Relatives of two teens raped, tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo recounted the enduring pain of his crimes at his second parole hearing on Tuesday as they warned he should never be released from his life sentence.
The families of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French described the crushing pain serial rapist and killer Paul Bernardo's parole hearing had rekindled, saying the pain they feel is a 'life sentence.' Read the full text on CTVNews.ca.
The Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman says the duties of his office are often impeded by operational interference from top military and defence department officials.
With the House of Commons set to adjourn for the summer tomorrow, federal ministers are making last-minute legislative moves, including presenting a new disability benefit bill and updating Canada's firearms policy.
A man who was wielding a 'large butcher’s knife' was arrested outside of Premier Doug Ford’s Etobicoke home on Monday night, his office confirms.
A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19.
While some customers may be hesitant to go to certain businesses if they are not made aware of the employees' COVID-19 vaccination status, experts say employers are not permitted to share their worker's private medical information.
A Quebec town just north of Montreal is cleaning up Tuesday in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Monday afternoon.
Timed tickets, masks and extra barriers will make zoo visits a different experience as COVID-19 restrictions ease, but according to one top zookeeper, the animals are excited to have visitors back.
The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) was publicly admonished in the House of Commons on Monday for failing to turn over unredacted documents demanded by MPs related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest security lab.
Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions.
The mother of a three-year-old girl, who died after police reported she ate poisoned cereal at a sleepover, says she's praying for her daughter's justice after charges were laid in connection to her death.
A U.S. federal judge dismissed most claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police before then-President Donald Trump walked to a church near the White House for a photo op.
Drinking up to three or four cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee a day reduces your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver diseases, a new study found.
Billie Eilish has apologized after a video surfaced appearing to show the American singer mouthing a racial slur and putting on accents.
The federal government is requiring all travellers enter their information and upload their documents through the ArriveCAN app to ensure travellers are adhering to the COVID-19 travel restrictions. Here's how the app works.
We want to hear from you: How did online classes go for your child? Do you think they fell behind or thrived? Would you consider having them repeat the year again so they can benefit from an in-class environment?
Despite loosening border restrictions, Canadians are playing it safe with summer plans, with demand focused on lakeside rentals and family visits, travel agents say.
Police-reported crimes related to sex workers fell by more than half from 2010 to 2019, which was largely driven by police refraining from going after certain types of work, according to Statistics Canada. But advocates say sex workers continue to be oppressed under the law.
Scientists and doctors across Canada and around the world have seen a dramatic drop in hospital cases of chronic lung diseases during the course of the pandemic and believe public health guidelines, like wearing a face mask, have helped halt the spread of common viruses that would typically trigger these serious respiratory illnesses.
Thousands of medical residents who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic are facing continued administrative delays preventing them from becoming fully licensed physicians.
A Toronto-area teacher has created a diverse reading list of children’s books centered around Muslim voices as a way for parents and educators alike to do their part in fighting Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred in their circles.
From a vigil in B.C. to a renaming ceremony in Nova Scotia, the 25th National Indigenous Peoples Day was marked in different ways, but the legacy of residential schools and how much work remains in the path to reconciliation weighed heavily as this year’s focus turned to one of reflection.
In 1990, Ellen Gabriel was appointed as spokesperson during the Oka Crisis, a 78-day standoff between Mohawk land defenders and Quebec police over development of Mohawk land. Thirty-one years later, she's still committed to being a land defender.
The Montreal Canadiens face the Las Vegas Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup
Experts are warning people to be careful as online rental scams are increasing.
Ryan Brockington and Isaac Webster talk about writing a new book for children that celebrates different types of families.
Relatives of two teens raped, tortured and killed by Paul Bernardo recounted the enduring pain of his crimes at his second parole hearing on Tuesday as they warned he should never be released from his life sentence.
A Quebec town just north of Montreal is cleaning up Tuesday in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Monday afternoon.
Twenty people have been charged and more than $61 million worth of drugs were seized in what Toronto police are calling the largest bust in the service’s history.
Police-reported crimes related to sex workers fell by more than half from 2010 to 2019, which was largely driven by police refraining from going after certain types of work, according to Statistics Canada. But advocates say sex workers continue to be oppressed under the law.
A man who was wielding a 'large butcher’s knife' was arrested outside of Premier Doug Ford’s Etobicoke home on Monday night, his office confirms.
COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario remained below the 300 mark for the second consecutive day Tuesday as the province reported a spike in deaths related to the disease while citing a data cleanup.
Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group added to its recent battlefield victories while peace talks have stalemated.
A woman in Thailand found an unexpected visitor in her house in the middle of the night last weekend -- a wild Asian elephant.
The Vatican has formally opposed a proposed Italian law expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ2S+ community, a leading Italian newspaper reported Tuesday. Activists immediately denounced the move as 'unprecedented' Vatican meddling in Italy's legislative process.
Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, a newspaper reported.
The mayor of Moscow announced new pandemic restrictions on Tuesday, saying the situation in the capital where the delta variant of the virus is spreading remains 'very difficult.'
Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group.
Dr. Eddy Lang of the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine talks about how COVID-19 has impacted chronic lung disease patients.
This Ukrainian couple chained themselves together for four months to try and save their relationship. It didn’t quit work out as planned.
A two-day diving operation was carried out on June 19-20 to carefully remove fishing nets tangled in a coral reef off Thailand
A supercell storm hit parts of France on June 19, with some 44,000 lightning strikes recorded, the most in a single day this year.
Dr. Noel Gibney, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, says the Alberta government is 'rolling the dice' with its reopening plan.
