U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him and his family.
Canada will not be receiving any shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses next week, which the federal government says will be the hardest hit the country gets during a month-long shortage in deliveries from the drug giant.
A group of long-term care workers in rural Quebec have taken extreme measures to keep COVID-19 from entering their facility: they have each decided to move in with the residents.
More variants of the novel coronavirus are being detected worldwide, ramping up fears in Canada around the increased transmission some of these variants could bring.
Citing the evolving situation with the identified COVID-19 variants from other countries, the prime minister is strongly urging Canadians not to travel because federal travel rules could change very quickly.
Twelve U.S. National Guard members have been removed from securing U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who made extremist statements in posts or texts about the Wednesday event, Pentagon officials said.
As big cities see a record loss of people during COVID-19, smaller cities and bedroom communities are seeing an influx of first-time buyers competing for properties.
Hours from inauguration, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lost.
Disability advocates are pushing for more paid sick days and universal basic income as they argue Canadian cities aren’t ready for the influx of people temporarily or permanently disabled from COVID-19.
Two days after a homeless man died outside in Montreal, possibly while hiding from police during the COVID-19 curfew, the city's mayor asked the province to exempt the homeless from curfew. Premier Legault said no.
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden wants to re-establish American credibility on the world stage. Experts say not all of America's challenges were created by incumbent President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden swears the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
Harris is set to make history as the first woman, first woman of colour and first person of South Asian descent to hold the vice presidency. In her maternal grandfather's hometown of Thulasendrapuram, about 350 kilometres from the southern coastal city of Chennai, people were jubilant and gearing up for celebrations.
As the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden looms, the normal ceremonies and traditions surrounding the swearing in of a new president have been suspended due to security concerns and COVID-19 safety protocols that have transformed D.C.
Hours from inauguration, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lost.
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in a star-studded inauguration featuring performances and appearances by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Tom Hanks.
As President-elect Joe Biden officially takes his oath to become the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, CTV News will be bringing the historic event live to the homes of Canadians through TV and online.
From awkward handshakes to pointed Twitter attacks, the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has been tumultuous at best.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil, effective on January 26 -- a move that President-elect Joe Biden's administration has promised to block.
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden wants to re-establish American credibility on the world stage. Experts say not all of America's challenges were created by incumbent President Donald Trump.
Shoppers walk wearing face masks and carrying shopping bags in Regent Street, after coronavirus restrictions were eased following the end of the second national lockdown in England, in London, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Thanks to a Twitter thread, Canadians are remembering the life of the late U.S. Second World War veteran Lanier Phillips, who had a special connection to Canada after being saved by Newfoundlanders more than 80 years ago.
A woman who was arrested and spent several days in police custody in Langford last week sent a homemade thank-you card to her jailers, and even positively reviewed the accommodations at the RCMP cells.
Filing taxes this year may be more complicated than in years past for Canadian small business owners who received government aid during the pandemic, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her blog for CTVNews.ca.
Canadian Alex Trebek is among more than 200 people U.S. President Donald Trump has selected for a statue in a soon-to-be-built garden of “American heroes.”
Life found in ancient water flowing through a northern Ontario mine could eventually help scientists unlock the mystery about whether there was ever life on Mars, according to a scientist at the University of Toronto.
Presidential historian Alvin Felzenberg says an update of his 2008 evaluation of U.S. presidents would rank Donald Trump among the worst ever due to his failures managing the COVID-19 crisis and his lack of character.
One expert says Canadians are still able to express themselves and show emotion to one another through their body language and facial expressions even when wearing a face mask.
Some doctors say they have seen an increase in Canadians reporting foot pain and injuries amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with more people staying home and not wearing shoes.
Citing the evolving situation with the identified COVID-19 variants from other countries, the prime minister is strongly urging Canadians not to travel because federal travel rules could change very quickly.
Quebec Premier François Legault is asking the Trudeau government to ban all international flights from Canada that are not essential, such as people travelling to all-inclusive resorts.
COVID-19 infection numbers in Ontario dropped to levels unseen in weeks Tuesday though the province says there is likely an 'underreporting of cases today' due to a technical issue at Toronto Public Health.
As big cities see a record loss of people during COVID-19, smaller cities and bedroom communities are seeing an influx of first-time buyers competing for properties.
The Crown prosecutor in a high-profile murder case says he will seek an adult sentence for the teen accused in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer if the now 18-year-old is convicted.
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met 100 rural teachers in China via a live video meeting on Wednesday morning, in the businessman's first appearance since October, triggering a sharp jump in the Hong Kong listed shares of the e-commerce giant.
Tunisian youth clashed with police overnight, maintaining their protests and riots over economic difficulties despite efforts by the president and the prime minister to calm tensions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel's Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting their support as he seeks reelection in the country's fourth vote in less than two years.
Twelve U.S. National Guard members have been removed from securing U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who made extremist statements in posts or texts about the Wednesday event, Pentagon officials said.
