Farrah Merali

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.