Ford recalls 200K cars because brake lights can stay on
Ford is recalling about 200,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the brake lights from turning off.
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Autos
Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Tesla Autopilot
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
Calderon joins IndyCar as 1st woman to drive for AJ Foyt
Tatiana Calderon will drive for AJ Foyt Racing this season as the first woman to compete regularly in the IndyCar Series since 2013.
Edmunds: The hottest cars to look out for in 2022
The chip and supply chain shortages of 2021 have been difficult for automakers and consumers alike. But something positive has emerged from the chaos for 2022: more new car introductions.
4x4 enthusiast turns 'hero' driving snowed-in health-care staff to work on Vancouver Island
Before he was known as Barto Built, sharing his backcountry 4x4 adventures on YouTube, Bart Sutherland was known as a 'rock-crawler,' driving his truck over seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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Neighbours use kayak to rescue driver after car crashes through ice in Manotick, Ont.
Ottawa paramedics say the driver declined treatment after being rescued from the Rideau River after a car crashed through the ice.
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Tesla inks deal to get key battery component outside China
Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.
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Onboard vehicle tech becoming a safety issue, advocates say
Automakers have been installing increasingly high-tech features and infotainment systems in vehicles, but that doesn't mean they're becoming safer. Given the lack of regulatory oversight into the issue, safety advocates are working to raise regulatory and consumer awareness about the risks of increasingly complex vehicle controls.
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Canadian Robert Wickens to return to racing 4 years after near-fatal crash
Robert Wickens, who was left partially paralyzed after a near fatal IndyCar crash, will get back in a race car for the first time since his accident by racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Cup championship.
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'Mass confusion' amid changing messaging on trucker vaccine mandate: industry leader
Industry experts are expressing concerns that this week's confusion on the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers may leave some drivers, who were under the impression they would be exempt, stuck if they are already en route, or facing two weeks with no paycheque while undergoing quarantine.
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Musk says Tesla to accept Dogecoin for merchandise
Tesla Inc will accept meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment for its merchandise such as the 'Giga Texas' belt buckle and mini models of electric vehicles, chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Friday.
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Canada to complain about U.S. auto move in latest sign of trade strains
Canada will sign onto a complaint against the United States over its interpretation of how free trade should apply to the continental auto industry, another sign of souring ties between the two neighbours.
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Jacques Villeneuve to bid for spot on Daytona 500 starting grid
Former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve will join Netherlands based outfit Team Hezeberg in a bid for a spot on the Daytona 500 starting grid.
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Here are the changes Ont. is making to the G driving test
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Man buys truck with odometer rolled back more than 250,000km
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BMW unveils world's first colour-changing car at CES
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Watch: Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Alta.
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What you need to know about Ontario's new towing rules
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Thieves steal man's $65K luxury vehicle during test drive
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These are the top ten most stolen vehicles in Canada
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Caught on cam: Vehicle thefts on the rise in Montreal
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Canada
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'Extremely disgusting': Rat spotted near food in UBC cafeteria
UBC students in line for dinner at one of the school’s cafeterias were greeted by an unwelcome guest this week.
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Yukon's chief coroner cautions about 'extremely high number of drug-related deaths'
Yukon's chief coroner has issued a warning to residents about an increase in opioid-related deaths.
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Iqaluit lab techs say they quit over long-standing issues, denied bonus
Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of support.
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Jeopardy! question on Prince Edward Island stumps competitors
The brainiac competitors on Wednesday's airing of 'Jeopardy!' and its all-time champion host were all unable to answer a question about Prince Edward Island.
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B.C. reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, another jump in hospitalizations
The B.C. government has announced 13 more deaths related to COVID-19, along with another increase in test-positive patients in hospital.
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Canada Post employees may be sent home if they choose to wear an N95 mask
Canada Post workers risk being sent home from work if they wear masks other than ones issued by the corporation, even if their masks are an upgrade in safety.
World
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Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus
With one of Europe's highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, Spain's government is laying the groundwork to treat the next infection surge not as an emergency but an illness that is here to stay.
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Austrian parliament to vote on universal vaccine mandate
Austria's parliament is due to vote Thursday on introducing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults, the first of its kind in Europe.
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Jury selection to start in federal trial over Floyd's death
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's constitutional rights while fellow Officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin the Black man to the street.
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Ghislaine Maxwell formally requests new trial after lawyers raise concern about juror
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers late on Wednesday formally asked for a new trial after the British socialite's lawyers raised concern about a juror's possible failure to disclose before the trial that he was sexually abused as a child.
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Tracking Biden's 1st-year progress delivering on promises
During his first year in office, U.S. President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key campaign promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world.
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Who are the 3 officers on trial in George Floyd's death?
