To combat Canada's growing reusable bag problem, Walmart just launched a recycling pilot program. Sobeys and Loblaw-owned chains are now delivering groceries in paper bags. But some environmental experts argue these solutions don't quite cut it.

From a lack of transportation mechanics driving up the cost of bus fare and plane tickets, to a shortage of cooks affecting menu pricing at restaurants, the lack of qualified people to work in skilled trades is making rising costs of living even worse, economists and trade industry veterans say.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has expressed concern about the prescribing and oversight practices of a Toronto breastfeeding doctor in a case where a woman was prescribed domperidone, whose off-label use to induce lactation is controversial. 

Leaders from Nishnawbi Aski Nation are holding a news conference in Toronto on Monday morning to address their concerns with the Thunder Bay Police Service, after the OPP this month laid multiple charges against the former police chief and others linked to the force. 

A Saskatchewan teen who suffered severe carbon monoxide poisoning while working at his part-time job at a local grocery store may suffer long-term health problems, but the employer faced no serious consequences. A workplace safety expert says many provinces lack the authority to financially penalize employers that risk worker safety.

A boat that capsized near Lark Harbour has left two people dead. A JRCC spokesperson says four people were alive when they were picked up by a Cormorant helicopter.

Wildfire crews are battling an out-of-control wildfire in central British Columbia — one of seven human-caused blazes reported in the Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.

Alex Dulay's upbringing included having her mom diagnosed with cancer and losing both parents by the time she was 14. «I kind of use that as my motivation to just keep on living, just making them proud,» says the 21-year-old university student.

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to «address a mechanical issue» following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they've become ill from the plant's emissions.

The federal government announced an increase in capital gains taxes as a way to ensure the wealthiest Canadian pay their fair share. But how exactly do we determine what a «fair share» is? Especially if, as some data suggests, the wealthiest are already paying a larger share of the overall income tax burden.

In November 2018, Justin Trudeau went to Calgary to speak to the chamber of commerce. A crowd gathered outside the venue and chanted “build that pipe.” This was one of those rare occasions where the protesters and the protested were broadly in agreement — at least in regards to one pipeline.

The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., has declared a state of emergency following «several explosions» at the site of an uncontrolled fire burning near explosive material. No injuries have been reported, but residents in the area have been urged to evacuate their homes.

Tax experts and lawyers explain to CBC how capital gains works on property transfers, including what happens with inheritances and how the value of those properties is determined.

Alex Vinogradsky, a kingpin in Toronto's tow truck underworld who was gunned down outside a north-end plaza last month, had previously been the focus of plots to kill him, court documents reveal. Police also had information that he'd ordered hits on his perceived rivals.

The Correctional Service of Canada says it's taking multiple steps to combat the «evolving threat» of drones that drop contraband into prisons, after B.C. guards held a rally to call attention to violence that they say is fuelled by the smuggling.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government's latest budget as a threat to the country's future while suggesting a number of new social programs will get a second look if he's elected.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered an hour-long rebuttal to the Liberal government's budget Thursday — a fiery and pointed speech that painted the multi-billion dollar spending plan as a threat to the country's future.

Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are blasting the federal government's budget for expanding a tax on the rich that they say will worsen brain drain and further degrade productivity. The government estimates the change will impact 0.13 per cent of Canadians in any given year, and 307,000 Canadian companies.

A Quebec-based company is hoping to become a leader in direct air capture, where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. But questions remain about whether the technology is the best use of limited public funds and resources as the world seeks to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

A once-sealed affidavit filed with the Tax Court of Canada and obtained by The Fifth Estate details how alleged scammers tricked the Canada Revenue Agency and made off with $37 million of taxpayers' money.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's predecessor Bill Morneau says there was talk of increasing the capital gains tax while he was on the job — but he resisted such a change because he feared it would discourage investment by companies and job creators.

A hearing to decide whether a B.C. man who killed his three children can continue to go out in public unescorted ended abruptly and without a decision on Wednesday, after the man shouted at members of the B.C. Review Board and his lawyer quit the case.

Health-care workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout, and many say child care with flexible hours would help. Whether 24/7 daycare for children of health-care workers is feasible is still an open question, but at least two provinces are trying to find out.

Clarisse Mukashumbusho, just 10 years old during the 100-day Rwandan genocide in 1994, escaped death by hiding under a pile of bodies — including her family's. Thirty years later, she recounts what it was like gowing up without her parents and most of her siblings.

Indigenous history is rooted in the Niagara Region on both sides of the border, a legacy that these Haudenosaunee people are making sure is recognized.

Police say they have arrested multiple people and laid 19 charges in connection with what investigators are calling the largest gold heist in Canadian history.

Heading into this week’s federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates?

The federal government is cracking down on potential tax cheats by introducing new measures to track cryptocurrency transactions and giving the Canada Revenue Agency more teeth to penalize taxpayers who refuse to disclose information it wants.

An ArriveCan contractor who declined to answer questions during a committee appearance last month will face further questioning by MPs when he appears in front of the House of Commons this afternoon.

High school basketball coach Karlyn Pixley says she always knew Aaliyah Edwards would achieve her childhood dream of playing in the WNBA.

A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash one of four first-degree murder charges against a man accused of killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg, just two weeks ahead of his jury trial.