Hours from inauguration, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden paused on what might have been his triumphal entrance to Washington Tuesday evening to mark instead the national tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic with a moment of collective grief for Americans lost.
Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
Lawyers for a Nova Scotia man fighting a decision to revoke a personalized licence plate bearing his surname -- Grabher -- say the case is about fundamental rights and is no trivial matter.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging United States President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider his reported decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline extension when he takes office on Wednesday.
Residents of Mission, B.C., and surrounding communities showed up in tow trucks, Teslas and everything in between to show solidarity with a teen viciously assaulted at a school because of their gender identity.
Search and rescue crews are lauding a 17 year-old for his quick-thinking and common sense, after the teen was lost in snowy mountain terrain over the weekend.
Nova Scotia’s new Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act officially came into effect Monday, becoming the first province or state in North America to pass presumed consent legislation.
Canada will not be receiving any shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses next week, which the federal government says will be the hardest hit the country gets during a month-long shortage in deliveries from the drug giant.
Citing the evolving situation with the identified COVID-19 variants from other countries, the prime minister is strongly urging Canadians not to travel because federal travel rules could change very quickly.
Canada won't stop trying to convince Joe Biden of the merits of Keystone XL, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Tuesday, despite reports the U.S. president-elect appears poised to sign the pipeline project's death warrant.
Pediatric and mental health experts say pandemic stress is driving a spike in eating disorders among adolescents and teens, pointing to school disruptions, social isolation and infection fears as destabilizing factors that could have long-term physical and mental health effects.
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the UN health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, looking into the possibility that adverse reactions to the shot 'may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients.'
Experts have uncovered the remains of a gigantic dinosaur in Argentina, and believe it could be one of the largest creatures to have ever walked the Earth.
Twitter will transfer the official President of the United Stated twitter account to President-elect Joe Biden once he is officially inaugurated on Wednesday. Minus, that is, most of their followers.
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in a star-studded inauguration featuring performances and appearances by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Tom Hanks.
Canadian Alex Trebek is among more than 200 people U.S. President Donald Trump has selected for a statue in a soon-to-be-built garden of “American heroes.”
The U.S. Secret Service opened an investigation into comedian John Mulaney over jokes believed to be made about President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" last year, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Canada's central bank will update its economic forecast for the country Wednesday when it announces its interest-rate decision, offering a glimpse into its outlook for COVID-19 recovery.
Asian shares were mostly higher ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president Wednesday, though worries about surging coronavirus cases sapped the Japanese market's early gains.
Filing taxes this year may be more complicated than in years past for Canadian small business owners who received government aid during the pandemic, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her blog for CTVNews.ca.
Wednesday marks the beginning of a slew of palindrome dates, which are dates that can be read the same forward and backward. For 10 consecutive days, from 1/20/21 to 1/29/21, the dates are mirrored.
A woman who was arrested and spent several days in police custody in Langford last week sent a homemade thank-you card to her jailers, and even positively reviewed the accommodations at the RCMP cells.
Lawyers for a Nova Scotia man fighting a decision to revoke a personalized licence plate bearing his surname -- Grabher -- say the case is about fundamental rights and is no trivial matter.
The CEO of Stellantis, the carmaker created from the merger of PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, said Tuesday that the tie-up will help preserve jobs, factories and the 14 storied brands as billions in annual savings are achieved.
One person was killed and at least 17 injured Tuesday in a massive pileup of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions on a highway in northern Japan, officials said.
The Blue Jays have signed star free agent outfielder George Springer, with Toronto and the three-time All Star agreeing to a deal on Tuesday pending a physical.
Australian Open players have been told not to feed mice at their quarantine hotel in Melbourne after world number 28 Yulia Putintseva complained she could not sleep for the rodents scurrying around her room.
Jared Porter lasted just 38 days as New York Mets general manager, fired for cause Tuesday about nine hours after ESPN reported he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while he was working for the Chicago Cubs.
Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful winds that raked the state and prompted safety blackouts to tens of thousands of people.
After weeks of public pressure, Alberta has cancelled 11 coal leases and is pausing future sales in former Category 2 lands, Energy Minister Sonya Savage announced Monday.
Turning off the camera during Zoom or video meetings can actually help reduce a person's carbon footprint of the call by 96 per cent, a new environmental study finds.
The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction, researchers announced Tuesday.
After an awkward and apologetic start, Rick Hillier confidently leading Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
A perfect storm is battering the brand of politicians across party lines and provincial boundaries, worsened by having leaders caught up in the turbulence, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
In a new political column on CTVNews.ca, Don Martin dusts off the crystal ball to decipher what future shocks will rattle the political landscape in 2021.
In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin picks his top watch-worthy politicians, a handful of names who, based on solid or inspiring performances, will likely become powerhouses of their realm in the years ahead.
If you rule out a microscopic organism, specifically that spiked ball of viral misery called COVID-19, picking the top Canadian newsmaker in 2020 is a helluva tough call. Having said that, the obvious Canadian politician of the year is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
