Trans Mountain oil pipeline returns to normal operating pressure

Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline is seen under way in Kamloops, B.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

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Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas rampage

Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died.

Messages are written on a cross honouring Irma Garcia, a teacher who was killed in this week's elementary school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

'Horrifying experience': 10-year-old boy recounts hiding during deadly Texas school shooting

A 10-year-old boy in a classroom just down the hallway from the room where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday said the experience of hiding during the shooting was 'terrifying.'

Trudeau signals new gun-control changes coming; here's what the Liberals have promised

In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that the Canadian government will be moving ahead on new gun-control measures 'in the coming weeks.' In previous Parliaments, the Liberals have made changes to Canada's gun laws, but in the 2021 federal election, Trudeau promised to go further.

Man fatally shot by police near Toronto elementary school; SIU says BB gun recovered

One man is dead after being shot by police near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon. The incident sent hundreds of students into lockdown.

Canadian gymnast alleges sexual, emotional abuse by coach

Former Canadian gymnast Abby Pearson Spadafora said on Thursday she had suffered years of abuse at the hands of Olympic coach Dave Brubaker and his wife Elizabeth and called for an independent investigation of the sport.

Stars and royalty watch ABBA's return in digital stage show

Four decades after the Swedish pop supergroup last performed live, audiences can once again see ABBA onstage in an innovative digital concert where past and future collide.

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to "reflect on" -- and deflect any blame for -- the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Russian plane grounded indefinitely at Toronto Pearson racking up huge parking bill

A massive Russian plane that was grounded at Toronto Pearson International Airport back in February is racking up a substantial parking bill.

Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he 'deflated' stock price

Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in 'unlawful conduct' aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.

W5 HIGHLIGHTS

Tumultuous times in House of Windsor raise concerns about monarchy's future

With Prince Andrew the latest in a string of British royal scandals, is the House of Windsor starting to crumble?

Members of the British Military's 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards take part in the changing of the guard ceremony outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, where Prince Andrew's residence is nearby in the grounds of Windsor Great Park, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Ketamine and psilocybin, better known as party drugs, showing promise for treatment of mood disorders

W5 investigates an unconventional treatment for severe depression and PTSD that involves the drug ketamine.

Clinical trials with psilocybin have shown an improvement in symptoms for patients battling a range of disorders including depression and anxiety.

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.

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.

BALLOT BOX
BALLOT BOX | Weekly wrap: What happened on the Ontario election campaign trail?

On this week's episode of Ballot Box, the team breakdowns down the highlights from the fourth week of the election campaign.
Man fatally shot by police near Toronto elementary school; SIU says BB gun recovered

One man is dead after being shot by police near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon. The incident sent hundreds of students into lockdown.
Crown, defence expected to make closing arguments today in Hoggard sex assault trial

Prosecutors and defence lawyers are expected to make their final pitch today to jurors hearing the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard.

Ottawa

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NEW THIS MORNING | Hydro Ottawa 'still set for the bulk of customers' to have power this evening

As of Friday morning, 33,000 Hydro Ottawa customers remain without power in all neighbourhoods of the city.
Rainy Friday expected with possible thunderstorms in the forecast

Rainy Friday expected with possible thunderstorms in the forecast
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NEW THIS MORNING | What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: May 27-29

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at activities and events happening in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec during the final weekend of May.

Barrie

Barrie Waterfront Festival returns with live music and delicious eats

A popular festival is returning to the Barrie waterfront this weekend.
Wasaga Beach residents call for transparency over beachfront development plans

Wasaga Beach residents want their voices heard as they seek transparency from the town over plans to sell portions of beachfront property.
Barrie teen guilty of 2019 stabbing death of boy, 15, faces those impacted at hearing

The teenager who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of another teen inside a Barrie, Ont. group home in 2019 was in court Thursday for a sentencing hearing.

Kitchener

J. Cole makes Canadian basketball debut in game against Guelph

Basketball and hip hop collided in the Royal City Thursday night.
'For the past two nights I haven't slept': Kitchener family says bricks thrown through their window

A Kitchener family has raised concerns about a recent act of vandalism and they're frustrated with the response they received from the Waterloo Regional Police Service.
Regional police searching for missing 11-year-old girl

Waterloo regional police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 11-year-old girl.

London

Arrest made in Lambton County homicide

An arrest has been made in connection with a homicide investigation in Lambton County,
Investigators deployed to London International Airport after aircraft accident: TSB

A team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed to London Thursday in regards to a plane crash involving a small aircraft.
Man fatally shot by police near Toronto elementary school; SIU says BB gun recovered

One man is dead after being shot by police near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon. The incident sent hundreds of students into lockdown.

