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Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months

The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans, practiced shooting from his car and travelled hours from his home in March to scout out the store, according to detailed diary entries he appears to have posted online.

An investigator works at the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre denounces 'white replacement theory'

Pierre Poilievre is denouncing the 'white replacement theory' believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., as 'ugly and disgusting hate-mongering.'

Top 6 moments from the 2022 Ontario election debate

Ontario’s four main party leaders were relatively civil as they spared at Monday night’s televised election debate in Toronto.

'Great for all of Alberta': Flames, Oilers prepare for battle in second round

Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk weren't even born the last time the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they still understand how much the Battle of Alberta means to fans of both teams.

Rising cost of living worries Canadians, defines Ontario election

The rising cost of living is worrying Canadians and defining the Ontario election as prices go up on everything from groceries to gas.

Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last of the Mariupol steel mill fighters

Efforts were underway Tuesday to rescue the last of the defenders inside the Azovstal steel plant in the ruined city of Mariupol after Ukrainian officials said the fighters had 'completed their mission' and there was no way to free the plant by military means.

Half of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 still experiencing at least one symptom two years later: study

Half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic are still experiencing at least one symptom two years later, a new study suggests.

What we know so far about the victims of the Buffalo mass shooting

A former police officer, the 86-year-old mother of Buffalo's former fire commissioner, and a grandmother who fed the needy for decades were among those killed in a racist attack by a gunman on Saturday in a Buffalo grocery store. Three people were also wounded.

Documents show a pattern of human rights abuses against gender diverse prisoners

Facing daily instances of violence and abuse, gender diverse people in the Canadian prison system say they are forced to take measures into their own hands to secure their safety.

W5 HIGHLIGHTS

Nearly two decades after working at a pulp mill, workers complain their health was compromised

In 2002, the owners of the mill in Dryden, Ont. started a project to reduce emissions, but workers on the construction project complain that they were exposed to toxic chemicals that damaged their health. CTV's W5 spoke with some of the workers about what they went through.

Sexual abuse in the military: Soldiers speak of systemic problems in a 'toxic culture'

W5 investigates sexual misconduct in the military, and interviews Canadian soldiers who claim they were sexually abused while serving their country.

Closeup of Colten Skibinsky's military 'dog tags' (W5)

W5 INVESTIGATES

W5 INVESTIGATES | Former dog sled owner quits after learning about alleged gassing of dogs by business partners

A former dog sled owner opens up after watching the W5 documentary 'Dogs in Distress.' She left her large-scale dog sledding operation shortly after the program aired. XP Mi-Loup has since shut down in Quebec.

Top 6 moments from the 2022 Ontario election debate

Ontario’s four main party leaders were relatively civil as they spared at Monday night’s televised election debate in Toronto.
Ontario party leaders attack Ford on health, education in election debate

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford faced a barrage of attacks from the other three major party leaders in the Ontario election debate Monday.
Ontario landlord says he's drained his savings after tenants stopped paying rent last year

An Ontario landlord who says he's exhausted his savings and credit after his tenants allegedly stopped paying rent six months ago is frustrated he has no power to evict them.

Ottawa

Canada Day celebrations moving from Parliament Hill

The Canada Day main stage will be at LeBreton Flats park just west of downtown Ottawa this year, not on Parliament Hill.
Ontario party leaders attack Ford on health, education in election debate

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford faced a barrage of attacks from the other three major party leaders in the Ontario election debate Monday.
Officials confirm EF0 landspout tornado near Casselman, Ont.

Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project says a landspout tornado occurred east of Ottawa during Sunday's severe weather, making it the first confirmed tornado of the 2022 season.

Barrie

Paul Sadlon, 89, stands trial accused of sexual assault

Barrie businessman Paul Sadlon, 89, walked alongside his lawyer into a courtroom to stand trial on Monday, accused of sexually assaulting a woman following a business meeting nearly three years ago.
Truck rollover on Highway 400 in York Region caused major delays

A truck rollover on Highway 400 south of Newmarket is causing major delays Monday, according to provincial police.
Lasting fatigue a symptom of long COVID, expert says

Many people who contracted COVID-19 during the sixth wave complained of lasting symptoms, sometimes known as long COVID, which Dr. Sohail Gandhi said can result in low energy or extreme fatigue.

Kitchener

Police searching for man after child's suspicious death in Cambridge

The Waterloo Regional Police Service has released the name of a man they say could have information on the suspicious death of an eight-year-old boy in Cambridge.
Police seek driver in hit and run collision involving cyclist

Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit and run collision in Kitchener that sent a cyclist to hospital with serious injuries.
Kitchener Rangers reflect on rollercoaster season

The Kitchener Rangers' playoff run came to end over the weekend and the team is reflecting on their up-and-down OHL season.

