The sudden departure of the senior military officer in charge of Canada's vaccine rollout is unlikely to slow down the high-profile operation, an expert in military affairs said Saturday.
As several provinces suspend the first dose of AstraZeneca, and questions remain about whether a second shot will be green-lighted, the researcher who oversaw the development of the vaccine says the move is not only flawed but may lead to serious consequences.
Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp -- most of them children -- and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has left his role with the Public Health Agency of Canada as the military general in charge of the logistics of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is now the subject of a military investigation.
India has received 500 Canadian-made ventilators from the province of Ontario as the country battles a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease were the most common comorbidities associated with all of the COVID-19 deaths reported in 2020, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
Police arrested and charged 21 people on Saturday in relation to two separate illegal gatherings that occurred in Halifax.
Thousands of people in Montreal waved Palestinian flags, drove through the streets and gathered in front of Israel's consulate general in Westmount in support of Palestine in wake of the growing violence between Israel and Hamas.
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is apologizing and condemning systemic racism after an incident that the city's police department describes as a case of mistaken identity.
As India continues to attempt to contain a massive outbreak of COVID-19 that has killed more than 266,000 people, a prominent nine-year-old climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and using her online influence to save lives.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued preliminary guidelines detailing what Canadians can expect to do this summer and fall with fewer pandemic restrictions, all dependent on whether the country can meet its vaccine targets.
The operator of the largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. -- hit on May 7th by a ransomware attack -- announced Saturday that it has resumed 'normal operations,' delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast.
A new Australian study suggests that climate change may be accelerating the degradation of Indonesia's ancient cave art.
Scientists say they have identified a group of genes that may 'significantly increase' the risk of developing COVID-19.
Some health experts are questioning Canada's decision to accept thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from a global vaccine-sharing alliance, only to have them sit in freezers in an Ontario warehouse.
New polling by Nanos Research has found that a strong majority of Canadians won't be travelling outside of their communities this summer, despite the expected easing of public health restrictions and the acceleration of vaccinations.
Researchers at Heidelberg University in Germany have found evidence of particles from solar winds that were encased within the Earth's core over 4.5 billion years ago.
A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is once again pressing his case with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Remote workers in Canada are logging more hours, experiencing more stress, and feeling less engaged with their work, according to a new survey.
One Quebec company is offering cash bonuses to its employees -- and even new hires -- to encourage them to get vaccinated.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor settings, but one of Canada's top public health officials suggests a different approach would be taken here.
Following the announcement in early May that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 12 and up, provinces are now deciding how their vaccine rollouts will reflect this information moving forward.
Satellite images of buildings destroyed by airstrikes and plumes of black smoke over Gaza City and Israel were captured on Wednesday.
Stunning cloud formations were captured by weather satellites swirling about 240 km west of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on May 8.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has sent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau four letters calling for enhanced border restrictions.
A pair of twin doctors is trying to end racism in the medical system and calling for 'a radical reimagining of how we deliver health care.'
Timelapse footage shared by Denali National Park shows the Muldrow Glacier 'surging' for the first time in 64 years.
A seafront balcony in Malibu, Calif., collapsed on May 8, sending several people to the hospital with serious injuries.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has left his role with the Public Health Agency of Canada as the military general in charge of the logistics of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is now the subject of a military investigation.
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is apologizing and condemning systemic racism after an incident that the city's police department describes as a case of mistaken identity.
Police arrested and charged 21 people on Saturday in relation to two separate illegal gatherings that occurred in Halifax.
After four days of intensive searching, UBC professor Sinikka Elliott's body has been found, say RCMP.
Advocates, experts and opposition MPs say correspondence showing close communication between the federal Transport Department and the Canadian Transportation Agency around passenger refunds throws into question the independence of the CTA, an arm's-length regulator.
A jury has found Newfoundland and Labrador police officer Carl Douglas Snelgrove guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her home in 2014.
It took just days for decades-old tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to spiral out of control, causing deaths and chaos not just in Gaza but across the Jewish state.
News organizations demanded an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets.
Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday.
French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital.
Delaware State University is cancelling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp -- most of them children -- and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media.
'Feared for my life': Alta. doc shares COVID-19 experience
Romania's Bran Castle, widely known as 'Dracula's castle,' is offering Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to visitors.
Young Gaby stars in her own TV show for kids, showing what's behind her admiration for agriculture.
Athletes from around the world are taking part in a virtual marathon and two Canadians are leading the pack.
A cat made good use of one of its 9 lives after leaping from a burning building in Chicago and landing on all fours.
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is apologizing and condemning systemic racism after an incident that the city's police department describes as a case of mistaken identity.
Police arrested and charged 21 people on Saturday in relation to two separate illegal gatherings that occurred in Halifax.
