The R-value has climbed to peak COVID-19 levels in Alberta, even as daily case numbers remain fairly low, prompting the question: What constitutes a fourth wave of the pandemic in a country that has enough vaccines to inoculate everyone?
After new help was announced by the federal government for Afghan interpreters under threat from the Taliban, advocates are crying foul over tight deadlines and complicated English-language forms.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, in her first appearance since June 29, said the province will shift its public health response and lift a number of measures related to quarantine, isolation and masks.
Canadian rowers Caileigh Filmer of Victoria and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., have captured bronze in women's pair at the Tokyo Olympics.
Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers have been left out of plans to ease quarantine restrictions for entry to England and Scotland.
Masks will once again be required in indoor public spaces in one part of B.C. that's seen a recent spike in cases.
The general manager of an Ontario retirement home is facing confinement charges after police say the door handles were removed from some residents’ rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
B.C.'s rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 infections has risen over 100 for the first time since June.
A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can 'strongly' boost protection against the Delta variant -- beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday.
Calling it a 'mistake,' Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson on Wednesday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the team's decision to draft defenceman Logan Mailloux in the NHL draft.
An Ontario Superior Court judge has certified a $13.375-million class-action lawsuit against an Ottawa fertility doctor who used the wrong sperm to artificially inseminate patients.
Team Canada has confirmed Manitoba's Tyler Mislawchuk has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 triathlon mixed team relay event due to an injury.
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues trio's bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday on Facebook. He was 72.
A video of Marineland's last surviving orca, Kiska, is renewing calls online for the marine mammal to be freed.
It's become harder for workers 45 years and older to secure jobs, according to a new study, which suggests mid-career job seekers are perceived as having weaker skills than younger candidates.
The number of people with dementia is forecast to triple to an estimated 152 million worldwide by 2050, according to new data.
An entertainment lawyer says 'there is a lot at stake' in a Toronto man's copyright lawsuit against Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures Inc. for the film 'Inside Out,' with there being few similar cases like this in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted around questions about when Canadians can expect to be equipped with formal proof of their COVID-19 vaccine status for travel abroad but vowed that the system will be both "simple and efficient."
Individuals who recovered from COVID-19, including those who no longer had symptoms, exhibited significant 'cognitive deficits,' according to a large study out of the U.K.
Knowledge keepers and fire experts say governments' disregard of Indigenous prescribed and cultural burns in cooler months has greatly contributed to the wildfire crisis in British Columbia today.
With September around the corner, some doctors are urging parents of children aged 12 to 17 to get vaccinated in time to build full immunity before school starts again.
Todd Labrador, a Mi'kmaq man from the Wildcat Reserve in Queens County, N.S., has made it his life's work to preserve the traditional craftsmanship of birchbark canoes.
Inspired by skull imagery and 'The Lord of The Rings,' a Brazilian tattoo artist has covered nearly every part of his body in ink and undergone surgeries to give himself horns, a forked tongue and pointed orc ears, even cutting off his nose to complete the look.
Canada currently has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to fully vaccinate every eligible person over the age of 12, with more than 66 million doses received as of Tuesday. While more than 26 million of the eligible 33 million Canadians have rolled up their sleeves, the push is now on to try to reach those who haven't.
An off-roader in Ariz. caught the moment he became 'trapped' by a flash flood. Monica Garcia reports.
A five bedroom, 12 bathroom mansion has set a real-estate record in B.C., selling for over $40 million.
This restaurant in New York holds the World Record for the most expensive plate of fries.
After new help was announced by the federal government for Afghan interpreters under threat from the Taliban, advocates are crying foul over tight deadlines and complicated English-language forms.
An Ontario Superior Court judge has certified a $13.375-million class-action lawsuit against an Ottawa fertility doctor who used the wrong sperm to artificially inseminate patients.
Masks will once again be required in indoor public spaces in one part of B.C. that's seen a recent spike in cases.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, in her first appearance since June 29, said the province will shift its public health response and lift a number of measures related to quarantine, isolation and masks.
The Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit North is investigating a death that reportedly occurred at the Timber Bay Children’s Home in 1974.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed a back-to-school plan will be released early next week, saying he has 'every confidence in the world' the province will be ready for September.
The former lover of Spain's King Emeritus Juan Carlos has filed a lawsuit with a British court accusing him of spying on her, the latest twist in a financial scandal plaguing the ex-monarch.
The Republican Party's self-portrayal as champions of law and order is colliding with searing testimony from police officers themselves. Officers on Tuesday described in vivid, personal terms the terror of defending the U.S. Capitol from violent insurrectionists inspired by then-president Donald Trump on Jan. 6.
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate.
Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday called the U.S. “stubborn” in stalled nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran's missiles and regional influence, likely signaling more trouble ahead for the negotiations.
Haiti's newly installed prime minister, Ariel Henry, held his first press conference on Wednesday as he pledged to hold elections as soon as possible following the slaying of President Jovenel Moise
China's foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.
This famous New York restaurant broke a world record for making the most expensive plate of fries, bathed in truffles and edible gold dust.
Kenyan entrepreneur Dominic Kahumbu is turning water hyacinth from the shores of Lake Victoria into clean cooking fuel.
Medical ethicist Arthur Schafer says vaccine passports can protect lives and public health without unfairly discriminating against people.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Matthew Oughton weighs in on the idea of giving travellers a third COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Annie Popert tells CTV News she believes her sister, Mary Simon, will make a difference as Canada's new Governor General.
Military historian Sean Maloney discusses the 'multigenerational' terror and intimidation tactics being used by the Taliban.
