We present Shakespeare songs to celebrate the quadricentennial of the bard's birth, as well as a portrait of eccentric Canadian composer Claude Vivier, and we celebrate Brazilian composer Felipe Lara with a portrait concert.

Canada's oil-rich province has a new government - and a different approach to energy.

The new PM will contend with more than his father's legacy when it comes to setting energy policy, writes COA's Christian Gómez, Jr. for Americas Quarterly.

The TPP agreement inserts trade into Canada’s political debate, writes COA’s Kezia McKeague for U.S. News & World Report.