The Ottawa woman will attempt to walk two kilometres on her prosthetic legs Sunday morning, raising money for the Ottawa Hospital's Emergency Department and Rehabilitation Centre
Canadian researchers are investigating the authenticity of a message in a bottle allegedly thrown from the Titanic two days before it sank.
One Quebec company is offering cash bonuses to its employees -- and even new hires -- to encourage them to get vaccinated.
A 50-year-old Calgary man is proving that he’s still in the best shape of his life after becoming the first in the world to finish a 1,033-kilometre virtual race.
The doors of the Church of God Restoration in Aylmer, Ont. have been locked on the orders of an Ontario judge after the organization was found in contempt of court.
More family members are taking the stand today at a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman last year subjected to insults as she lay dying in a hospital northeast of Montreal.
Mounties in Surrey say they have dismantled a drug lab that was capable of producing enough fentanyl on a weekly basis to kill everyone in British Columbia twice, with enough fatal doses leftover to kill half the population a third time.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has left his role with the Public Health Agency of Canada as the military general in charge of the logistics of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and is now the subject of a military investigation.
Advocates, experts and opposition MPs say correspondence showing close communication between the federal Transport Department and the Canadian Transportation Agency around passenger refunds throws into question the independence of the CTA, an arm's-length regulator.
The sudden departure of the senior military officer in charge of Canada's vaccine rollout is unlikely to slow down the high-profile operation, an expert in military affairs said Saturday.
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease were the most common comorbidities associated with all of the COVID-19 deaths reported in 2020, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
Cuba has started a mass vaccination program centred around their 'Abdala' and 'Soberana 02' COVID-19 vaccines, while results from their Phase 3 trials are yet to be released.
Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new U.K. study has suggested.
Canadian researchers are investigating the authenticity of a message in a bottle allegedly thrown from the Titanic two days before it sank.
China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space.
After last week’s ransomware attack on the U.S. Colonial Pipeline, a cybersecurity expert shares different ways Canadians can protect themselves from ransomware attacks and cyber hygiene techniques to secure their information.
Kardashian fans were tickled by a big reveal: A California government worker is behind a mystery social media handle that's been cranking out droll posts from North West's point of view since Kim's eldest was born seven years ago.
Janet Jackson's ensembles she wore in the 'Scream' music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction.
The long-delayed and much-hyped 'Friends' reunion will debut on May 27.
The operator of the largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. -- hit on May 7th by a ransomware attack -- announced Saturday that it has resumed 'normal operations,' delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast.
Remote workers in Canada are logging more hours, experiencing more stress, and feeling less engaged with their work, according to a new survey.
Target has announced that it will temporarily stop selling trading cards -- of both the sports and Pokemon variety -- in stores following a recent violent dispute at one of its locations.
Anna Chojnicka was inspired to turn bruised bananas into works of art while bored in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she hasn’t looked back since.
Florida's major theme parks are adjusting their face mask policies after the federal government loosened its recommendations as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus.
The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary.
Ontario golfers have been pushing the province to reopen courses ordered closed while the province is under stay-at-home orders, but some observers say access to outdoor recreational facilities serving a wider population should be just as high on the agenda.
The Ottawa woman will attempt to walk two kilometres on her prosthetic legs Sunday morning, raising money for the Ottawa Hospital's Emergency Department and Rehabilitation Centre
A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples with climbing COVID-19 cases.
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned Americans Wednesday not to fill plastic bags with gasoline as a fuel shortage strikes the East Coast.
Ford says it is starting to send out over-the-internet software updates to some of its newer models as it moves to offer technology to match electric car maker Tesla.
A new Australian study suggests that climate change may be accelerating the degradation of Indonesia's ancient cave art.
A team of scuba divers on Friday completed the first dive of a massive, six-month effort to rid the popular Lake Tahoe of fishing rods, tires, aluminum cans, beer bottles and other trash accumulating underwater.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has partnered with Granby Zoo and others this week to purchase properties near Montreal they say is essential to protect the endangered spiny softshell turtle.
Kazakhstan said Friday that around 350 critically endangered Saiga antelopes had been killed, probably by lightning, after villagers found their bodies in steppe land in the west of the country.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration says will make it easier to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions.
The current cross-Canada blast of anti-AstraZeneca messaging borders on fearmongering and boosts the fear factor in those wavering with vaccine hesitancy, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
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.
W5 investigates Canada's controversial practice of flying live horses around the world to be slaughtered for fresh, raw, horsemeat. The campaign to stop the live horse export has ramped up with the celebrity endorsement of Canadian singer Jann Arden, who calls it the 'sinister side of agriculture.'
A Toronto police dog has helped investigators with over a hundred cases. Watch W5’s Cop Dog on Saturday at 7 p.m. as reporter Molly Thomas follows Major’s investigations into the missing and murdered.
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.
