What Canada did on Saturday at the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic games
Michael Woods came agonizingly close to opening Canada's medal account on the first full day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Here's a roundup.
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Bus driver in Victoria sends unique message to Olympic diver in Tokyo
Stephen is the sort of bus driver who strives to say “welcome” to all his passengers, which has earned kudos from more than a few.
Toronto Pearson Airport begins separating arrivals based on vaccination status
International passengers arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport will now be separated by vaccination status before heading through customs, the airport confirmed Saturday.
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‘I know I caused a lot of harm:’ Habs draft pick Logan Mailloux apologizes for sharing sexually explicit photos without consent
Montreal Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux apologized for sending sexually explicit pics without consent to his teammates, an incident he was charged for in Sweden.
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Vatican reveals property holdings for first time in transparency drive
The Vatican released information on its real estate holdings for the first time on Saturday, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever.
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Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province.
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Relative charged in fire pit incident near Port Burwell, Ont. that killed child, injured four more
Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges following a fire pit incident that left a one-year-old dead, and two more children and two adults injured.
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Young girl allegedly abducted by her grandparents and taken to Turkey, Calgary police say
A Calgary father is concerned about his daughter, who police say has been allegedly abducted by her grandparents and taken to Turkey.
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Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site
Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
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Canada's Sydney Pickrem withdraws from 400m swim race for 'medical reasons'
Swimming Canada confirmed that Sydney Pickrem has withdrawn from the 400-metre individual medley at the Tokyo Olympic Games due to 'medical reasons'.
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U.S. DEA agents seize cocaine disguised as a cake
A man and woman were arrested in Maine following the discovery of cocaine disguised as a cake in their vehicle, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Study suggests people who develop severe COVID-19 have blunted antiviral responses in the nose, throat
A small preliminary study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that people who develop severe COVID-19 have noticeably blunted antiviral responses in the nose and throat.
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Google doodle goes to the Olympics with a 16-bit interactive game
Google's homepage doodle is a throwback to 16-bit video games and a nod to Japanese culture as players work their way through seven sporting events.
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Astronomers detect moon-forming disc around exoplanet for the first time
Astronomers have detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ice cream debuts and quickly sells out
The Kraft Heinz Company has partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to introduce a limited-edition macaroni and cheese flavour of ice cream.
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Parents of missing 3-year-old boy demand police do more
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Heroic little terrier saves her owner from aggressive coyote
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'I was elated': Hiker survives 2 weeks in B.C. wilderness
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How do we prevent a forth wave? Doctor calls for action now
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Warning: One man killed after Vancouver apartment fire
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Linda O'Leary trial ends with heated closing arguments
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Canada projected to win 4 gold medals in Tokyo
A data and technology company that generates predictions based on performances in previous Olympic and other competitions expects Canada to place 15th overall at the Tokyo Games.
How to watch Mary Simon's installation as governor general on CTV News
CTV News will have full coverage of Mary Simon's installation as Canada's 30th governor general on Monday, July 26, starting at 10 a.m. EDT/7 a.m. PDT.
N.L. seniors rejoice after 'Footloose' music video helps lift ban on dances at personal care homes
Staff and residents at a Newfoundland retirement home are rejoicing after the province's health minister said they can once again hold dances - a ban lifted with the help of a music video.
Global Affairs Canada 'engaging' with staff in Austria following reports of 'Havana syndrome' symptoms
Global Affairs Canada said it is 'engaging' with Canadian officials in Austria following reports that American representatives in Vienna have been experiencing symptoms similar to the mysterious 'Havana syndrome.'
People travelling within the U.K. contributed to a 'super seeding' event that spread the Alpha variant: study
A new study investigates how the Alpha variant — the first COVID-19 variant of concern to be identified — spread across the U.K. so quickly in 2020.
Green leader says party turmoil 'time-limited,' asks members to 'look to the future'
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says the internal disputes clouding the party are "time-limited" and is pleading with members and supporters to keep their eyes on the future.
U.S. House passes bill to expedite visas for Afghan interpreters; no plan yet from Ottawa
The U.S. has passed a bill to expedite visas for Afghan interpreters hoping to leave Afghanistan amid a Taliban resurgence, while Canada has yet to announce its own plan.
Gatineau, Que. mansion built too close to road must be demolished, judge rules
A multimillion-dollar home in Aylmer must be demolished because it was built too close to the street, a Quebec judge has ruled.
More than 200 people being monitored for monkeypox in the U.S.: CDC
More than 200 individuals in 27 states are being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox after they came into contact with an American man who contracted the rare disease after returning from a trip to Nigeria, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.