Windsor

'She has touched the lives of many': Chatham-Kent family and friends mourn loss of crash victim

Family and friends are mourning the loss of an 18-year-old Dover Township woman after a fatal crash.
Liberal candidate in Chatham-Kent-Leamington withdrawing from provincial election

The Liberal candidate in Chatham-Kent-Leamington is withdrawing from the provincial election.
Showers and thunderstorms expected on Friday

Environment Canada is calling for a mainly cloudy sky on Friday with a 30 per cent chance of showers.

Montreal

In backlash to the backlash, Bill 96 leads to flurry of talk on Quebec separatism

Quebec Premier François Legault may not have expected quite this type of fallout from Bill 96, but he found himself hammered by questions on Thursday -- about Quebec independence.
Quebec ready to vaccinate against monkeypox as soon as Friday, with 25 confirmed cases

Quebec says it is ready to vaccinate people who have come into close contact with monkeypox as soon as Friday.
SIDS: Montreal specialist encouraged by study finding marker to help detect risk

There are about 30 SIDS deaths per year in Quebec, occurring during a child's first year of life. About two-thirds are not only unexpected but are also unexplained. A recent study published in The Lancet, however, has yielded some important and 'interesting' clues about one possible cause of SIDS.

Atlantic

Senior Mountie was surprised it took hours to learn of witnesses in N.S. mass shooting

A retired senior Mountie has described to an inquiry his dismay that it took five hours before anyone told him about eyewitnesses who had encountered a mass killer while fleeing the 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia.
N.S. family struggling to find affordable home may be forced to leave the province

A Nova Scotia family may be forced to leave the province due to the lack of affordable housing units on the market today.
N.S. reports 13 new COVID-19 related deaths, drop in new cases, hospitalizations

Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting a decrease in new deaths, cases and hospitalizations in the province's weekly COVID-19 update.

Winnipeg

Father pleads guilty to stabbing death of 3-year-old girl in Winnipeg

A man told court Thursday he was ready to accept punishment after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his three-year-old daughter.
Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas rampage

Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died.
Winnipeg students give send off for custodian retiring after 20 years

While his job was to keep the school's hallways clean, his impact went far beyond that – touching the lives of the students who walked within them.

Calgary

Oilers knock off Flames in OT to advance to Western Conference final

The Edmonton Oilers defeated their Alberta rival Calgary Flames 5-4 in overtime in Game 5 of their second-round NHL playoff series Thursday night to advance to the Western Conference final.
'Execution-style murder': Killer of 19-year-old Calgary hockey coach sentenced to life in jail

A Calgary judge has sentenced a young man who shot and killed another man to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.
CFL Players' Association ratifies new contract with CFL

The CFL Players' Association ratified its new collective bargaining agreement with the CFL on Thursday night.

Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers eliminate Calgary Flames in dramatic OT fashion

Captain Connor McDavid secured the Edmonton Oilers' ticket into the Western Conference Final with an overtime goal.
Still no date set for Alberta electricity rebates as MLAs sent home early

The spring sitting of the Alberta Legislature wrapped up two weeks earlier than expected Thursday with the NDP continuing to hammer the government on a promise to deliver utility rebates to Albertans.
Shandro tells Sohi to create 'public safety plan' to fight violence in Edmonton's core

Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has two weeks to provide a new plan to the province, after the justice minister accused him on Thursday of "not providing or maintaining adequate and effective policing services."

Vancouver

'We're starting to see some of those worst-case scenarios': Fraser Valley residents warned to be prepared for potential spring flooding

The Fraser Valley Regional District is urging those living in low-lying areas to have "go kits" ready and important documents easily accessible should homes have to be quickly evacuated.
Fewer than half of COVID-19 deaths reported since B.C. changed counting methods were caused by the disease

Data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control provides some insight into just how much overcounting of COVID-19 deaths the switch to "30-day, all-cause mortality" has created.
Family waits weeks for passport news so B.C. cancer patient can travel with grandkids to Disneyland

Waiting for passports has been stressful and heartbreaking for the family of a B.C. cancer patient who wants to travel with her grandchildren to Disneyland while there's still time.

