New legislation would provide more funding resources to victim support groups across the country, but the government has made no move to table the bill.

Gym memberships, golf lessons and nutritional counselling, oh my! If you're looking to lose weight or lead a healthier life, a new idea could see the government giving you a $5000 voucher to do just that.

With a federal election on the horizon, an innovative new political party wants to shake up Canadian politics and empower voters using the internet.

Capital News talks to two Canadian evacuees — one evacuated from Egypt this year and another from Lebanon in 2006 — about their experiences and what the Canadian Government can do to better handle these crises.

With the government ending the sale of incandescent light bulbs in 2012,  Canadians will turn to CFL bulbs. Find out why these bulbs need to be recycled properly and what the environmental impacts are if they’re not.

While the debate about the penny rages, experts say it makes "cents" for the nickel to go too.

With the budget on March 22, Canada's Clean Air Agenda is again in the spotlight. Spending estimates show that the federal government plans to cut $145.5 million from spending designed to reduce Canada's carbon footprint in the next nine years.

Controversy continues to swirl around the CRTC decision to impose usage-based billing on third-party Internet Service Providers. But Canada's telecommunications regulator isn't backing down.

Environment Canada is investing nearly $3 million in projects that hope to clean up environmentally-damaged areas of the Great Lakes. While in some cases the funding may not be enough, project managers say it's a good start.

This year Canadians will celebrate the culture and traditions of India as well as recognizing and encouraging joint business ventures and growing economic collaboration. Canadians will see the dance, art, and history of India, as well as Indian cinema, with the 12th annual International Indian Film Academy Awards being held this year in Toronto.

Everyone loves a good political scandal, and Canadians are no exception. Politicians misbehaving makes up a large portion of political coverage in Canada and around the world. Capital News Online caught up with a professor of political science, Jonathan Malloy, to talk scandal.

It's an industry swimming in controversy. But members of Canada's sealing industry are confident their products will soon be popular around the world.

An investigative commission has been trying to get to the bottom of whether Canadian troops handed over Afghan detainees to possible torture.  But its members say their inquiries have been frustrated at every turn by the government they supposedly serve, and critics insist the damage extends much further than due process.

The face of Canada's economy is changing with an aging baby boomer population, declining birth rate and increasing immigrants. Capital News Online spoke with TD Financial Group's chief economist, Don Drummond, to find out what policy changes are needed to cope with Canada's changing demographics. 

Minerals used in cell phones and laptops are fueling one of the deadliest wars in the Congo. Though electronics allow Canadian culture to thrive, they come at the expense of thousands of lives each month. Bill C-571 is calling for more transparency from technology companies about the source of their components. 

Canada's planned national immunization registry, Panorama, was supposed to be operating by 2009. Experts now predict it will be ready sometime before 2016. Once in use, this registry will help control outbreaks, such as H1N1 and SARS.

Music is used in the recently released Conservative attack ads to influence voter perceptions without them realizing it. A carefully-selected melody can help or hurt a politician’s image. Can this persuasive marketing technique become a tool of manipulation?

Canada has no national alerting system to warn the public in case of an emergency, but by the end of next year there may be two systems in place.