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Artist creates replica of Volkswagen van with driftwood
Check out how this artist from B.C. created a full-sized replica of the iconic Volkswagen van in Tofino.
'An absolute fighter': Sask. woman has surprise birth
9-year-old describes how she saved herself from house fire
Calgary couple shares the secret to 75 years of marriage
A rural Alberta couple reveal a few secrets to their 75 year long marriage.
N.L. retirement home residents finally allowed to dance
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Canada
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Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province.
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Hundreds of evacuees make Toronto hotel temporary home after fleeing northwestern Ontario wildfires
Close to 3,000 forest fire evacuees from remote northwestern Ontario First Nations are settling into temporary accommodations across the province, including hundreds of people at a Mississauga hotel near Pearson International Airport.
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Toronto Pearson Airport begins separating arrivals based on vaccination status
International passengers arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport will now be separated by vaccination status before heading through customs, the airport confirmed Saturday.
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Ontario reports 170 new COVID-19 cases, over 8.4 million fully vaccinated
Ontario is reporting a slight decrease in new COVID-19 cases today from the previous day.
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RCMP blames 'rival outlaw motorcycle gangs' for fight that sent 5 to hospital in Cranbrook, B.C.
Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C. say a fight at a local gas station Friday night was the result of a clash between "rival outlaw motorcycle gangs from Alberta."
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Rejected by nearby towns, tiny home built by at-risk youth in Brockville, Ont. sits empty
A tiny home in Brockville, Ont. that was built by at-risk youth sits empty in front of the building it was constructed in, waiting to find a permanent location.
World
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Monsoon rains flood Philippine villages, thousands evacuate
Thousands of residents fled flooded communities and swollen rivers in the Philippine capital and outlying provinces Saturday after days of torrential monsoon rains, which left at least one villager dead, officials said.
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Vatican reveals property holdings for first time in transparency drive
The Vatican released information on its real estate holdings for the first time on Saturday, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties as part of its most detailed financial disclosures ever.
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Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe into Capitol riot
Long-time political adversaries Nancy Pelosi and Liz Cheney have joined forces to investigate what happened the day former U.S. president Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol.
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Thousands march and dance for LGBTQ2S+ rights at Berlin parade
Some 35,000 revelers marched for LGBTQ2s+ rights at Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day celebration on Saturday, twice as many as expected.
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Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site
Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.
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Thousands march in Hungary Pride parade to oppose LGBTQ2S+ law
Rising anger over the policies of Hungary's right-wing government filled the streets of the country's capital on Saturday as thousands of LGBTQ2S+ supporters marched in the annual Budapest Pride parade.
CTV News on the Go
Caught on cam: House collapses during flooding in Turkey
Nobody was injured after a house collapsed and was swept away amid flooding in the city of Arhavi, Turkey on July 22.
Crime of passion: Store window smashed by couple making out
The owners of a Montreal barbershop that had its glass door broken by a couple in the throes of passion want to find the pair to offer to treat them to a night in a hotel.
'Only way to deal with this': Dr. Juni on vaccine passports
The scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says vaccine passports are 'inevitable' for a return to normal.
Anti-Islamophobia summit is not the 'end of the road': Imam
Imam Aarij Anwer of the London Muslim Mosque says the anti-Islamophobia summit shouldn't 'just end with good feelings and nice gestures.'
'This can be done safely': 15K fans watch TFC in Toronto
Infectious disease expert Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti says Wednesday's Toronto FC game is 'another step in our walk back towards normal.'
Lawmakers in Andalusia parliament interrupted by rodent
Watch parliamentarians in Andalusia shriek and scramble after a large rat was spotted during a vote on a senator's appointment.
Local Highlights
'Absolute shock': Sask. woman gives birth the same day she learns she’s pregnant
A Saskatchewan woman gave birth to her second daughter, just hours after finding out she was pregnant.
Bus driver in Victoria sends unique message to Olympic diver in Tokyo
Stephen is the sort of bus driver who strives to say “welcome” to all his passengers, which has earned kudos from more than a few.
‘I know I caused a lot of harm:’ Habs draft pick Logan Mailloux apologizes for sharing sexually explicit photos without consent
Montreal Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux apologized for sending sexually explicit pics without consent to his teammates, an incident he was charged for in Sweden.
'It's super rare': Hiker missing for 2 weeks in B.C. park found alive
A local hiker who was missing in B.C's Garibaldi Provincial Park for two weeks has been found alive.
'He was a hero': B.C. father of 4 dies trying to save boy at Fraser Valley lake
A family picnic at B.C.'s Chehalis Lake ended in heartbreak after a man rushed into the water in a heroic attempt to rescue his son.
