This week's stalled release of data from the 2011 national household survey over what Statistics Canada admitted were "serious errors" has raised doubts about the credibility of the current census and whether it's even necessary in the modern age of data mining.

A U.S. pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support the deaf and hard-of-hearing at college.

Tax-free savings accounts were introduced in 2009 and have amassed $74 billion in assets across 10 million accounts since then. They are a flexible way to save money for everything from a first house to a new car to your retirement nest egg, say financial advisers.

More Canadians are choosing to retire later in life, and that can have a positive impact on their finances as long as they manage risk and keep an attentive eye on their investment portfolio.

Losing an hour of daylight can be linked with negative effects on the mind and body, including disturbed sleep patterns, seasonal depression and obesity, say researchers.

Rescuers searching for Robin Walbridge, captain of the sunken tall ship HMS Bounty, are hoping his survival suit is protecting him from the high seas brought on by Hurricane Sandy.

New research led by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth's size is composed partially of diamond.