Mark Daly, Dawn Danko, Jonathan Stathakos, Nicole Trombetta, Fred Bennink, Rick Kunc and Colleen Stewart were all voted into council for the first time on Oct. 26. Here's what we know about them.

A CBC News investigation found at least 220 problem gamblers in Canada died by suicide in the last decade. But not all provinces are tracking this phenomenon, and no coroner has held a gambling suicide inquest — unlike in Australia and the U.K.

Criminal justice advocates are calling on the Ontario government to reverse its decision to remove minimum sleeping area requirements at provincial adult correctional institutions. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing amended Ontario's Building Code last month to remove the previous standard, which required a minimum of 4.7 square metres of sleeping area per person. The change has drawn criticism from groups including the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario, which say it came without public consultation or a clear explanation.

As a palliative care doctor, it's Regine Krechowicz's job to help patients make difficult end-of-life decisions . However, when it came to her own dad, she felt completely unprepared. She shares what happened during his final hours, and what she learned as a doctor and a daughter.

Snow removal companies in Ottawa say they're contending with higher fuel costs as they gear up for the winter season, and some say that could mean bigger bills for their customers.

When Joyel Singfield co-signed her daughter’s TD student loan in 2020, it included life insurance. But when Maari died last year of breast cancer, TD told Singfield the life insurance had expired and she was on the hook for the nearly $40,000 debt. Singfield fought back and, with the help of Go Public, TD backtracked and erased the entire debt.

Fed up with what she calls a violation of her backyard privacy, an East York woman is going public with her campaign to have new garden suites limited to just one storey.

A Windsor Down syndrome advocate is featured in a Canada-wide advertisement campaign that aims to subvert myths about the condition. The campaign is part of Canadian Down Syndrome Week 2026.

A veteran whose daughter died during a military training exercise in 2002 has been named the 2026 National Silver Cross Mother.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway. All passengers on board were killed, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

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