Ottawa organic farmer Robert Oechsli says government policies designed to encourage organic farming actually penalize the small-scale growers who are closest to their communities.

October's earthquake in Turkey killed more than 600 people when buildings collapsed.  Capital News takes you into two of Canada’s earthquake testing labs to see what’s being done to keep our structures sound when the earth moves.

Canadians in ever greater numbers are spurning the big brewers and turning to craft beer.  What accounts for the change in taste?  Thank the tax man.

Liberal leader Bob Rae has called for a national strategy on mental health. With suicide the second leading cause of death among youth, some teachers, and even school custodians, are being trained to detect suicidal tendencies. But students themselves often remain uneducated. Capital News spoke with Katie Balnar about her experience with mental illness in high school, and sat down with two experts.

With an aging population, there are more seniors behind the wheel than ever. But when is it time to pull the emergency brake on elderly driving?

Health Canada recently announced new labelling requirements and a caffeine 'cap' for energy drinks. But one parent who believes his son died after consuming one of these drinks, as well as members of the expert panel that advised the government, believe this isn't good enough. CapNews investigates.

Opioids like OxyContin, morphine and codeine are reaching staggering levels in Canada and so are addiction rates. But methadone, Health Canada's preferred treatment for opioid addicts, is hard to come by.

Canada wants to enjoy the trade benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But becoming part of the deal may mean that we'll have to change our current copyright laws.

As water quality standards tighten and infrastructure costs continue to burden municipalities, the importance of the Canadian Gas Tax Fund increases. In British Columbia, water quality and treatment is one of the main concerns.

Rural and northern communities across the country continue to face doctor shortages. Some experts suggest the fault lies in medical students' education.  Capital News looks into why doctors prefer to practice in cities, and what's being done to lure them into the country.

For almost 30 years, Canadians have had the right to work in their official language of choice.  But even in the supposedly bilingual workplace of the federal government, how free are public servants to speak their mother tongues?

With the baby boom generation now turning 65, the Standing Committee on Health is looking at chronic diseases related to aging. Meanwhile, millions of Canadians are facing the financial and emotional stresses of caring for their aging or disabled loved ones at home.  Capital News Online provides a glimpse into the life of a caregiver.

Five players in one court case are fighting over rewriting the rules for gay blood donors in Canada.

In the aftermath of the arrival of the Tamil boat people, the Conservative government wants to stop human smuggling to Canada.  Refugee advocates say the proposed law will only punish those desperate to escape conflict and persecution.

Canadian journalists aren't the only ones covering events on the Hill.  What do reporters from Moscow and Beijing make of the spectacle of Canadian politics?

Improving access to education in Afghanistan is a click away. A small group of Canadian volunteers are using the Internet to change lives in the war-torn country.

Fifty years after First Nations were granted the right to vote in Canada, voter turn out on reserves is still lower than the national average by 14 per cent, according to survey data from the 2008 federal election.

The new Canadian NEPTUNE ocean floor observatory will provide the earliest warning yet of tsunamis to come.