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Canada has higher proportion of seniors than ever before video

New census data shows Canada now has a higher proportion of seniors than ever before -- a development that has crept up on society with far-reaching implications for health, finance, policy and everyday family relationships.

Ottawa won't appeal veterans' court victory on pensions

The federal government will not appeal a Federal Court of Canada ruling that rejected clawbacks from the pensions of disabled veterans.

updated New Italian earthquake death toll rises to 15 video

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit northern Italy on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people in the same region still struggling to recover from another fatal tremor on May 20.

new Robocalls may need regulating, elections chief tells MPs

Elections Canada may recommend the government regulate contact with voters during election campaigns, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand told MPs today, after loggging 1,100 complaints over robocalls from the last election.

updated Canadian climber's body taken off Everest video

The body of a Toronto woman who died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest earlier this month has been taken by helicopter to her family in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.