London

Two suspects arrested and charged after stolen pick-up strikes school bus

Two suspects are facing a slew of charges in relation to two stolen vehicles on Monday — one of which was a pick-up truck that struck a school bus in London, Ont.
Tributes pour in for victim of Grand Bend altercation

“He did not have a bad bone in his body.” That’s what Gaetano Pelliteri said Monday in a letter to CTV News about his best friend, Zachary Hartman, 27, who passed away over the weekend.
Vehicle struck by bullet in south London, Ont.

The call came in just before midnight and police responded to the area of Wellington Road south and Bradley Avenue.

Windsor

What will it take to win the vote of Windsorites? Residents share their top issues ahead of the Ontario election

With just over two weeks until Ontarians head to the polls, candidates are running out of time to convince voters they will keep their election promises.
Airsoft gun allegedly used at county dance, OPP investigating

OPP in Essex are investigating after it was reported a weapon was brought to a grade school dance on Friday.
RECAP
RECAP | Ontario party leaders face off during 2022 election debate

The leaders of Ontario's four major political parties took the stage for a live televised debate in Toronto on Monday night.

Montreal

Quebec English-speakers have higher unemployment, lower income than French-speakers: study

Who are Quebec's English-speakers in 2022, anyway? A new study shows they're young, extremely ethnically diverse -- and are struggling in the workforce, with higher unemployment and lower income than French-speakers.
Quebec coroner calls for independence in public health director role in final report on long-term care home deaths

The government of Quebec needs to ensure the role of the public health director is independent and without any 'political constraint,' a Quebec coroner has recommended in a final report into deaths at long-term care homes during the pandemic's first wave.
Apartment hunting: What can you get for $1,450 in Montreal?

As moving season approaches, the ongoing housing crisis is on the minds of many Montrealers seeking a new place to live.

Atlantic

'Absolutely disgusting': Team leader critical of RCMP mental health support after N.S. shooting

The RCMP's treatment of their tactical team in the days following the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was characterized as "absolutely disgusting" Monday during testimony before the public inquiry examining the killings.
Mother of Chantel Moore tells inquest about night N.B. police shot her daughter

The mother of an Indigenous woman shot by New Brunswick police in 2020 told a coroner's inquest Monday that less than two hours after she was awakened by an officer seeking her daughter's address to check on her safety, police returned with news that her daughter had been killed.
Closure concerns: Glace Bay ER closed for nearly two years due to staffing shortages

The emergency department at the Glace Bay Hospital has been closed since July of 2021, and it’s unclear when it will reopen.

Winnipeg

Sex workers concerned over proposed legislation bringing changes to hotels

Sex workers are raising concerns about a proposed law aimed at cracking down on human traffickers who use short-term rentals, saying the move could make things less safe for them.
Beavers taking a toll on this Winnipeg neighbourhood's tree canopy

Some busy beavers have been taking a toll on a Winnipeg neighbourhood's tree canopy, prompting a group of residents to work with the city to save the trees.
Foundation repair companies slammed with calls after flooding

With the heavy rain Winnipeg has received, many homeowners are finding cracks in their foundations undetected during the previous two years of drought.

Calgary

Warrant issued for suspect in crash that killed Calgary mother of 5

Calgary police said in a statement issued Monday they have identified a suspect wanted in an incident that resulted in the death of a Calgary mother of five.
'Great for all of Alberta': Flames, Oilers prepare for battle in second round

Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk weren't even born the last time the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they still understand how much the Battle of Alberta means to fans of both teams.
Italian language program cancelled for 2022-23 school year at Catholic school

Kids at St. Alphonsus elementary and junior high won't be able to continue in the school's long standing Italian language and culture program in September.

Edmonton

Alta. man pleads guilty to 1st-degree murder in deaths of woman, toddler

The Alberta man accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of a 24-year-old woman and her 16-month-old child is due in court on Monday.
New strategy aims to make Edmonton safer as community calls for more EPS officers

Community members and councillors weighed in on a newly proposed safety and well-being plan crafted by administration to make Edmonton the safest city in Canada by the end of the decade.
Police takedown suspect vehicle in northeast Edmonton

Officers performed a vehicle takedown in northeast Edmonton Monday afternoon to end a "short" police chase.

Vancouver

'Devastating': Vancouver dad's tweet about son's empty birthday party strikes nerve

A Vancouver dad whose son is on the autism spectrum took to social media to share how painful it was to see only one classmate at his birthday party. Now, he's receiving a flood of support that he hopes marks the start of an important conversation.
Metro Vancouver fresh food bank sees 10-fold surge in demand during pandemic

A Metro Vancouver food bank program that provides fresh groceries to people in need is serving 10 times more families than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
B.C. liberal leader slams $800M museum 'vanity project' on first day in legislature

British Columbia Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon said that if elected premier he would halt plans to build a new Royal B.C. Museum, calling it a “billion-dollar vanity project” after he took his seat in the legislature.

