From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 1:07 PM

The race for the city’s top job is heating up with the leading contenders listing their plans, if elected. Alicia Markson reports.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 1:00 PM

An online sports publisher reacts to the news that Ottawa will host the 2012 All-Star game and shares ideas about how the Canadian capital can make use of the frozen Rideau Canal during the festivities.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 12:55 PM

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says school boards should be open to the idea of allowing students to use cellphones in the classroom.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 12:51 PM

A business correspondent explains why home sales across Canada rose last month, the first increase in existing home sales since March.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:26 AM

After more than 400 days in an Iranian prison, American Sarah Shourd is on her way home. Shourd and two friends were arrested and charged with espionage after straying into Iran during a hiking trip in July 2009. With her health in question, officials say she was freed out of compassion.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:20 AM

The price of gold soared to an all time high on Tuesday. It closed at over $1,000 an ounce as ongoing concerns about the global financial picture have played a big role in its rise. The question now is how high will it go?

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:16 AM

Police are still probing what caused the death of a first-year Queen’s University student, whose body was discovered in a field behind a school dormitory.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:15 AM

The death of a young American student attending Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., is raising questions. Cameron Bruce, 18, was found dead on the first day of school following a week of orientation. Police remain tight-lipped and now speculation about the first few days on campus is swirling.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:12 AM

A widely used drug that’s intended to strengthen bones may have the opposite effect for some women. A task force of specialists reported on a rare type of fracture, which they say may be linked to long-term use of the medication. Now they want a warning added to the drug labels.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 11:09 AM

The man who admitted to strangling 14-year-old Emily Stauffer will not be eligible for parole for 18 years, a judge decided Tuesday.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:48 AM

A NASA astronaut explains how the Grand Canyon terrain is similar to other planets like Mars. He says the terrain is geologically interesting and relevant to the mission because it helps them understand what they can expect of other planets.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:44 AM

A group of U.S. physicians have targeted McDonalds in a new controversial ad meant to address the issue of heart disease. McDonalds calls the ad outrageous and misleading.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:38 AM

An Ottawa doctor and renowned fertility specialist is under scrutiny after details of two unusual lawsuits came to light. Dr. Norman Barwin is accused of using the wrong sperm to inseminate two women and there is the possibility that the specialist himself may have been the sperm donor.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:33 AM

The brother of Amanda Forward, the young woman who died at the hand of Rebecca Lynn Drover, discusses the court ruling. He says he and his family are satisfied with the sentence Drover received for reckless driving, and they are even finding some relief.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:25 AM

CTV’s London bureau chief explains why Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive Christianity in an increasingly secular Europe to Britain on Thursday.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:22 AM

A CTV correspondent in Jerusalem explains the role Hilary Clinton is playing in helping Israeli and Palestinian leaders getting down to business on core issues of renewed peace talks, but gave no sign they are any closer to resolving a looming crisis over Israeli West Bank settlements.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:09 AM

Researchers have found a new way of detecting how much a case of scoliosis will progress.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 10:04 AM

CTV weather anchor Anwar Knight is battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Pauline Chan speaks with Anwar about his progress and his role in World Lymphoma Awareness Day.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 3:20 AM

CTV takes a closer look at the Muslim leader who’s behind the controversial plan to build a Manhattan Islamic centre.

From: CTV.ca on Wed, Sep 15 2010 3:19 AM

The gun fight on Parliament Hill is one week away from coming to a conclusion and one political party holds all the cards; and a massive explosion in California has sparked new worries about some very old pipelines.