Farrah Merali

Residents of some TCHC buildings say they’ve recently learned they’re not eligible for a benefit they’ve collected for years and that they have to pay part of it back. Advocates say it’s a huge blow for many low-income residents.

A new study from a Toronto not-for-profit is shining a light on domestic violence in the Bangladeshi community. Of the women surveyed, more than half said they experienced gender-based violence during the pandemic but most didn’t report it.

Just two months before the Ontario provincial election, the Greens are releasing their electric vehicle strategy, which the party says will boost demand and bolster the supply chain.

The latest Heritage Minute highlights Canada’s history of slavery and the path that led to its eventual demise — a story that “needed to be told,” according to the head of the organization behind the series.

One of the central pieces of the federal budget unveiled Thursday was $10 billion earmarked to tackle the affordable housing crisis country-wide. So what was Toronto looking for and what did it get — and what will this mean for one of the least affordable cities in the country?

On May 4, 1992, anger was simmering over the killing of another Black man in Toronto and the acquittal of four white police officers captured on video beating Rodney King in Los Angeles. That’s when a peaceful anti-racism protest devolved into chaos. Activists say much of what those protesters were…

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.

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 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.