First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors
The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada Wednesday as confusion persists over who should get it.

The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada Wednesday as confusion persists over who should get it.
The federal government has revamped Canada's Divorce Act in hopes that the amended legislation will promote the best interests of children and make the family justice system more efficient.
An Ontario woman who went overseas to attend her father's funeral says she feels gouged by the government's 'ill-conceived' hotel quarantine plan that cost her $3,458 for a one-night stay.
Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica, according to his manager. He was 73.
A team found a way to read a letter sent in 1697 without breaking its seal or unfolding it in any way. Using a highly sensitive X-ray scanner and computer algorithms, researchers unfolded the unopened letter virtually.
A small new study out of Italy found that children as young as four months old did not experience any respiratory change as a result of wearing a surgical mask, raising questions about mask advice for young children.
A growing number of Canadian farms are starting to employ regenerative agriculture, or methods that keep the soil healthy by promoting biodiversity. It's a way of doing farming that's good for the planet, produces healthier food and helps farmers save money.
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is not recommending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in individuals aged 65 years and older, due to "the insufficiency of evidence of efficacy in this age group at this time."
The story of a 7-year-old girl from Alabama selling lemonade to help to pay for her own brain surgery has caused an uproar on the internet, with many calling it an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system.
Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster.
Scientists used a particle accelerator to learn more about Little Foot, a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil.
Surveillance footage reveals the moment an out-of-control driverless motorboat smashed into two docks in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28, marking his first public appearance in over a month.
Watch as an almost 2-year-old condor is released back into the wild in Utah after being treated for lead poisoning.
Two NASA astronauts installed support frames for new solar panels that will be installed on the International Space Station later this year.
A Californian artist put a golden-coloured statue of former U.S. President Donald Trump on display at CPAC.
‘I'm going to space!’: Haley Arceneaux is getting prepared to travel around Earth after being selected for a SpaceX mission.
Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer's death at age 73 closes an incredible chapter of music history.
A driver doing doughnuts in the middle of a street in Los Angeles hit a pedestrian, put her in the car, then fled from police.
Scientists used a particle accelerator to learn more about Little Foot, a 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil.
This artist garnered three million views after she narrowly escaped ruining a prized painting of her grandfather.
Montrealer Carlos Viani shares his 'confinement diaries' – images of how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping the city.
A 10-second video was sold for US$6.6 million last week, showing just how much the non-fungible token market is booming.
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung sent a plume of ash over 11,000 feet above sea level, the country's volcanic monitoring agency, said.
Jahmil French, who is best known for his role as Dave Turner in teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died.
B.C.’s paramedics union says staffing levels across the province are now 'critical,' causing ambulances to sit empty and wait times to balloon.
Albertans aged 65 or older will not receive the newly approved AstraZeneca vaccine following new advice from a national advisory committee on who should and shouldn’t get the shot.
Quebec cancer specialists are asking the province to bump their patients up in the priority lineup, not just soon, but now, getting shots alongside the elderly.
Calling it 'disgusting behaviour' that needs to be 'denounced strongly' Mayor Naheed Nenshi called out anti-lockdown protesters who carried tiki torches through downtown Calgary over the weekend.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Manitoba, according to a new report.
The Edmonton Oilers have submitted a proposal to Alberta Health that, if approved, would allow fans to attend live games at Rogers Place.
The time between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses will be extended again, B.C. health officials announced Monday.
Some colourful new Canada Post trucks will soon be zipping around cities across Canada.
A federal judge ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a US$14.25 million civil penalty Tuesday in an 11-year-old lawsuit alleging it violated the Clean Air Act for eight years at its flagship Baytown, Texas, refinery.
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but he will need to navigate a host of challenges -- including the coronavirus pandemic and restoring hundreds of thousands of lost jobs -- to get it done.
A growing number of Canadian farms are starting to employ regenerative agriculture, or methods that keep the soil healthy by promoting biodiversity. It's a way of doing farming that's good for the planet, produces healthier food and helps farmers save money.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions without eliminating coal power but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as this country keeps exporting thermal coal.
Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, according to the International Energy Agency.
After four years of holding our collective breath following every prime ministerial meeting with the mercurial former U.S. president, Tuesday’s summit afforded a welcome sigh of relief at the happy harmony of it all, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
There was something in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's eyes this week that elevated the temperature of spring election fever to plausible from the impossible, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
There's widespread clarity in the merits of rapid testing, which the premiers are inexplicably ignoring, a deadly oversight that has received only a mild scolding from the feds to date, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Novavax announcement is good news for future vaccine production in Canada, but don’t expect it to help Canadians with the current pandemic, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
Who should be Canada's next governor general? In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin gives a Top 12 list of names who represent the calibre of individual Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should consider.
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.'
As the pandemic keeps people indoors, children and youth are turning to video games at an alarming rate. Sometimes with grave consequences. W5 investigates how much is too much?
A pandemic has added fuel to the fire of conspiracy theories. And many people are falling down the rabbit hole of lies ... but why? And, more importantly, how can they get back out? W5 investigates the world of online conspiracies.
A Canadian man serving a life sentence in a Florida prison for first-degree murder wants to serve the remainder of his time in a Canadian facility. Watch W5's Plea of Mercy Saturday at 7 p.m.
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.
From the months before the suspension of NBA season due to COVID-19 to the present, W5 follows Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse with visits to his hometown in Iowa and last year’s All-Star Game.
Survivors of Quebec's youth protection system begin to join what could become the largest class-action lawsuit in Canadian history.
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.