Politics

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre denounces 'white replacement theory'

Pierre Poilievre is denouncing the 'white replacement theory' believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., as 'ugly and disgusting hate-mongering.'
Federal commitments still outstanding, nearly a year since first residential school burial site discovery

Almost a year since the first reported discovery of a burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the federal government provided an update on the promises it has made since to 'lift up the truth,' many of which are still a work in progress.
Canada prepared to send ships to Romanian ports to help export Ukraine's wheat: Joly

Canada is poised to send cargo ships to ports in Romania and neighbouring countries to help Ukraine get its wheat to Africa and the Middle East, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday.

Health

U.S. reaches deal to reopen shuttered baby formula plant

U.S. officials on Monday reached an agreement to allow baby formula maker Abbott to restart its largest domestic factory, though it will be two months or more before any new products ship from the site to help alleviate the national shortage facing parents.
First patient in Quebec gets approval from Health Canada for magic mushroom therapy

In Montreal, a pioneering clinic in the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is about to become the first health-care facility in Quebec to legally treat depression with psilocybin.
FDA announces it will make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease shortage

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to import certain infant formulas as it works to address a nationwide shortage.

Sci-Tech

Total lunar eclipse creates dazzling 'blood moon'

The moon glowed red on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday, after a total lunar eclipse that saw the sun, Earth and moon form a straight line in the night sky.
Whale shark study finds collisions with large vessels may be factor in population decline

A new study out of the United Kingdom is pointing to collisions with large marine vessels as a possible reason for the years-long decline in whale shark populations.
Musk hints at paying less for Twitter than his US$44B offer

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his US$44 billion offer made last month.

Entertainment

Juno Awards celebrate Avril Lavigne, Deborah Cox and host Simu Liu's many talents

Sunday night's Juno Awards, hosted by 'Shang-Chi' star Simu Liu, honoured Canadian artists such as Avril Lavigne and Montreal singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin
Amber Heard says she feared she would not survive Johnny Depp marriage

'Aquaman' actor Amber Heard told jurors in a defamation case on Monday that she filed for divorce from Johnny Depp in 2016 because she worried she would not survive physical abuse by him.
Machine Gun Kelly dedicates Billboard Music Awards performance to his 'wife' and 'unborn child'

Was Machine Gun Kelly trying to tell us something? During his performance of the song 'Twin Flame' at Sunday's 2022 Billboard Music Awards, Kelly said 'I wrote this song for my wife.'

Business

Rising cost of living worries Canadians, defines Ontario election

The rising cost of living is worrying Canadians and defining the Ontario election as prices go up on everything from groceries to gas.
De-Arching: McDonald's to sell Russia business, exit country

McDonald's is closing its doors in Russia, ending an era of optimism and increasing the country's isolation over its war in Ukraine.
Asian shares advance despite losses on Wall Street

Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday after another wobbly day on Wall Street extended a losing streak for markets.

Lifestyle

Quebec teen breaks national record for fastest Rubik's cube solve while blindfolded

A Quebec teen has broken a national record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's cube while wearing a blindfold.
Ontario retiree buys 'cheapest home in the GTA'. This is what she got

A retiree in Ontario has just purchased what is being called the 'cheapest home in the GTA'—a caboose located on a commercially zoned parking lot near Milton.
Potted plant 'performs' music at Indigenous art gallery on Vancouver Island

When Rande Cook first spotted the potted plant, he 'hired' it on the spot. There was something about the snake plant that seemed to speak to him.

Sports

'Great for all of Alberta': Flames, Oilers prepare for battle in second round

Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk weren't even born the last time the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they still understand how much the Battle of Alberta means to fans of both teams.
No. 2 Medvedev back on ATP tour after Wimbledon ban

Watching the recent news from Ukraine is 'very upsetting,' No. 2-ranked tennis player Daniil Medvedev said Sunday of the war that led Wimbledon organizers to ban him and other Russians from their tournament.
English soccer player Jake Daniels says he is gay

English soccer player Jake Daniels said he is gay on Monday in a trailblazing moment for the European men's game.

Autos

Renault sells Russia's Avtovaz stake, but leaves room for return

Renault will sell its majority stake in carmaker Avtovaz to a Russian science institute, the French carmaker said on Monday, adding that the deal included a six-year option to buy back the stake.
Leclerc crashes Lauda's historic F1 Ferrari in Monaco

Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc again crashed in hometown Monaco, this time in a historic Ferrari.
Saudi man charged after Maserati driven down Rome's Spanish Steps

A man who this week drove his rented Maserati down Rome's Spanish Steps now faces charges for allegedly causing damage to the landmark, according to police in the Italian capital.