India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen.
The country's chief public health officer says given COVID-19 variants are no longer unique to specific countries and are spreading quickly across the globe, Canada is sticking by its universal approach to travel restrictions.
The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly health care crisis.
Hospitals in the province are required to halt all non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries immediately as people with COVID-19 continue to fill up hospitals and put the healthcare system under strain amid the third wave.
A year into the pandemic, a new mental health report by Morneau Shepell says that isolation is taking its greatest toll yet on Canadians.
U.S. President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes will spur China and other big polluters to speed up efforts of their own.
An increasing number of doctors and scientists believe COVID-19 is primarily spread through the air and that public health measures need adjusting to reflect the new evidence.
An emergency parliamentary debate that was supposed to be a forum for cross-party collaboration on better ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic devolved Wednesday into another round of partisan finger-pointing.
Although COVID-19 cases are climbing to astronomical new heights, the death rate in Canada is not rising at the same rate, something experts explain is due to a combination of younger patients, public health measures and the lessons doctors have learned from a year of battling the virus.
A Canadian billionaire is developing a new vehicle he believes could solve congestion issues on city streets.
A Bloc Quebecois MP has apologized for taking a photo of a Liberal MP who appeared nude in a non-public view of the virtual House of Commons last week, but says he doesn't know how it was leaked.
On CTVNews.ca, Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid offers advice for potential homebuyers consdering a fixer-upper versus a move-in ready house. Which makes most sense to you?
A family dog that went missing in Brandon, Man., turned up days later in an Ontario town more than 2,400 kilometres away from home.
Canada has been seeing its highest COVID-19 numbers since January this past week, in what experts suggest is due to a combination of the spreading of variants, provinces reopening too early, and hospitals that are still recovering from the second wave.
Some of our pandemic behaviours have benefited the environment, like buying locally, reducing our commutes and flying less. Other habits have reduced our odds of catching other illnesses.
Lineups at vaccine clinics in COVID-19 hot spots show a lack of resources in lower-income neighbourhoods with more marginalized communities, doctors say.
A new Twitter account run by volunteers is helping Canadians who are having a hard time finding available vaccination appointments.
Survivors of the Assiniboia Indian Residential School recently came together to write and publish “Did you see us? Reunion, Remembrance and Reclamation at an Urban Indian Residential School,” which details the cultural struggle children faced at the school on a day-to-day basis, as they were forced to assimilate.
Queen Elizabeth II said she had been deeply touched by the tributes paid to her husband Prince Philip, in her first public remarks since his death earlier this month and as she marks her first birthday without him in 73 years.
The Lyrid meteor shower, known to occasionally produce vibrant fireballs, is expected to reach its annual peak between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, but the moonlight and clouds may pose a challenge for meteor watchers.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s international and U.S. border restrictions will be in place for another month, at least.
The COVID-19 pandemic may be creating a generation of outdoorsy people as wilderness guides see an influx of interest.
The United Nations is now looking to raise money to help the Caribbean island after La Soufrière volcano erupted again on April 19.
Schoolchildren in England are being outfitted with activity monitors to see how an increase in air quality is impacting their health.
Although a 'very natural phenomenon,' polycephaly is an extremely rare condition that lowers the chances of a long life.
Amanda Stubbs was walking on a U.K. beach when she was forced to run from a huge landslide.
U.S. traffic-safety officials are investigating after two men died in a Tesla with no one sitting in the driver's seat.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson reacts to the new COVID-19 restrictions affecting the Ontario-Quebec border.
Toronto police say they will begin a new approach to enforcing Ontario's stay-at-home order starting on Thursday.
A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on Wednesday afternoon to grant Meng Wanzhou’s defence team a three-and-a-half month adjournment in her extradition case.
Hospitals in the province are required to halt all non-emergent and non-urgent surgeries immediately as people with COVID-19 continue to fill up hospitals and put the healthcare system under strain amid the third wave.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today what Canada's new targets will be for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade.
Lineups at vaccine clinics in COVID-19 hot spots show a lack of resources in lower-income neighbourhoods with more marginalized communities, doctors say.
The spouse of a Nunavut man shot and killed by RCMP last year says she wants to see the report on the investigation into his death.
India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen.
Indonesia's navy ships on Thursday were intensely searching for a submarine that likely fell too deep to retrieve, making survival chances for the 53 people on board slim. Authorities said oxygen in the submarine would run out by early Saturday.
The Kremlin on Thursday downplayed opposition protests in support of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny that saw nearly 1,800 people detained across Russia.
The British government and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has apologized after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly Africans and Indians who died fighting for the British Empire during the First World War weren't properly honoured due to 'pervasive racism.'
George Floyd's killing last year and the protests that followed led to a wave of police reforms in dozens of states, from changes in use-of-force policies to greater accountability for officers. But those changes mask a more complicated legislative legacy to a movement that many hoped would produce generational change.
Chad's political opposition is saying the country suffered a 'coup d'etat' when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that the military did not follow constitutional rules for succession following the death of his father after more than three decades in power.
A Canadian billionaire is hoping people will ditch their cars for a smaller three-wheeled electric vehicle.
Amanda Stubbs was walking on a U.K. beach when she was forced to run from a huge landslide.
There will be no public celebration as Queen Elizabeth II marks her 95th birthday just days after the funeral for her husband Prince Philip.
