As the federal government weighs whether to regulate so-called forever chemicals as toxic, CBC's Marketplace tested popular makeup brands for these chemicals and found measurable levels in three of four brands.

With Vancouver and Toronto vacancy rates at less than two per cent and rental prices surging, residents on modest or fixed incomes are being priced out of their communities and forced into what one expert calls 'deplorable' conditions.

Despite hundreds of calls and complaints and millions of dollars in contracts disputed by homeowners an Ontario heating and cooling equipment company continues to operate despite dozens of charges alleging violations of the provinces Consumer Protection Act, a CBC Marketplace investigation reveals.