As critics warn of genetic 'surveillance', RCMP explores use of DNA matching in criminal probes

The RCMP says it's reviewing the legitimacy of using genetic genealogy to solve cases, but is still using the controversial DNA matching technique in the meantime.
Attention shoppers: Overcharged for an item at checkout? You might be able to get it for free
More than 7,000 retail stores in Canada, including many large chains, are members of the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code. It mandates that when shoppers are overcharged for certain items, they're entitled to compensation.
Refugee family that fled Afghanistan with Canada's approval is now stuck abroad in web of bureaucracy

Ottawa says it’s doing all it can to quickly process Afghan refugees, but advocates say many — including those who worked for the Canadian government in Afghanistan — find themselves languishing in third countries, struggling to get information about their cases.
Who wants to know? Tracking the daily politics of Parliament's question period

Over the course of three question periods this week, opposition MPs put 109 questions to the government. So what did they ask about and what does that tell us about each party’s preoccupations and how they use question period?
Diversity in holiday movies improves, but gaps still need to be filled

TV networks like Hallmark and Lifetime are releasing more inclusive holiday films, including titles with gay couples and people of colour in prominent roles. But does on-screen diversity go far enough in challenging what has often been called a 'whitewashed' movie genre?
Chef Ric knows learning to cook can change a person's life, because it saved his

After turning his life around thanks to the support of a concerned cook, chef helps others do the same through the Food Services Training Program at the Ottawa Mission kitchen that bears his name.
I became a hijabi as a 30-year-old mom. I wasn't prepared for what came next

Before I wore the hijab, I realized I held a certain privilege because I could blend into Canadian society, writes Nabeeha Naqvi.
Travel curbs aimed at omicron variant tighten across the world

Australian officials were racing Sunday to conduct further tests on passengers arriving from southern Africa who tested positive for COVID-19 to determine if they were carrying the omicron variant as nations around the world tightened controls against the worrying new strain.
Top tennis official still 'concerned' about Peng Shuai's whereabouts, ability to speak freely

The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) remains "deeply concerned" about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to "communicate freely, openly and directly" after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a former leading Communist Party official.
Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O'Hara receive their Governor General's awards

Actors Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds and Catherine O'Hara were among the laureates who received their Governor General's Performing Arts Awards after a nearly two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.