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Recently, shoppers uncovered both Cheerios boxes and Loblaws-brand chips that weighed far less than what was printed on the package. Find out what happened when CBC News investigated. General Mills says Cheerios packaging being fixed; Loblaws says shorted packages are rare. Chances are you’ve scanned your grocery bill for mistakes, …

Nova Scotia is continuing to deal with the effects of a slow-burning storm that began with heavy wind and rain on Monday. Nova Scotia Power says it's working to restore electricity to affected customers Nova Scotia is continuing to deal with the effects of a slow-burning storm that began with …

Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said early next week she’s announcing a “formal, independent mechanism” to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in Canadian sports. Pledge comes amid growing calls for public inquiry. Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough said early next week she’s announcing a “formal, independent mechanism” to …

High-income households would tend to be the biggest winners, while lower-income households would tend to be hurt the most, according to Statistics Canada modelling software widely used by economists.  High-income households would tend to be the biggest winners, lower-income households hurt the most. “Axe the tax” (or its American counterpart, …

The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois are calling on House Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after he appeared in a video message played at the recent Ontario Liberal leadership convention.  Speaker Greg Fergus said the video message was for a personal friend and was not meant to be political. The Conservatives …

One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue her studies, said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents.  Chow said authorities in July offered to return her …

The proposed regulations are similar to those announced in recent days by the United States and are designed to help Canada reach and exceed its 2030 target of slashing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by at least 75 per cent below 2012 levels.  ‘Methane is something that …

Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its first significant snowfall of the season overnight Sunday. Shelters intended to help keep tents dryer during heavy snow, rain. Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters to help homeless people brave …

Regina Court of King’s Bench, and a jury that was only just selected hours before, got a surprise on Monday afternoon. When court broke for lunch at noon, the Crown intended to present its first witness in a sexual assault case after returning at 2 p.m. CST. That never happened. …

An Alberta woman says she has to repay almost $10,000 — plus interest — after her line of credit was drained and the money transferred out of her Bank of Montreal account without her permission. Charlene MacNeil, 37, said she panicked when she received a credit limit alert email on …