Politics

Trudeau signals new gun-control changes coming; here's what the Liberals have promised

In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that the Canadian government will be moving ahead on new gun-control measures 'in the coming weeks.' In previous Parliaments, the Liberals have made changes to Canada's gun laws, but in the 2021 federal election, Trudeau promised to go further.
Lifting sanctions against Russia to move Ukrainian grain exports not an option: Ukraine PM

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the West must not give in to Russian pressure to ease sanctions in order to restart the flow of agricultural exports.
Parliamentary committee to start report on expanding eligibility for assisted dying

A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it.

Health

Advocates warn of spread of LGBTQ2S+ stigma in monkeypox response

Advocates warn that stigma could pose a public health threat as a cluster of monkeypox cases stokes concern in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Canadian Blood Service seeks to scrap lifetime ban on sex workers donating blood

Canadian Blood Services wants to scrap a lifetime ban on sex workers giving blood in a further move to make blood donation more equitable. The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban on donation by people who have taken money or drugs in exchange for sex.
The next pandemic? Why monkeypox isn't the new COVID

Health experts say that the monkeypox virus isn’t likely to have a similar impact to SARS-CoV-2, mainly because it isn’t a new virus and doesn’t spread the same way.

Sci-Tech

Hubble identifies unusual wrinkle in expansion rate of the universe

Measuring the expansion rate of the universe was one of the Hubble Space Telescope's main goals when it was launched in 1990. Over the past 30 years, the space observatory has helped scientists discover and refine that accelerating rate -- as well as uncover a mysterious wrinkle that only brand-new physics may solve.
Unique optical phenomena puts on colourful show in Maritime sky

Circumhorizontal arcs made an appearance in parts of the Maritimes on Thursday.
Here's what happened during Boeing's 'nail-biting' spacecraft docking

Boeing managed to dock a spacecraft at the International Space Station late last week, but it was not without several minor hangups.

Entertainment

Movie reviews: 'Top Gun: Maverick' is a high-flying sequel with a need for speed

This week, pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'The Bob’s Burgers Movie' and 'The Middle Man.'
'Goodfellas' co-stars, many others pay tribute to Ray Liotta

Actors are paying tribute to Ray Liotta, best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in 'Goodfellas' and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in 'Field of Dreams.'
Alan White, longtime drummer for prog rock's Yes, dead at 72

Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.

Business

Russia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis

Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis that has been worsened by Kyiv's inability to ship millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products due to the conflict.
'Negative trajectory' in consumer confidence shows Canadians increasingly anxious about economy

Dropping consumer confidence numbers show that Canadians are growing increasingly anxious about the direction of the economy, said Nanos Research pollster Nik Nanos.
Wall Street points to first weekly gain in almost two months

Wall Street edged higher before markets opened early Friday, putting major benchmarks in a position for their first week of gains after a seven-week losing streak.

Lifestyle

Kim Kardashian 'Chief Taste Consultant' in Beyond Meat campaign

Kim Kardashian is using her star power to promote Beyond Meat in a campaign that finds her with a a fancy new title - Chief Taste Consultant.
Laverne Cox becomes first trans person honoured with Barbie doll

Mattel is honouring Laverne Cox with a Barbie doll in her likeness to celebrate the Emmy-winning actress and trans rights advocate’s 50th birthday.
'One ticket is all it takes': OLG reveals winner of $60-million jackpot

A woman from Hamilton, Ont. is now a multimillionaire after she won the $60-million Lotto Max jackpot.

Sports

Oilers knock off Flames in OT to advance to Western Conference final

The Edmonton Oilers defeated their Alberta rival Calgary Flames 5-4 in overtime in Game 5 of their second-round NHL playoff series Thursday night to advance to the Western Conference final.
Canadian gymnast alleges sexual, emotional abuse by coach

Former Canadian gymnast Abby Pearson Spadafora said on Thursday she had suffered years of abuse at the hands of Olympic coach Dave Brubaker and his wife Elizabeth and called for an independent investigation of the sport.
CFL Players' Association ratifies new contract with CFL

The CFL Players' Association ratified its new collective bargaining agreement with the CFL on Thursday night.

Autos

'Hurts like hell': What goes into the price of gas in Canada

With the price of gas rising above $2 per litre and setting new records in Canada this year, CTVNews.ca looks at what goes into the price per litre of gasoline and where the situation could go from here.
Lawsuit accuses 3 automakers and parts maker in air bag case

A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked to such explosions.
B.C.'s rejected licence plate list includes GAS LOL, BONDVLN, WE VAPE

Some of British Columbia's more creative vehicle owners received bad news over the last two years: you can't put everything on a licence plate.