislature Speaker

Ontario housing bill would bring in ‘use it or lose it’ rules to spur construction

Defence policy update falls short of NATO 2% spending target

I got a ticket for distracted driving. Will my insurance rates rise right away?

New Brunswick school district takes province to court over gender identity policy

Draft of Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy gave teachers discretion for at-risk students, e-mails show

CN Rail releases new Indigenous relations policy

The carbon tax is dead. Long live the carbon tax

Opposition Tories say bill to ban anti-abortion protests should include others

Trump signals support for 15-week national abortion ban

U.S. EPA expected to relax auto emissions standards in the next few years, but reach strict limit by 2032

Bank of Japan scraps radical policy, makes first rate hike in 17 years

Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female genital mutilation

Bond market sees inflation as a wild card for easing timetable at Fed meeting

Inflation frustration may prompt Fed to dial back rate-cut outlook

U.S. appeals court temporarily pauses SEC climate disclosure rules

China tightens scrutiny over IPOs, listed firms in bid to revive stock market

Canada’s Online Harms Act is revealing itself to be staggeringly reckless

B.C. government debates appealing to Supreme Court over acquittal of man accused of road-rage killing

Canada sustainability standard-setters embrace strong international reporting rules

Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next

Airbnb to ban use of indoor security cameras in platform’s listings worldwide

Nord Stream sues insurers in London over 2022 pipeline explosions

Spain’s High Court upholds temporary ban on Worldcoin’s iris-scanning venture

Biden may have broken the State of the Union address with his overtly partisan speech

Program that allows 30,000 migrants from four countries into the U.S. each month upheld by judge

Manitoba eyes penalties for schools that fall short on sexual violence policies

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