Tam warns that full vaccination does not equal full protection from COVID-19
Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19.
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Manitoba now 3rd out of provinces, U.S. states for most COVID-19 cases per capita
Manitoba is currently reporting the third highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in all of Canada and the United States.
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BREAKING
BREAKING | China says remnants of rocket landed in Indian Ocean
Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese state media.
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Alberta physician offers rare glimpse inside COVID-19 wards with pandemic photography
An Alberta-based physician is documenting life on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing photographs taken inside a Calgary hospital.
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Obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk of severe COVID-19: study
A new study has found that people with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea had increased odds of having COVID-19 and were twice as likely to be hospitalized with the disease or treated for it in an intensive care unit.
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Will Quebec teens with vaccine-hesitant parents decide to get a shot? They have the right
Quebec is unique in allowing teens 14 and up to decide on their own, confidentially, whether to be vaccinated. But breaking with vaccine-hesitant parents' views can be hard, say the few with experience, and doctors doubt many kids will do so.
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Obama's dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
Former U.S. President Barack Obama's dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.
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First bottles of Chernobyl spirits seized by Ukrainian authorities
The first shipment of a spirit drink made from apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear plant have been seized by Ukrainian security services for unknown reasons, according to the company that produces it.
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Two women, 4-year-old girl wounded in Times Square shooting: NYPD
Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York's Times Square on Saturday, according to New York police.
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Alberta now screening patients who visit province's COVID-19 hotspots
Alberta Health Services tells CTV News they have adopted a practice where they inquire about the recent travel history of patients being admitted to hospital, and add that Banff and Fort McMurray are on that list.
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Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem
Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City during the holiest night of Ramadan in a show of force that threatened to deepen the holy city's worst religious unrest in several years. Earlier, police blocked busloads of pilgrims headed to Jerusalem for prayer at Islam's third holiest site.
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Cyberattack shuts down top U.S. fuel pipeline network
Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, after a cyberattack on Friday that involved ransomware.
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Preparations are underway for potential COVID-19 vaccine boosters, CDC director says
As experts grow concerned about a possible COVID-19 surge in the winter, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged it's still possible seasonal vaccine boosters will be necessary.
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Alta. teen safe after riding his bike into rattlesnake den
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Some officials urging Ontario to ease outdoor restrictions
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4 tonnes of space debris from Chinese rocket may impact land
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Provinces make plans to vaccinate children 12 and up
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EDITORS' PICKS
'It doesn't seem real': COVID-19 patient reunited with family after spending 120 days in hospital
An Ontario man has been reunited with his wife and family after spending 120 days in the hospital following a battle with COVID-19.
'It was unbelievable,' Haliburton, Ont. couple record young bear's balancing act
Living near the edge of a deep forest in Haliburton, Ont., Wendy and Brian Campbell have seen plenty of bears over the last 11 years.
Feds won't ask NACI to scale back public messaging after confusing advice: LeBlanc
The federal government has no plans to request that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reduce or eliminate their presence on the national stage, after mounting criticism they've provided unclear advice on the administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
'A hug can have such a positive impact': Ont. family working to bring Hug Glove to isolated Canadians
An Ontario family that created a Hug Glove so they could hug their grandma amid the COVID-19 pandemic have partnered with a Canadian manufacturer to bring the product to others in need of an embrace.
Everything you need to know about the WTO's COVID-19 vaccine patent proposal
The Canadian government is considering whether or not to lend its support to a World Trade Organization's proposal to waive intellectual property rights and patents on COVID-19 vaccines. CTVNews.ca spoke with experts about what the proposal means, how vaccine patents work and the importance of intellectual property rights.
This history-making senator helped create Asian Heritage Month, but says racism persists
Despite all of her accomplishments as Canada’s first Asian senator, Vivienne Poy says the celebratory month she helped to create to recognize Canadians of Asian descent has not yet achieved as much as she would have liked.
With deliveries expanding, Canada on track to offer doses to all, even those newly eligible: Fortin
The military general leading the logistics of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout says that even with the number of Canadians who are now eligible to be immunized expanding, the country is expecting to have enough doses arriving to offer vaccines to everyone who wants them in the months ahead.
