Canada Post workers risk being sent home from work if they wear masks other than ones issued by the corporation, even if their masks are an upgrade in safety.
Not only is Earth in the middle of its next mass extinction event, but it may be too late to undo the harm inflicted upon the planet’s species, one study suggests.
A group of some of the world’s wealthiest individuals – including five Canadians – have signed onto an open letter calling on the richest among them to pay their fair share in taxes.
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten, is speaking out about persistent allegations that her husband is still alive, investors’ missing millions and the new book she’s written to set the record straight.
Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting 'provocations' in Ukraine and disguising its alleged intentions by fomenting concerns about Moscow planning aggressive military action in the neighbouring country.
For the first time, scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into the body of a brain-dead human, an important step toward animal organs potentially becoming viable for transplants to save human lives in the future, something that could help address organ shortages worldwide.
A new study has found that air pollution from urban and rural environments may be harming the pollination abilities of insects like butterflies and bees by stopping them from sniffing out wildflowers and crops that depend on them.
A young Afghan woman who escaped to Canada last summer is desperately worried for her family members who did not make it out of the country and are now living in hiding.
On Wednesday, Statistics Canada reported that the annual pace of inflation climbed in December at a rate that hasn't been seen in 30 years. CTVNews.ca looked at the consumer items that saw the largest year-over-year increases in prices.
U.S. President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Three judges who unanimously rejected Novak Djokovic's bid to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open have revealed their reasons for the ruling.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers late on Wednesday formally asked for a new trial after the British socialite's lawyers raised concern about a juror's possible failure to disclose before the trial that he was sexually abused as a child.
A prosecutor in Norway said Thursday that a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 still is "a very dangerous man" and therefore a poor candidate for release after 10 years in prison, as Norwegian law permits.
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities.
A recent increase in the number of small-for-gestational-age births—an important indicator of infant health—has been observed in Canada. While the reasons for this increase are unclear, a University of British Columbia report hypothesizes that systemic issues such as immigration, economic stress and increasing maternal age may play a role.
A new study involving a systematic review of COVID-19 vaccine trials suggests that the negative version of the placebo effect may be behind mild COVID-19 vaccine side-effects like headache and fatigue, and not the vaccines themselves.
This Saturday, Canada will mark the 30th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar's groundbreaking journey to space, when she became the first Canadian woman and neurologist to do so.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rise in online child exploitation, sharing of abusive material and livestreamed child sexual abuse, experts and police say.
An infectious diseases specialist says the COVID-19 pandemic could begin pivoting to an endemic status in higher-income countries by early spring, based on how Omicron is spreading and affecting hospitalization rates.
A new study tracked the spread of a contagious blood cancer that raged through various species of clams across the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Scientists believe they have identified potential genetic risk factors that may explain why some people lose their sense of taste and smell when they have COVID-19.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again condemning mounting aggression from Russia against Ukraine, indicating that Canada fears the situation could dissolve into armed conflict.
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten, is speaking out about persistent allegations that her husband is still alive, investors’ missing millions and the new book she’s written to set the record straight.
Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of support.
The brainiac competitors on Wednesday's airing of 'Jeopardy!' and its all-time champion host were all unable to answer a question about Prince Edward Island.
With one of Europe's highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, Spain's government is laying the groundwork to treat the next infection surge not as an emergency but an illness that is here to stay.
A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich diocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s. The law firm that drew up the report said that Benedict strongly denies any wrongdoing.
A prosecutor in Norway said Thursday that a far-right extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 still is "a very dangerous man" and therefore a poor candidate for release after 10 years in prison, as Norwegian law permits.
Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting 'provocations' in Ukraine and disguising its alleged intentions by fomenting concerns about Moscow planning aggressive military action in the neighbouring country.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's constitutional rights while fellow Officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin the Black man to the street.
For nearly two years, Ottawa’s health-care workers have been tending to those worst affected by COVID-19 and one tireless hospital team is led entirely by women.
York Regional police are searching for a man who they say stole an $8,000 guitar from a music store north of Toronto last month by hiding it down his pants.
