A 60-year-old man was rescued from the Ottawa River after a boat he was fishing in flipped on Saturday afternoon at Crystal Beach, paramedics say.

A 48-year-old man tripped at a work site on Saturday afternoon and was run over by a forklift, paramedics said.

Just one day after being released from police custody, a Gatineau man was arrested Friday by police for allegedly exposing his genitals to two high-school students.

An Ottawa bagpiper went to an estate sale to buy an instrument, but had no idea he would get what's likely an extremely rare, century-old model.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his second NHL playoff hat trick to lead his team to a 4-3 win in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final with the Ottawa Senators.

Senator Pamela Wallin says she is recusing herself from the Conservative caucus while her travel expense claims are under scrutiny. Wallin's departure comes one day after Senator Mike Duffy left the Tory caucus amid controversy over his expense claims.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack are "ridiculous," following reports that someone had been trying to sell a purported recording of such an event to U.S. and Canadian media outlets.

Two earthquakes near the Ontario-Quebec border could be felt across both provinces this morning.

Police believe the gun used in the fatal drive-by shooting of Levy Kasende last year was a .357 Magnum revolver, CBC News has learned.

A teenaged rugby player who passed away on Sunday is being honoured at a local tournament this weekend, with organizers hoping they can educate players about safety.

Gatineau police say a police officer shot herself in the leg by accident while breaking up a bush party last weekend.

A 23-year-old Montreal man accused of offering up a 17-year-old girl for sex with multiple clients told a court he was simply acting as her driver and never forced the girl to prostitute herself.

An Ottawa police officer testified in court Thursday that Donna Jones died one day before the officer could meet with her concerning allegations of spousal abuse.

An anti-smoking coalition is running an online petition to ban smoking on the Sparks Street pedestrian mall.

The prospect of a Victoria Day weekend liquor store strike in Ontario has been taken off the shelf after a deal was reached late Thursday night between the LCBO and its unionized workers.