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Flood insurance could become 'luxury for the rich'; Updated mask guidance: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet

Sunday, November 28, 2021 3:00:00 AM
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Diversity in holiday movies improves, but gaps still need to be filled

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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...

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

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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.

Family that fled Afghanistan with Canada's approval is now stuck abroad in web of bureaucracy

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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...

Who wants to know? Tracking the daily politics of Parliament's question period

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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?

Chef Ric knows learning to cook can change a person's life, because it saved his

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:00:00 PM
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.

Top tennis official still 'concerned' about Peng Shuai's whereabouts, ability to speak freely

Saturday, November 27, 2021 5:00:59 PM
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...

Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine O'Hara receive their Governor General's awards

Saturday, November 27, 2021 10:37:01 AM
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. See the tribute that had Reynolds...

France mulls more autonomy for Martinique, Guadeloupe amid COVID-19 riots

Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:32:40 AM
France's government is offering to discuss some autonomy for the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, which have been wracked by virus-related rioting and strikes that reflect long-running frustrations over inequality with...