Dr. Menaka Pai, a blood clot expert and member of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, tells CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme that while AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is effective, she agrees with three provinces' decision to stop administering first doses.
Enbridge Inc is preparing for a legal battle with Michigan and courting protests from environmental groups, betting it can ignore the state's Wednesday deadline to shut down Line 5.
Ontario will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to an increase in reports of rare blood clots.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated 'by September.'
In an effort to restore public confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine after news that Ontario is pausing the first dose of the drug amid rare blood-clotting concerns, the federal procurement minister listed off a handful of political leaders who have received the shot.
In Quebec, all long-term care residents have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses, and families say it is time to reopen the doors and let them in to see their loved ones.
A court date has been set for a Calgary pastor and two rodeo organizers have been ordered to appear in court after they were all accused of violating public health orders in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security.
New on CTVNews.ca: An interactive tool to compare COVID-19 in all states and provinces over the entire period of the pandemic.
A new word to describe people who are a bit out of fashion has taken over social media. Like it or not, you might be cheugy.
A dog rescue group has brought 19 rescued dogs from Lebanon to Canada.
Scores of bodies are washing up on the banks of the Ganges as Indians fail to keep pace with the deaths and cremations of around 4,000 people a day from the novel coronavirus.
Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV's 'St. Elsewhere' was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, has died. He was 106.
Another school year will be coming to an end in less than two months, but it’s unlikely that children currently attending remotely in Ontario will be back in classrooms before summer, experts say.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today defended his foreign affairs minister's recent and upcoming work-related travel overseas as "essential," as he assured Canadians that all quarantine and testing requirements will be followed.
The Queen has undertaken her first public engagement outside Windsor Castle since the death of Prince Philip. What does the future of her ceremonial duties look like?
Some of the most innovative social initiatives during the pandemic, such as Vaccine Hunters Canada or the construction of tiny shelters for the homeless, were led by unpaid volunteers. And experts say that speaks volumes about how government dropped the ball on vaccine equity, housing, and food security.
How and where you make money is shifting, and CRA has been paying close attention to what are referred to as 'platform economies,' CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her column on CTVNews.ca.
In several parts of the world, strange objects in the sky that appear to look like bright strings of light have been spotted in the night skies, baffling sky watchers. Experts say these bright lights are from the Starlink satellites, launched into the sky by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
A study from University of Guelph says that sports bettors are at a higher risk of becoming problem gamblers compared to other types of gamblers.
Hari Gopal and Komal Garg have been stuck in India since Canada banned flights from the country as it battles a deadly second wave of COVID-19 infections.
A new landmark study examining treatment for a severe genetic immunodeficiency disease known colloquially as 'bubble boy' syndrome, has found that gene therapy may provide a solution.
After their parents died in a crash, seven siblings have been adopted by the same couple in California.
A huge section of a new bridge has arrived at its home in Toronto after making a week-long journey across the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario.
Three teens who saw smoke coming from a St. Albert, Alta., seniors home on May 6 describe why they felt they had to help out.
Australian experts believe tiny islands made out of recycled plastics can be the solution to Canberra's polluted waterways.
Broadcaster and historian Sir David Attenborough is named the People's Advocate for the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow this fall.
NASA is criticizing China as debris from its biggest rocket crashed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday.
Ontario will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to an increase in reports of rare blood clots.
A court date has been set for a Calgary pastor and two rodeo organizers have been ordered to appear in court after they were all accused of violating public health orders in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Another school year will be coming to an end in less than two months, but it’s unlikely that children currently attending remotely in Ontario will be back in classrooms before summer, experts say.
Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has apologized for comments made on social media saying the opposition NDP and federal Liberals, along with the media, want the province's health-care system to collapse from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated 'by September.'
A mayor in the Northwest Territories was watching for movement in slabs of ice and snow sitting on top of one of two rivers threatening his community on Tuesday.
Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with no endgame in sight.
U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, speaking on the House floor on Tuesday, a day before her expected ouster from a Republican leadership post, chastised her party colleagues for not standing up to former U.S. President Donald Trump and his false claim that the November election was stolen.
A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to track it and understand it better.
Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75 per cent and limit many of its services.
A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a federal judge who called her 'the monster that no one sees coming.'
Attorneys for a white father and son charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery are asking a judge to allow evidence of the slain Black man's past problems to be presented when their clients stand trial for murder.
A huge section of a new bridge has arrived at its home in Toronto after making a week-long journey across the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario.
While the purchases couldn't be refunded, a GoFundMe was started and helped his mom get her money back.
Seven Calif. siblings have found their forever home three years after their parents died in a crash.