Canada inches closer to waiving intellectual property rights on vaccines, amid political pressure
The federal government is edging closer to waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines, as it faces increased pressure from members of Parliament of all party stripes.
Front-line medical workers call for vaccine prioritization as many remain with one dose
Emergency room doctors and nurses in Canada are growing increasingly frustrated that many of them have yet to receive a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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'Her name was Denise': Woman mourns mother lost to COVID-19
The daughter of a N.B. woman who died from COVID-19 wants her mother to be remembered for who she was, not a statistic: 'Her name was Denise'
Friends find massive mammoth leg bone in Florida river
Two friends diving in a Florida river found a giant Columbian mammoth bone, a species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago.
Bees trained to detect positive COVID-19 result in seconds
Researchers at a university in the Netherlands say bees could provide a quick and inexpensive COVID-19 testing solution.
Ohio state senator attends video meeting while driving
Ohio state Sen. Andrew Brenner could be seen turning on a virtual background before taking part in a video meeting while driving.
Flawless purple-pink diamond may fetch US$35M at auction
Vickie Sek, the chairman at Christie's Asia Pacific Department of Jewelry, says the diamond is priced at around US$1.85M per carat.
Exclusive - Moderna VP: '3rd vaccination will be beneficial’
Exclusive: 'Plausible to think that a third dose of the vaccine might be needed after a year after the initial vaccination.' - Moderna VP
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UPDATED | 'Significant restrictions' in Manitoba to take effect on Sunday
Manitoba said “significant restrictions” coming this weekend will implement widespread closures of businesses, and prohibit community, cultural and religious gatherings.
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'Hold onto the light': Toronto to vaccinate 50% of all adults with first doses this weekend
Half of all adults in Toronto will have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccine this weekend, marking an important milestone, officials say, in the fight against the deadly disease.
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Alberta now screening patients who visit province's COVID-19 hotspots
Alberta Health Services tells CTV News they have adopted a practice where they inquire about the recent travel history of patients being admitted to hospital, and add that Banff and Fort McMurray are on that list.
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Will Quebec teens with vaccine-hesitant parents decide to get a shot? They have the right
Quebec is unique in allowing teens 14 and up to decide on their own, confidentially, whether to be vaccinated. But breaking with vaccine-hesitant parents' views can be hard, say the few with experience, and doctors doubt many kids will do so.
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Ontario reports fewer than 2,900 new COVID-19 cases as positivity rate continue to dip
Ontario health officials are reporting fewer than 2,900 new cases of COVID-19 as the province’s positivity rate continues to dip.
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Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations drop by 27, province adds 958 new cases
Quebec reported Saturday that 958 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic to 357,174.
World
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U.S. police have fresh lead in 2003 disappearance of 4-year-old Sofia Juarez after a TikTok video
A TikTok video has led to fresh leads in the case of Sofia Juarez, who was abducted one day before her fifth birthday in 2003 as she walked near her home, according to police in Kennewick, Washington state.
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Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital
A bomb exploded near a girls' school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old. The Taliban condemned the attack and denied any responsibility.
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India's surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown.
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Maryland governor pardons 34 victims of racial lynching
Maryland's governor on Saturday posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were denied legal due process against the allegations they faced.
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Police: 3 hurt in Florida mall shooting as shoppers scatter
A shooting at a South Florida shopping mall that was sparked by a fight between two groups of people sent panicked shoppers fleeing and left three persons injured Saturday afternoon, police and witnesses said.
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Why are people protesting across Colombia?
Thousands of Colombians have protested across the country against a government they feel has long ignored their needs, allowed corruption to run rampant and is so out of touch that it proposed tax increases during the coronavirus pandemic.
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4 tonnes of space debris from Chinese rocket may impact land
A Chinese rocket is careening through the atmosphere and expected to crash into Earth.
Florida man steals police car, crashes, takes off in another
A man has been arrested after stealing a police cruiser, crashing it in the woods, and taking off in another patrol car in Fla. on May 6.
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An Alberta man dropped his glasses while ice fishing and he fetched them from the bottom of the lake months later. Watch his diving adventure.
Bear back in the wild after an adventure in Vancouver
A young black bear is now safely back in the wild after venturing all the way into Vancouver's Gastown.