Three former Minneapolis officers headed to a federal trial on civil rights charges this week in the death of George Floyd aren't as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin, a fellow officer who was convicted of murder last spring.
Entertainment
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Britney Spears sends cease-and-desist letter to sister demanding she stop talking about her on book tour
Britney Spears' lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, has sent a legal cease-and-desist letter to the singer's younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears regarding her new memoir, 'Things I Should Have Said.'
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Jeopardy! question on Prince Edward Island stumps competitors
The brainiac competitors on Wednesday's airing of 'Jeopardy!' and its all-time champion host were all unable to answer a question about Prince Edward Island.
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Jenna Jameson's partner says she doesn't have Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Jenna Jameson is still struggling with her health, but it turns out she does not have Guillain-Barré Syndrome as previously thought. Her partner posted on social media Tuesday that additional tests show she does not have the disease but is still in poor health.
Health
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Canadian trial: Remdesivir reduces need for ventilation by half for COVID-19 patients
A Canadian study suggests the antiviral medication remdesivir could have a 'modest but significant effect' on COVID-19 patient outcomes, including decreasing the need for mechanical ventilation by approximately 50 per cent.
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Florida official suspended for encouraging COVID-19 vaccines, despite state law
A health official who has helped lead central Florida's response to the pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in violation of state law.
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Manitoba's plan for surgical patients is 'highway medicine': opposition leader
The leader of Manitoba's opposition says the province is providing 'highway medicine' to hundreds of spinal patients it's sending to the United States.
Politics
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Trudeau says Canada fears armed conflict in Ukraine as Russia ramps up aggression
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is once again condemning mounting aggression from Russia against Ukraine, indicating that Canada fears the situation could dissolve into armed conflict.
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PBO report questions need for Liberals' planned stimulus spending
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indications of plans to rein in government spending after a critical report by the parliamentary budget officer questioned the Liberals' case to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus
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Despite having enough doses for all, just 35 per cent of Canadians boosted
Canada has enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines to offer booster doses to all who are eligible, though so far just 35 per cent of Canadians have received their third shot, according to the federal health minister.
Sci-Tech
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Air pollution may be reducing pollination abilities of bees and butterflies
A new study has found that air pollution from urban and rural environments may be harming the pollination abilities of insects like butterflies and bees by stopping them from sniffing out wildflowers and crops that depend on them.
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'Pure evil': How the pandemic has given rise to online child exploitation, livestreamed abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rise in online child exploitation, sharing of abusive material and livestreamed child sexual abuse, experts and police say.
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World's oldest drinking straws may have been found at ancient burial site
Archeologists believe the world’s oldest known drinking straws date from 5,000 years ago after re-analyzing long 'sceptres' found in a burial mound in the Caucasus
Business
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Supply chain disruptions, shift in consumer behaviour keep inflation elevated in Canada
CTVNews.ca created five charts using data from Statistics Canada and interviewed economists to help explain why inflation in Canada remains so high, amid the continuing effects of the pandemic on the global supply chain.
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World Bank chief takes swipe at Microsoft's US$69 billion gaming deal as poor countries struggle
World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday criticized Microsoft's US$69 billion takeover of gaming developer Activision Blizzard as a questionable allocation of capital at a time when poor countries are struggling to restructure debts and fight COVID-19 and poverty.
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Food manufacturers start to cut capacity amid labour shortages and supply chain woes
Canada's food manufacturers are starting to cut capacity and focus on key products as they confront labour shortages and supply chain problems that show no signs of easing.
Autos
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Ford recalls 200K cars because brake lights can stay on
Ford is recalling about 200,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the brake lights from turning off.
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Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Tesla Autopilot
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
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Calderon joins IndyCar as 1st woman to drive for AJ Foyt
Tatiana Calderon will drive for AJ Foyt Racing this season as the first woman to compete regularly in the IndyCar Series since 2013.
Lifestyle
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Tripadvisor's most popular world destination for 2022 is...
Tripadvisor says a 20th-century fishing village that has boomed into a 21st-century global hot spot for high-end travel is its most popular destination in the world for 2022.
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Influential fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley dies at 73
Andre Leon Talley, a towering and highly visible figure of the fashion world who made history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.
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Once, twice, sold? Rome villa with Caravaggio up for auction
A Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is set to go on a court-ordered auction block Tuesday, thanks to an inheritance dispute pitting the heirs of one of the Italian capital's aristocratic families against their step-mother, a Texas-born princess.
Sports
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Judges reveal why Novak Djokovic had to miss Australian Open
Three judges who unanimously rejected Novak Djokovic's bid to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open have revealed their reasons for the ruling.
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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on to 3rd round at Australian Open
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday in the second round of the Australian Open.
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NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.