Toronto marks third anniversary of deadly mass shooting on Danforth
A commemoration ceremony was held this evening to mark the third anniversary of the mass shooting on the Danforth that left two people dead and more than a dozen injured.
Beekeeping dog helps owners deliver honey in Edmonton
Growing up on a hobby farm on the northwest coast of British Columbia, Tracy Brindley has lived with many dogs in the past, but none quite as fashionable and fearless as Moose.
Gatineau, Que. mansion built too close to road must be demolished, judge rules
A multimillion-dollar home in Aylmer must be demolished because it was built too close to the street, a Quebec judge has ruled.
Sale of Vancouver mansion breaks record, but realtors refuse to say what it sold for or how long it was on the market
A luxury real estate company says a Vancouver mansion is the most expensive home ever sold in the region, but representatives won't say what the buyer paid for it.
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Politics
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More Afghan nationals who helped Canadian military expected to be resettled 'very shortly'
The federal government is implementing "special immigration measures" to extract Afghan nationals engaged with the Canadian Embassy, their families and those who helped Canadian military on the front lines as the Taliban continues to gain ground there.
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Symmetry not guaranteed on border policy: envoy
Just because Canada and the United States worked closely together to restrict travel across their shared border doesn't mean they were always going to move in lockstep when the time came to reopen it, Ottawa's envoy to Washington said Friday.
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Indigenous services minister says more support needed for people in Nunavut
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government needs to do more to support people living in Nunavut, particularly when it comes to the territory's long-standing housing crisis.
Health
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Study suggests people who develop severe COVID-19 have blunted antiviral responses in the nose, throat
A small preliminary study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that people who develop severe COVID-19 have noticeably blunted antiviral responses in the nose and throat.
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Health Canada recalls 2 more hand sanitizers
Health Canada is adding two more products — MediCare Foaming Hand Sanitizer and Pur-Vie — to its growing list of recalled hand sanitizers.
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More than 200 people being monitored for monkeypox in the U.S.: CDC
More than 200 individuals in 27 states are being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox after they came into contact with an American man who contracted the rare disease after returning from a trip to Nigeria, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.
Sci-Tech
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Astronomers detect moon-forming disc around exoplanet for the first time
Astronomers have detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
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Chimpanzees have been spotted attacking and killing gorillas in the wild for the first time
Chimpanzees' lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time, a team of researchers has said.
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Google doodle goes to the Olympics with a 16-bit interactive game
Google's homepage doodle is a throwback to 16-bit video games and a nod to Japanese culture as players work their way through seven sporting events.
Entertainment
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Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; 1 involves boy
Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly's sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims.
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LeVar Burton makes his 'Jeopardy!' guest host debut on Monday
LeVar Burton will have all the answers on Monday when he debuts as guest host on 'Jeopardy!'
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Sean Penn won't return to set of new show unless all cast, crew get COVID-19 vaccinations
Sean Penn will not return to the set of his new show 'Gaslit' until the entire cast and crew have received COVID-19 vaccinations, the star's representative confirmed to CNN on Friday.
Business
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Retail sales fell by 2.1% in May, but will likely to climb further in June: StatCan
Retail sales in Canada stumbled for the second month in a row after two straight months of gains, a sign of the rocky road ahead as Canada staggers out of the pandemic's economic recession.
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U.K.'s summer getaway takes off but nothing like pre-COVID-19
With all British schools now closed for the summer, airports and airlines were looking a tad more normal on Saturday, although the number of families heading off for warmer climes remains way down from before the coronavirus pandemic.
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North American markets gain on positive earnings from industrials, technology sectors
Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. closed higher Friday after a day of small gains for multiple sectors, including industrials and technology.
Lifestyle
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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ice cream debuts and quickly sells out
The Kraft Heinz Company has partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to introduce a limited-edition macaroni and cheese flavour of ice cream.
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Bus driver in Victoria sends unique message to Olympic diver in Tokyo
Stephen is the sort of bus driver who strives to say “welcome” to all his passengers, which has earned kudos from more than a few.
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N.L. seniors rejoice after 'Footloose' music video helps lift ban on dances at personal care homes
Staff and residents at a Newfoundland retirement home are rejoicing after the province's health minister said they can once again hold dances - a ban lifted with the help of a music video.
Sports
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Canadiens make controversial pick at No. 31 with Logan Mailloux, who asked not to be drafted after being charged
General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft when the team took Logan Mailloux with the 31st pick after he posted on Twitter that he hoped teams didn't pick him in the draft.
