Alberta Premier Danielle Smith broadened her new media-question restriction policy Saturday to limit not only questions from reporters but also from media outlets.

Some attendees of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s town halls say they have been encouraged by his efforts, while others have found themselves cynical about whether he and his government are actually listening.

Concern over jobs and the economy is closing in on health care as the top issue on Canadians’ minds, according to weekly national tracking by Nanos Research.

After a long, cold winter, the nation’s capital is starting to thaw and that means the push to the end of the spring sitting of Parliament is upon us. CTVNews.ca takes a look at five bills to keep an eye on, either because they’re likely to become priority focuses, or because of the contention surrounding them.