An eastern Ontario man is overjoyed his beloved dog, Snickers, safely returned home after three weeks of being missing, battling the elements, predators, and even illness.
A scrapbook filled with photos of a soldier’s life during the war somehow ended up in a B.C. thrift shop, and the man who found it is trying to reunite the album with its rightful owner.
It was during the holiday break that something awful started happening to many of the thousands of crows that frequent Victoria Park in downtown Charlottetown.
Ottawa paramedics are thanking an eight-year-old boy for saving an elderly man who was almost completely buried in snow during a blizzard Monday morning.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again condemning mounting aggression from Russia against Ukraine, indicating that Canada fears the situation could dissolve into armed conflict.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indications of plans to rein in government spending after a critical report by the parliamentary budget officer questioned the Liberals' case to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus
Canada has enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines to offer booster doses to all who are eligible, though so far just 35 per cent of Canadians have received their third shot, according to the federal health minister.
For the first time, scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into the body of a brain-dead human, an important step toward animal organs potentially becoming viable for transplants to save human lives in the future, something that could help address organ shortages worldwide.
A Canadian study suggests the antiviral medication remdesivir could have a 'modest but significant effect' on COVID-19 patient outcomes, including decreasing the need for mechanical ventilation by approximately 50 per cent.
A health official who has helped lead central Florida's response to the pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in violation of state law.
A new study has found that air pollution from urban and rural environments may be harming the pollination abilities of insects like butterflies and bees by stopping them from sniffing out wildflowers and crops that depend on them.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rise in online child exploitation, sharing of abusive material and livestreamed child sexual abuse, experts and police say.
Archeologists believe the world’s oldest known drinking straws date from 5,000 years ago after re-analyzing long 'sceptres' found in a burial mound in the Caucasus
The brainiac competitors on Wednesday's airing of 'Jeopardy!' and its all-time champion host were all unable to answer a question about Prince Edward Island.
U2 may be one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, but its lead singer Bono is harbouring some grievances around the group's name and the songs he's written and performed throughout their 46 years together.
On Wednesday, Statistics Canada reported that the annual pace of inflation climbed in December at a rate that hasn't been seen in 30 years. CTVNews.ca looked at the consumer items that saw the largest year-over-year increases in prices.
Canada's food manufacturers are starting to cut capacity and focus on key products as they confront labour shortages and supply chain problems that show no signs of easing.
CTVNews.ca created five charts using data from Statistics Canada and interviewed economists to help explain why inflation in Canada remains so high, amid the continuing effects of the pandemic on the global supply chain.
The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thursday -- 155 days after she departed.
Tripadvisor says a 20th-century fishing village that has boomed into a 21st-century global hot spot for high-end travel is its most popular destination in the world for 2022.
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
More than 400 Canadian climate scientists and other academics are pleading with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap her plan to create a tax credit for companies that build carbon capture and storage facilities.
Not only is Earth in the middle of its next mass extinction event, but it may be too late to undo the harm inflicted upon the planet’s species, one study suggests.
Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities.
New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Wednesday for a 'paradigm shift' in the way the world approaches climate policy, saying his country would leverage its presidency of the Group of Seven industrial nations this year to push for standards to fight global warming.
Of the 21 cities to host the Winter Olympics, only Sapporo, Japan would be able to provide fair and safe conditions to stage them again by the end of the century if greenhouse gases are not dramatically reduced, said a University of Waterloo study released on Tuesday.
Talk of mandatory vaccinations and a tax on the unvaccinated are putting politics ahead of serious policy, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
As Canadians enter the third year of the pandemic, our fragile health system is beginning to buckle under the weight of the unvaccinated, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
There’s plenty of blame ahead for how the federal and provincial governments have handled the pandemic, but provinces desperately need more funding to help save Canada’s broken health-care system, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
Justin Trudeau faces a bleak Omicron beginning to his seventh year in power while confronting a major personal decision to stay or go, writes Don Martin in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
It's been five months since Justin Trudeau declared the fall election to be a critical referendum on new political directions for Canada at 'a pivotal moment in our history.' But since that unconvincing win, the only discernable pivot has been to dither on Justin Time, writes Don Martin in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