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‘I know I caused a lot of harm:’ Habs draft pick Logan Mailloux apologizes for sharing sexually explicit photos without consent
Montreal Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux apologized for sending sexually explicit pics without consent to his teammates, an incident he was charged for in Sweden.
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Buffalo Sabres select Canada's Owen Power 1st overall in NHL entry draft
The Buffalo Sabres have picked Canadian defenceman Owen Power first overall in the NHL entry draft.
Autos
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GM issues 2nd Bolt recall; faulty batteries can cause fires
General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars ablaze.
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Magna International to buy Veoneer for US$3.8 billion
Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc said on Thursday it will buy Swedish rival Veoneer Inc for about US$3.8 billion in cash, in a deal that would help expand its driver assistance technologies business.
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Mercedes sketches out all-electric scenario by decade's end
Daimler AG's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz says it is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the share of sales planned by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would 'in essence' be fully electric by the end of the decade.
Climate and Environment
Wildfire report author says heat dome highlights need for new plans in wildfire fight
One of the authors of a report examining what went wrong during British Columbia's extraordinary wildfire season in 2017 says this year's unprecedented heat dome demands new ways of approaching extreme weather events.
Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province.
Massive heat dome brings yet another heat wave, this time covering most of the U.S.
A barrage of heat waves have plagued the U.S. this summer and more above-average temperatures are on the way next week, affecting more of the country than those before it.
Australia avoids UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
Australia on Friday garnered enough international support to defer for two years an attempt by the United Nations' cultural organization to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change.
B.C. wildfires: Fluid conditions prompt evacuations for some, relief for others
The wildfire situation in British Columbia remains fluid as nearly 300 fires are blazing, but even though drought conditions persist in the southern half of the province and fire risk is still extreme, there are some small signs of improvement.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
What Canada did on Saturday at the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic games
Michael Woods came agonizingly close to opening Canada's medal account on the first full day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Here's a roundup.
Olympics primer: A day-by-day look at the big events and Canadians to watch
CTVNews.ca breaks down the big events at the Olympics and Canada's medal hopes with a day-by-day planner.
Canada's women aim to plant flag again in Olympic swimming despite pandemic
Canada's women are trying to pick up where they left off in the Olympic pool.
Canada's Sydney Pickrem withdraws from 400m swim race for 'medical reasons'
Swimming Canada confirmed that Sydney Pickrem has withdrawn from the 400-metre individual medley at the Tokyo Olympic Games due to 'medical reasons'.
Horse's bad tooth ends dressage dream
Why the long face? Simple. A pus-filled horse tooth has ended Victoria Max-Theurer's Olympic dressage dreams.
W5 HIGHLIGHTS
'I will always be someone's porn': One woman's struggle to remove all traces of her videotaped sexual assault
A Canadian woman speaks out about her nightmarish ordeal to remove all traces of her videotaped sexual assault from the largest porn website in the world.
Hunting for bats: How these animals could help find a way out of the pandemic
CTV’s W5 joins biologists as they search for bats in Ontario and the secrets they may hold in combating the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
Health-care workers are buckling under the strain as third wave of COVID-19 hits
Now that COVID-19 is in its third wave in many parts of the country, it’s important to see how medical professionals are coping on the front lines. W5 looks into how doctors, nurses and personal support workers are handling stress, anxiety and burnout.
The trans woman taking on the doomsday church
W5 investigates a controversial Christian sect that has divided the small town of Aylmer, Ont. The Church of God Restoration and its fervent pastor have made headlines for their "anti-lockdown" rhetoric, causing turmoil in the once-sleepy town.
Exclusive: W5 finds more than 2K civilians killed in airplane shootdowns since Second World War
While investigating the tragedy of flight PS752 in which a civilian passenger plane was shot down by the Iranian military in January 2020, W5 found numerous reports of shootdowns of civilian planes by militaries and combatants around the world. We went looking for statistics on how many lives have been lost in this unimaginable manner.
Taking on Iran: How Canada could respond to downed Flight 752 investigation
Now that Iran has issued its final technical report about Flight 752, which was downed by a surface-to-air missile from Iran's military in January 2020, W5 investigates what Canada's options are to respond to the "incomplete" investigation.
Why class-action lawsuits aren't always what abuse survivors hope for
While class-action lawsuits can be helpful in certain cases, due to the complex nature of institutional abuse cases, they may not be the golden ticket survivors hope for.
Signal detected: Are we alone in the endless abyss of space?
If aliens are sending us signals, are we set up to detect them? Dan Riskin speaks with planetary scientists, radio astronomers, and computer scientists who explain how the search for ET has ramped up in the last few decades. But if they're successful, is there a way to predict what alien creatures might look like?