U.S. traffic-safety officials are investigating after two men died in a Tesla with no one sitting in the driver's seat.
Justin Trudeau says they are currently working out the details for him to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy.
'VaxHuntersCan' is a volunteer run group that helps Canadians book their COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
A Montreal veterinarian has been disciplined after removing 19 teeth from a Yorkshire terrier without the consent of its owner.
Ginette is preparing to share what she never expected to tell: her husband AJ’s story.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former cabinet minister and longtime Regina MP Ralph Goodale to serve as Canada’s next high commissioner in the United Kingdom.
The 2021 Women’s World Hockey Championship, scheduled to begin May 6 in Halifax and Truro, N.S., has been cancelled by the Nova Scotia government.
'Mortal Komba' may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an 'apt metaphor' for divisions in the world.
The upcoming health order restricting travel between B.C.'s health authority regions has a lot of people wondering just how it will be enforced.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has shifted his focus away from the immediate COVID-19 response and is 'devoting his time' to vaccine procurement, according to his deputy premier.
A quick thinking six-year-old potentially saved her mother after a post-surgery reaction to medication left her unconscious on the bathroom floor.
Police in Summerside, P.E.I. have charged five people for failing to follow public health orders, after their vehicle was spotted in a Walmart parking lot less than an hour after they arrived in the province from Ontario.
A Bloc Quebecois MP has apologized for taking a photo of a Liberal MP who appeared nude in a non-public view of the virtual House of Commons last week, but says he doesn't know how it was leaked.
U.S. President Joe Biden says the United States plans to provide Canada with more help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines.
As Canada grapples with surging cases involving variants of concern, the federal government is considering travel restrictions to halt potential spread.
A fifth COVID-19 variant has been reported in Quebec. The health department in the Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Quebec region reported Wednesday that the B.1.617 variant, first sequenced in India, has been reported.
Canada's chief public health officer says new information on COVID-19 and variants prompted the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to suddenly cancel its planned announcement on who should get the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
A year into the pandemic, a new mental health report by Morneau Shepell says that isolation is taking its greatest toll yet on Canadians.
SpaceX on Wednesday bumped its next astronaut launch by a day because of dangerously high waves and wind offshore.
Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.
A Canadian billionaire is developing a new vehicle he believes could solve congestion issues on city streets.
Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary. Some wore custom Prince clothes and shoes and left flowers and other mementos as tributes to the late superstar.
Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's bestselling 'Bat Out of Hell' debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died.
'Mortal Komba' may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an 'apt metaphor' for divisions in the world.
On CTVNews.ca, Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid offers advice for potential homebuyers consdering a fixer-upper versus a move-in ready house. Which makes most sense to you?
World shares rose Thursday after a broad advance on Wall Street as corporate earnings suggested the economy was on the mend from the pandemic.
Business leaders joined a chorus of Americans in applauding the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, while at the same time recognizing there's more work to be done to combat institutional racism.
The number of Canadians who use cannabis either occasionally or daily has increased in the three years since legalization, with more than one in three reporting an increase in their consumption during the pandemic.
A family dog that went missing in Brandon, Man., turned up days later in an Ontario town more than 2,400 kilometres away from home.
Scrolling through social media for COVID-19 updates has become a precarious activity for some Canadians, with news of the worsening pandemic becoming harder to escape. More than a year into the COVID-19 crisis, many are wondering: How much more bad news can we take?
Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay.
The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing' next month.
A Canadian billionaire is developing a new vehicle he believes could solve congestion issues on city streets.
The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing' next month.
Subaru is recalling nearly 875,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the engines can stall or a rear suspension part can fall off.
Japan said Thursday it will raise its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 46 per cent on 2013 levels from 26 per cent
U.S. President Joe Biden will open a global climate summit with a pledge to cut at least in half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that the U.S. pumps out, a commitment he hopes will spur China and other big polluters to speed up efforts of their own.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today what Canada's new targets will be for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade.
Europe experienced its hottest year on record last year, while the Arctic suffered a summer of extreme wildfires partly due to low snow cover as climate change impacts intensified, the European Union’s observation service said on Thursday.
The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on new carbon emissions targets on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.
I've never seen such raging ineptitude as Doug Ford is now showing as Ontario premier, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
Reading the federal budget spending spree as it scrolls on for 720-plus pages, a certain numbness takes hold, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's flip on carbon pricing was an instant flop, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
Lost in this current outbreak of vaccine vacillation is the slowly-dawning political realization that the wrong people are being prioritized for the shot, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.
The unwritten conclusion of that scathing auditor general's report into how the Public Health Agency botched early pandemic detection in Canada is obvious: Replace Dr. Theresa Tam, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.
W5 investigates the growing pandemic that is intimate partner violence in Canada and tells the story of Cara Cochrane, who feared for her life before her death.
W5 investigates what legalized single-game sports betting has looked like around the world and whether it’s worth the risks and rewards.
There have been dozens of arsons, shootings and at least four murders connected to the tow truck industry in the Toronto area. W5 investigates the underbelly of the industry and shares the story of a lawyer who took it on.
People with Lyme disease can suffer debilitating pain, robbing them of the life they had before they were bitten by a tick. W5 investigates a new treatment that is bringing new hope to these patients.
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. Watch the documentary 'Pornhub' on Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV W5.
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.
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.
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.