WARNING: BLM Canada Co-Founder Sandy Hudson reacts to video showing a Toronto police officer grabbing a Black transit rider by the throat.
A man who was wielding a 'large butcher’s knife' was arrested outside of Premier Doug Ford’s Etobicoke home on Monday night, his office confirms.
One person has died and two people are reported injured Monday after a tornado ripped through the Mascouche region, north of Montreal.
The Manitoba government is committing $2.5 million to help identify, investigate, protect and commemorate residential school burial sites in the province.
With Canada Day just over a week away, two more B.C. municipalities have opted to cancel their festivities following the discovery of more than 200 children's remains at a former residential school.
A man has been arrested in connection with a violent, homophobic assault on Toronto Island that left a man with significant injuries earlier this month, Toronto police say.
Police officers in Vancouver say they responded to a 'large fight and a possible assault' at English Bay on Friday evening, and a person who witnessed the incident is accusing the police of racism.
Montreal Canadiens assistant coach Luke Richardson's daughter is never far from his thoughts -- or his heart.
Police are still searching for the driver of a vehicle that sped through a stop sign in Niagara Region last week and hit a bike being ridden by an 11-year-old child, knocking him to the ground before leaving the scene.
The seven o'clock cheer for health-care workers is still alive in a Langley, B.C., neighbourhood, but not everyone's cheering: a neighbour has filed a noise complaint.
With the House of Commons set to adjourn for the summer tomorrow, federal ministers are making last-minute legislative moves, including presenting a new disability benefit bill and updating Canada's firearms policy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is a fundamental difference between Canada's troubled relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and China's systemic abuse and human rights violation against ethnic Muslim Uyghurs.
The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national support. Leaders' Debates commissioner and former governor general David Johnston announced the eligibility rules, while Ottawa swirls in possible election speculation.
Drinking up to three or four cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee a day reduces your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver diseases, a new study found.
A Surrey, B.C., family is sounding the alarm after waiting desperately for an ambulance on Saturday – only to eventually learn none were available.
Some 5,000 Canadians suffer from sickle cell disease that can leave them in excruciating and paralyzing pain during an attack, and when left untreated, can be deadly. But many patients who seek medical help are instead racially profiled and discriminated against, resulting in poor health care and potentially deadly consequences.
Iran's sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, the country's state TV reported.
NASA has sent dozens of baby squid from Hawaii up in space for study.
Facebook is launching podcasts and live audio streams in the U.S. on Monday to keep users engaged on its platform and to compete with emerging rivals.
Billie Eilish has apologized after a video surfaced appearing to show the American singer mouthing a racial slur and putting on accents.
'Friends' star James Michael Tyler has revealed he is battling stage 4 prostate cancer.
Avril Lavigne has joined forces with true 'Sk8er Boi' legend Tony Hawk to mark her TikTok debut.
Bitcoin tanked again on Tuesday and briefly fell below US$30,000 for the first time since late January as China escalated its crackdown on cryptocurrencies.
The Trump Organization on Monday sued the city of New York after it ended its contract for a golf course at Ferry Point Park in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Gains in the technology sector helped Canada's main stock index edge higher in early trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
The Royal Family is marking Prince William's birthday with photos and well-wishes as the Duke of Cambridge turns 39.
A Toronto-area teacher has created a diverse reading list of children’s books centered around Muslim voices as a way for parents and educators alike to do their part in fighting Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred in their circles.
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has announced the birth of his twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib announced Monday that he is gay, making him the first active NFL player to acknowledge his homosexuality.
The Bolivian and Chilean football teams announced more positive COVID-19 tests among players or staff on Thursday, meaning four out of 10 competing teams have been hit only days into the Copa America.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the second round of the Viking International. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., beat American Christine McHale in the first round of the WTA Tour 500 grass-court tournament on Tuesday.
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida pleaded for patience from disgruntled shareholders Tuesday and promised a turnaround at the Japanese automaker, which is projecting a third year of losses as it struggles to distance itself from a scandal over its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn.
Shared e-scooter companies have had some ups and downs since they first rolled into Canada in 2018, But recent wins in Western Canada and impending decisions in several Ontario municipalities could soon provide the opportunities they need to establish themselves in the market.
The United Kingdom, Quebec and California are among the jurisdictions planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in 2030 or later.
Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the UN World Heritage Committee's proposal.
A first-day-of-summer heat wave broke temperature records in parts of B.C. over the weekend.
Nearly a hundred carcasses of turtles with throat and shell damage, as well as a dozen dead dolphins and a blue whale, have washed ashore in Sri Lanka since a container ship burned and sank, raising fears of a severe marine disaster.
After briefly weakening to a tropical depression while moving across the southeastern U.S. this past weekend, Claudette has regained tropical storm strength off the coastline of the Carolinas.
Forty divers have removed abandoned fishing nets covering coral reefs in a protected area in the Gulf of Thailand in a two-day operation ending on Sunday.
The threatened reign of successor Annamie Paul is the most bizarre, messy and unfortunate political drama among many raging on Parliament Hill as MPs prepare for what sounds like an election campaign launch in late summer, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
Having Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin quit the Greens over Middle East political differences helped change the channel on a bad news day for the Liberal government, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
Many Canadian politicians are oh-so-deserving of an electoral spanking for actions that introduced, spread, slowed and then revived COVID-19 across the country, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca, adding that with the third wave becoming a ripple, a road back to popularity and power has opened up for incumbent political leaders.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should focus his apologies on current political mistakes, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
For far too long in this pandemic, the light at the end of the tunnel was an oncoming train wreck. Today, there’s reason to hope that the light is actually a way out of the darkness, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
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.
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?
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.