A court date has been set for a Calgary pastor and two rodeo organizers have been ordered to appear in court after they were all accused of violating public health orders in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Ontario will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to an increase in reports of rare blood clots.
Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has apologized for comments made on social media saying the opposition NDP and federal Liberals, along with the media, want the province's health-care system to collapse from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Montreal man has made a complaint to the Quebec Human Rights Commission after he was denied an apartment because the building management found his emotional support dog to be too big.
A video game, which is currently being developed, will let you skirt provincial stay-at-home orders while wandering the streets as a raccoon.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta's justice minister's comments accusing conservative 'opponents' of wanting a health care collapse are 'a shame.'
Alberta's justice minister and solicitor general is accusing conservative 'opponents' — a group he says includes the media, provincial NDP and the federal Liberals — of wanting Alberta's health care system to collapse during the pandemic.
University of Lethbridge announced Monday that students who receive a COVID-19 vaccination before Sept. 9 are eligible to win one of nine grand prizes of full tuition for this fall, which are worth about $3,600 each.
Over the past year, the Royal Canadian Mint has been printing a special medal dedicated to essential workers during the pandemic, and at the same time, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a great cause.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated 'by September.'
In an effort to restore public confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine after news that Ontario is pausing the first dose of the drug amid rare blood-clotting concerns, the federal procurement minister listed off a handful of political leaders who have received the shot.
Canada's natural resources minister warns that an alternative to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline would be "messy, polluting and expensive."
Dr. Menaka Pai, a blood clot expert and member of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, tells CTV's Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme that while AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is effective, she agrees with three provinces' decision to stop administering first doses.
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was reviewing coronavirus data from Seychelles after the health ministry said more than a third of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week had been fully vaccinated.
A coalition of 15 groups wants the City of Vancouver and the federal government to rethink plans for drug decriminalization.
Is 'Bennifer' back? Celebrity publications are abuzz with rumours that, after 17 years, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have rekindled their romance.
Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV's 'St. Elsewhere' was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, has died. He was 106.
Tom Cruise has returned his Golden Globe Awards to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a source close to the actor told CNN on Monday.
The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to 5.4 per cent growth for 2021, but it warned that surging COVID-19 cases and inadequate availability of vaccines in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery.
Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday as investors looked ahead to U.S. data they worry will show inflation is picking up.
Toyota reported Wednesday its profit more than doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen (US$7 billion), as the Japanese automaker's sales recovered from the pandemic.
A dog rescue group has brought 19 rescued dogs from Lebanon to Canada.
A video game, which is currently being developed, will let you skirt provincial stay-at-home orders while wandering the streets as a raccoon.
Four-year-old Noah Ruiz ordered 918 SpongeBob SquarePants Popsicles on his mother's Amazon Prime account without her knowledge.
The women's Tour de France is set to be revived next year after a 33-year absence with race director Christian Prudhomme saying it will be held after the men's event.
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics.
Home security camera footage shows that the owner of a Tesla got into the driver's seat of the car shortly before a deadly crash in suburban Houston, according to a government report Monday.
A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phoney businesses and then used the money for lavish vacations and to buy a Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, prosecutors said Monday.
The U.S. government's auto safety agency is investigating multiple complaints about steering failures that could affect more than 1.1 million Honda Accord sedans.
Whether it's turning forests into cropland or savannah into pastures, humanity has repurposed land over the last 60 years equivalent in area to Africa and Europe combined, new research says.
U.S. regulators said Tuesday they are temporarily suspending clean fuel requirements in three eastern states and the nation's capital to ease a gasoline shortage caused by the hacking shutdown of a major pipeline.
A spell of dry, mild weather is giving the Great Lakes a break after two years of high water that has shattered records and heavily damaged shoreline roads and homes.
Scientists say that less than three per cent of all land on Earth is fully ecologically intact, which means free of localized extinctions.
Calgary has been named one of the country's four bird friendly cities by the group, Nature Canada.
Spare some pity for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as he tries to straddle two marching bands of public opinion, which are on a nasty collision course over his handling of the pandemic, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
Line 5, a critical connection that will be ordered offline in just two weeks, is an unjustified act of treaty-breaking hostility by our American neighbours, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
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.
CTV W5 investigates the challenge of accessing sexual assault evidence kits in Canada. Avery Haines speaks with survivors who were denied access to evidence kits.
Despite being the first Western scientist to study giraffes in their natural habitat, Canadian biologist Anne Innis Dagg says her career was cut short by sexism. W5 science journalist Dan Riskin explores her legacy and the consequences of sexism in academia.
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.
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.
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.