Local Highlights
Will Quebec teens with vaccine-hesitant parents decide to get a shot? They have the right
Quebec is unique in allowing teens 14 and up to decide on their own, confidentially, whether to be vaccinated. But breaking with vaccine-hesitant parents' views can be hard, say the few with experience, and doctors doubt many kids will do so.
'Why we survive': B.C. boundary towns struggle without Albertans during pandemic
The owner of a restaurant in Field, B.C., said Albertans accounted for about 80 per cent of her customers last year.
Ontario nurses call for better pay after redeployed doctor funding shows drastic differences for similar work
More than a year after a state of emergency was first declared in Ontario, nurses are feeling underappreciated, undercompensated and under respected—feelings heighted by knowledge of a temporary COVID-19 pay scale being used by physicians redeployed to work alongside the “health-care heroes.”
'It was unbelievable,' Haliburton, Ont. couple record young bear's balancing act
Living near the edge of a deep forest in Haliburton, Ont., Wendy and Brian Campbell have seen plenty of bears over the last 11 years.
Toronto police investigate after baby goat allegedly stolen during break-and-enter
Police are investigating after a three-month-old goat was allegedly stolen from a Toronto farm during a break-and-enter.
Suspected overdose death of 12-year-old pushes government to 'do better': Minister
British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions says a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government 'to do more and do better.'
Quebec businesses, other entities to be banned from getting English communications from province
Two decades after a provincial language law was passed, a certain provision will finally come into force next year. All Quebec companies and government bodies will be getting only French communications from the province, at least in writing.
Montreal housing co-op wanted 'traditional' family, single mother claims after being rejected
A Montreal single mother is being forced to consider a David vs. Goliath fight in court after she claims a co-op rejected her family's request for housing for a plethora of discriminatory reasons.
'Pushed off a proverbial edge': Former B.C. Mountie opens up about suicide attempt
A former B.C. Mountie says the RCMP didn't help her adequately while she was managing 'all-consuming' PTSD.
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Politics
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Feds won't ask NACI to scale back public messaging after confusing advice: LeBlanc
The federal government has no plans to request that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reduce or eliminate their presence on the national stage, after mounting criticism they've provided unclear advice on the administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
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'We did not know what the complaint was about': Telford says of Vance allegation
The prime minister's chief of staff says she was given no information about a complaint levelled at the former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance in March 2018 and was told there was "no safety issue" at hand.
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As MPs urge support, Trudeau demurs on whether government backs COVID-19 waiver
Justin Trudeau stopped well short Friday of endorsing efforts to lift the veil on the trade secrets behind COVID-19 vaccines, insisting instead that Canada is already doing plenty to improve access to doses around the world.
Health
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Preparations are underway for potential COVID-19 vaccine boosters, CDC director says
As experts grow concerned about a possible COVID-19 surge in the winter, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged it's still possible seasonal vaccine boosters will be necessary.
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Ontario nurses call for better pay after redeployed doctor funding shows drastic differences for similar work
More than a year after a state of emergency was first declared in Ontario, nurses are feeling underappreciated, undercompensated and under respected—feelings heighted by knowledge of a temporary COVID-19 pay scale being used by physicians redeployed to work alongside the “health-care heroes.”
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Obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk of severe COVID-19: study
A new study has found that people with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea had increased odds of having COVID-19 and were twice as likely to be hospitalized with the disease or treated for it in an intensive care unit.
Sci-Tech
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BREAKING | China says remnants of rocket landed in Indian Ocean
Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese state media.
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String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others-- mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers-- lamenting the industrialization of space.
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Evidence of nine Neanderthals found in Italian cave
The fossil remains of nine Neanderthal men have been found in a cave in Italy, the culture ministry announced Saturday, a major discovery in the study of our ancient cousins.
Entertainment
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Lloyd Price, singer and early rock influence, dies at 88
Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock 'n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favourites as 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy,' 'Personality' and the semi-forbidden 'Stagger Lee,' has died. He was 88.
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Former reality TV star Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial
A U.S. federal judge has allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
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Justin Bieber postpones Canadian summer tour dates until 2022
Justin Bieber's world tour is facing another delay as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
Business
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Cyberattack shuts down top U.S. fuel pipeline network
Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, after a cyberattack on Friday that involved ransomware.
