Construction on the 2015 Pan Am Games aquatic centre officially got underway with a shovel-turning ceremony Thursday.

Residents who live near the Keele Street TTC station say noise and vibrations from passing trains is getting worse.

Niagara Regional Police have charged a 35-year-old man with murder in the death of Shana Carter of Grimsby, Ont.

Doctors within Canada's prison system who treated Ashley Smith, the New Brunswick teen who died from self strangulation while held in an adult prison in Kitchener, Ont., are fighting moves to get them to testify at an upcoming coroner's inquest in Ontario.

Public health officials in Ontario are confirming two people have died after contracting the West Nile virus in what they called the worst the outbreak in a decade.

Lawyers for the Conservative Party have dropped their objections to new expert evidence being entered in the ongoing legal battle over robocalls in last year's federal election campaign.

Distractions can put pedestrians at risk when they are trying to cross busy city streets and police are urging the public to put away their phones and mobile devices when doing so.

The involvement of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's office in the appointment of civic board members compromised city staff's ability to carry out that process, says the city ombudsman.

A fare hike of five cents could hit Toronto commuters by 2013 depending on how the Toronto Transit Commission votes today on the proposed increase.

Hailo is one of two smartphone apps to hit Toronto within the past month that directly connects taxi drivers and passengers.

Far from Syria's bloody civil conflict, a Toronto-area IT specialist works in his home basement, where he strategizes with the Free Syrian Army in its mission to topple the regime.

The Conservative caucus has accepted a government proposal that would increase how much members of Parliament and senators kick into their pension plans, CBC News has learned.

Conservatives on a House of Commons committee put the kibosh on hearing from two witnesses, after opposition members raised concerns that they operate a racist website.

A suspicious fire has forced from their homes some residents of Byng Avenue in the city's east end.

Some employees of short-haul carrier Porter Airlines are now unionized.

A motion to study the Criminal Code's definition of when human life begins was defeated in the House of Commons Wednesday night.

A public meeting is being held Wednesday to gauge the interest in a possible gay-centric high school in Toronto.

Fewer people ended up in emergency rooms due to car crashes in Ontario after doctors were paid to report patients who shouldn't drive for medical reasons, a new study finds.

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. gained more than five per cent Wednesday a day after the smartphone maker surprised analysts by announcing its subscriber base had grown by two million in the three months ending September 1.

The key ingredient in a new, highly addictive street drug known as "bath salts" is being made illegal in Canada under federal law.

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers bargaining committee negotiating with Chrysler confirmed to CBC News a deal with the Detroit automaker is within reach.

Some homeowners are frustrated because a number of cellphone towers, which are just below the height that requires public consultation, are popping up in residential areas.

Ontario's governing Liberals have unveiled a plan to force restraint in public sector compensation.

At least six women have reported being sexually assaulted on, or near, the Ryerson campus since the start of the school year.

Some residents of Attica, N.Y., say recycling that originated in Toronto is leaving a bad smell in their town.

A hearing for a retired woman from eastern Ontario is at the centre of a fight over how much power the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has to investigate alleged cruelty to animals.

Some parents in Peel Region may no longer be able to send their kids to French immersion schools due to rising demand for enrolment.

Industries affected by Toronto's plastic bag ban are threatening legal action if city council doesn't reverse the ban.

Peel Region is getting its first female chief of police, naming Jennifer Evans to take over as the force's top cop.