Farrah Merali

Some in health care say the shortage of PSWs in Ontario is worse than it’s ever been with many leaving due to burnout and stress. Not only is it leaving vulnerable people without help, it’s also putting increasing pressure on those still in the field, and many say whoever wins the next election must act.

Drivers across the GTA are feeling the pain at the pumps. But for people who rely on driving for a living, it’s an even bigger challenge.

Many Torontonians are making the transition to e-scooters as a way to get around, even though the city has banned them. Some retailers say they’ve soared in popularity in recent years, and the spike in gas prices is only bringing in more customers.

In 2019, the Ontario government overhauled the OSAP funding system, making various changes that affected students. Three years later, with rising costs of food, housing and inflation, many students say the changes are making the financial burden unmanageable.

A teacher at Seventh Street Junior School has been put on home assignment after allegedly taping a child to a chair The TDSB confirmed it’s investigating allegations involving two children.

A colony of double-crested cormorants has made itself at home near Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands this summer. While residents complain of their fishy odour and their excrement, conservation authorities are trying to limit the damage they do to the trees they nest in.

For many Canadians travelling by air this summer, navigating chaotic airports, airline cancellations and delays is daunting, but for flight attendants, it’s their everyday working reality. Even so, people in the industry say it’s still an alluring job that’s attracting a lot of applicants.

Carlos Bastarrachea was one of two people struck by an alleged impaired driver in downtown Toronto on Canada Day. As he prepares to leave hospital, he and his wife are preparing to adapt to their life in Canada in a way they never imagined.

More than four years after the launch of a class action lawsuit against a company that ran student travel excursions, an Ontario court has approved a settlement between the organization and former trip leaders who argued they were not paid as employees.

Auto thefts are up nearly 45 per cent in Toronto compared with last year. A CBC News investigation is digging into why an increasing number of Torontonians are falling victim to thefts and what community groups, politicians and police are trying to do to stem the rising wave of crimes.

A type of floating home made from shipping containers is drawing the ire of some local residents in Muskoka, Ont. Because it’s designated a “vessel” by Transport Canada, the structure isn’t governed by the Ontario building code or permits – meaning there’s little local governments can do to regulate…

Rising interest rates coupled with the flattening of average sales prices since March mean some who invested in new condo builds are facing an increased financial burden. Some analysts are concerned about the ripple effects, particularly on supply.

When Melissa Walsh’s great uncle moved into a long-term care home in late 2021 just before his 95th birthday, her family decided to rent out the east end Toronto home he’s owned since the 1970s to help pay his expenses. Instead, It turned into a “real-estate nightmare.”

Nearly a year after discovering something was wrong with their property, a couple is sounding the alarm on how they say current identification requirements in real-estate transactions are failing to protect Ontario homeowners from having their houses sold without their knowledge.

Tina Li is accusing her former friend of defrauding her out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and she’s not alone — court documents show five other suits have been filed against the same mortgage broker. The allegations come amid a rise in mortgage fraud.

The body that regulates Ontario’s 100,000 real estate agents and brokers is urging them to be more vigilant when verifying the identity of a client, amid a wave of fraudulent home sales and mortgages in the Toronto area.

CBC News has learned exclusive details behind an alleged title fraud in January that led to three arrests. The Scarborough home was actually sold and the funds transferred into the alleged fraudster’s account, but a lawyer involved became suspicious and took action.

Some couples who had planned to get married in Toronto are now heartbroken and scrambling to find new venues after a company well known in the events industry has gone into receivership.

CBC News installed temperature and humidity sensors in 10 Toronto homes this summer. Eight of them had readings of 26 C or higher — the highest indoor temperature that is still considered safe — the majority of the time.

With former mortgage broker and real estate agent Po Yuk “Peggy” Chan facing criminal charges stemming from a mortgage fraud investigation, her alleged victims are still liable for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent mortgages and are turning to the civil courts for relief.