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Amazon pauses Prime Day event in Canada amid COVID-19 outbreaks at warehouses
Amazon is pausing its Prime Day marketing event in Canada this year amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at its facilities in Ontario's Peel Region.
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EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab
The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023.
Lifestyle
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4-year-old hacks mom's Amazon Prime account, orders 51 boxes of SpongeBob SquarePants Popsicles
Four-year-old Noah Ruiz ordered 918 SpongeBob SquarePants Popsicles on his mother's Amazon Prime account without her knowledge.
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A careful balancing act: Laval man with autism sets another Guinness World Record with a soccer ball
With no clear end in sight for the public health restrictions in Quebec, one Laval man has used time in confinement to set a second world record.
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'A hug can have such a positive impact': Ont. family working to bring Hug Glove to isolated Canadians
An Ontario family that created a Hug Glove so they could hug their grandma amid the COVID-19 pandemic have partnered with a Canadian manufacturer to bring the product to others in need of an embrace.
Sports
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Montana governor signs bill banning transgender girls from girls' sports in schools
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls' sports in schools, according to the records of the state legislature.
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Leafs getting first doses of vaccine, as new NHL virus protocols emerge
The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, but the team won't have relaxed virus protocols like some of their American counterparts.
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Gymnastics Canada will not send teams to Olympic qualifier over COVID-19 concerns
Gymnastics Canada will not send a team to a last-chance Tokyo Olympic qualifier because of COVID-19 concerns.
Autos
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China propels BMW to strong profits, Germany lags
Booming sales in China helped propel German luxury carmaker BMW to stronger profits in the first three months of the year even as its home market Germany trailed the ongoing recovery in global car markets from the worst of the pandemic shutdowns.
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Should Canada mandate sales targets for electric vehicles? Report says 'yes'
A parliamentary committee tasked with studying how to incentivize the purchase and production of electric vehicles recently recommended that Ottawa work with provinces and industry to 'establish a national ZEV standard.'
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Stellantis CFO: Chip shortage impact remains 'controlled'
The Stellantis automotive company created out of the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot reported Wednesday a 14 per cent increase in first-quarter revenues, despite a drop in production due to the semiconductor shortage.
Climate and Environment
Nuclear power isn't going away, but where will we keep its toxic waste?
Two communities in Ontario have been shortlisted as potential homes for Canada's most radioactive nuclear waste.
Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling
The U.S. Interior Department said Friday that it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics feared would have weakened rules for exploratory oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters.
Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10 per cent in the EU last year
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10 per cent in the European Union last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from the EU's statistical office.
Red meat politics: Republicans turn culture war into a food fight
Republican politicians in recent months have increasingly used food -- especially beef -- as a cudgel in a culture war, accusing climate-minded Democrats of trying to change Americans' diets and, therefore, their lives.
Cutting methane emissions key to slowing warming: UN
Industry could cheaply and easily slash humanity's methane emissions by at least 30 per cent in a decade, the United Nations said Thursday, adding that such cuts would slow global warming and prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths.
The Bottom Line
Don Martin: Being Jason Kenney is the worst job in politics today
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.
Don Martin: Just in time for summer comes the risk of higher gasoline, propane and jet fuel prices from a U.S.-blocked pipeline
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.
Don Martin: It's time for adult supervision or a premier replacement in Doug Ford's Ontario
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.
Don Martin: It's a stimulus budget all right -- for votes in the next election
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.
Don Martin: Folly green giant meets Big Brother in Conservative carbon scheme
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's flip on carbon pricing was an instant flop, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
W5 HIGHLIGHTS
'Untested Evidence': Sexual assault survivors struggle to access rape kits in Canada
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.
'The giant among giraffes': The legacy of Canadian biologist Anne Innis Dagg
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.
'I will always be someone's porn': One woman's struggle to remove all traces of her videotaped sexual assault
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.
Health-care workers are buckling under the strain as third wave of COVID-19 hits
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.
The trans woman taking on the doomsday church
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.
Exclusive: W5 finds more than 2K civilians killed in airplane shootdowns since Second World War
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.
Taking on Iran: How Canada could respond to downed Flight 752 investigation
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.
Why class-action lawsuits aren't always what abuse survivors hope for
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.