Calling it a 'mistake,' Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson on Wednesday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the team's decision to draft defenceman Logan Mailloux in the NHL draft.
People across the country could soon be experiencing a chip that was created by a Manitoba-based, Indigenous-owned company.
Sentencing arguments for an Alberta pastor and his brother found guilty of contempt after deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders have been put over until September.
A Metro Vancouver woman was just a week away from retirement when she found out she'd become $2 million richer.
Matthew Almusa of Margo, Sask. has become a bit of a celebrity in Finland after appearing in a dating show for farmers.
Lumber prices have been on a wild ride over the last few months, and the wildfires currently burning across British Columbia have started to contribute to that volatility.
A 10-year-old St. Thomas, Ont. boy hooked a mortar shell while magnet fishing with his grandfather in Lake Erie.
A Vancouver mansion sold this month for what realtors described as a record-breaking price was purchased well below what its owners were asking.
As many as seven more mink are thought to have contracted the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans, prompting new rules from the B.C. government.
The Green Party is poised to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal battles with leader Annamie Paul, worsening an already rough financial situation as a federal election nears.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted around questions about when Canadians can expect to be equipped with formal proof of their COVID-19 vaccine status for travel abroad but vowed that the system will be both "simple and efficient."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday a $5.2-billion deal to help Newfoundland and Labrador cover the costs of its troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.
The R-value has climbed to peak COVID-19 levels in Alberta, even as daily case numbers remain fairly low, prompting the question: What constitutes a fourth wave of the pandemic in a country that has enough vaccines to inoculate everyone?
The number of people with dementia is forecast to triple to an estimated 152 million worldwide by 2050, according to new data.
A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can 'strongly' boost protection against the Delta variant -- beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday.
CTV News has learned the personal information of British Columbians has been leaked online, with an unknown number of people and agencies potentially still vulnerable, after a data breach at a mental health services provider.
A video of Marineland's last surviving orca, Kiska, is renewing calls online for the marine mammal to be freed.
Facebook Inc. will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or their activity on other sites, it said on Tuesday in a slew of announcements about young users.
Lamenting fans who are being 'real sloppy with personal space,' pop star Lizzo is asking her supporters to 'please give me six feet' as the Delta coronavirus variant spreads in the U.S.
An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album forfeited by Martin Shkreli after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, though prosecutors say it was enough to fully satisfy the rest of what he owed on a US$7.4 million forfeiture order he faced after his 2018 sentencing.
'Better Call Saul' star Bob Odenkirk had a 'heart related incident' when he collapsed on the show's New Mexico set, and his condition is stable as he recovers at a hospital, his representatives said Wednesday.
Three schoolteachers in Washington state who sued chemical company Monsanto over exposure to materials in fluorescent lights have been awarded US$185 million.
The country's headline inflation barometer registered a year-over-year increase of 3.1 per cent last month as the pace of price growth slowed in June compared with the decade-high pace one month prior.
It's become harder for workers 45 years and older to secure jobs, according to a new study, which suggests mid-career job seekers are perceived as having weaker skills than younger candidates.
It's become harder for workers 45 years and older to secure jobs, according to a new study, which suggests mid-career job seekers are perceived as having weaker skills than younger candidates.
A Metro Vancouver woman was just a week away from retirement when she found out she'd become $2 million richer.
A woman who secretly swapped seven pebbles for 4.2 million pounds (C$7.3 million) worth of diamonds has been sent to prison for her role in the audacious heist at a luxury jewelry store in London's tony Mayfair district.
Canadian rowers Caileigh Filmer of Victoria and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., have captured bronze in women's pair at the Tokyo Olympics.
Calling it a 'mistake,' Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson on Wednesday addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the team's decision to draft defenceman Logan Mailloux in the NHL draft.
Four Canadian teams kicked off the NHL's free agency period with a flurry of trades Wednesday.
A South Carolina man was convicted Tuesday of the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride.
Lewis Hamilton launched a charitable foundation Tuesday that will both support diversity and inclusion in motorsports and empower underrepresented youth groups in Britain.
A sandstorm caused a huge 22-vehicle pileup on a Utah highway that left eight people dead, including children, authorities said.
Knowledge keepers and fire experts say governments' disregard of Indigenous prescribed and cultural burns in cooler months has greatly contributed to the wildfire crisis in British Columbia today.
As an extreme drought grips California, making water increasingly scarce, thieves are making off with billions of gallons of the precious resource, tapping into fire hydrants, rivers, and even small family homes and farms.
When an unprecedented heat wave “cooked” the cherries growing at a B.C. farm, the farmer tried to see past the financial loss to the passion that spurred him to follow in his family's footsteps.
Authorities evacuated homes in southern Turkey on Wednesday as a wildfire fanned by strong winds raged through a forest near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.
Electricity demand in the European Union has returned to pre-pandemic levels without a corresponding rise in emissions, according to a report published Wednesday by the energy think tank Ember.
Canadian rowers Caileigh Filmer of Victoria and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, B.C., have captured bronze in women's pair at the Tokyo Olympics.
Penny Oleksiak added to Canada's medal haul in the pool on day 5, capturing bronze and becoming the country's most decorated Canadian Summer Olympian of all time.
CTVNews.ca breaks down the big events at the Olympics and Canada's medal hopes with a day-by-day planner.
Team Canada has confirmed Manitoba's Tyler Mislawchuk has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 triathlon mixed team relay event due to an injury.
Canadian gymnast Ellie Black has withdrawn from the all-around competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, due to an ankle injury.
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.
CTV’s W5 joins biologists as they search for bats in Ontario and the secrets they may hold in combating the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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?
