Renewed concern over violence in hockey has made its way onto the federal stage. Recent examples of severe violence on the ice has led to calls to revamp the rulebook and bring in the Criminal Code.

The Olympic Committee says the Vancouver 2010 games will be one of the greenest in history. But some experts say the process of artificial snow making is not so green after all.

Olympic ticket scalping is such big business that even VANOC is getting in on the game. But ticket holders are still worried they won't be able to find buyers before the Games begin.

Canada's response to the tsunami that destroyed much of South Asia's coast five years ago is teaching NGOs that working together produces better results.

Canadian canola crushing plants must improve their sanitation standards if they want to continue exporting south of the border.

New laws targeting identity theft, the fastest growing crime in North America, came into effect in January. Ottawa residents Lana and Jack Bogart share their story of losing it all.

Canadian mining companies operating overseas are under the microscope for allegedly breaking human rights and environmental laws. A member of parliament says the federal government has a role to play to ensure these firms exercise corporate social responsibility.

No golf or Florida condos for this former prime minister. He’s spending his retirement using his money and influence to help aboriginal students in ways he couldn’t as a politician.

The Canadian military has begun pulling out of Haiti and while emergency relief efforts will continue, aid organizations are already pondering what will come next.

Hunters from the East Coast and the Arctic have been feasting on seals for centuries. There's growing interest in marketing seal meat nationally, but some obstacles must still be overcome. 

Canadian winter athletes are heading to Vancouver with better prospects of reaching the podium. Researchers from universities and institutions across the country are hoping the contributions from the Top Secret program will make a difference.

Maternal health issues in Canada go far beyond morning sickness. Women are dealing with serious health and emotional problems during pregnancy and after giving birth. 

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

Many members of quasi-judicial bodies are not being reappointed by the Conservative government. Critics say it may be good politics, but it's bad for justice.

A new program hopes to eliminate the tangled web of tests that foreign-trained doctors have to go through before they can work in Canada. But critics say the real bottleneck is a lack of residency spaces.

Canada's emergency rooms are set up to handle crises. But people with mental illness say this is where they experience some of the most hurtful discrimination.

As the U.S. moves to require passports for Americans returning home, Canadian officials worry the the Canadian tourism industry will be affected most when the law takes effect later this year.

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?