Early-onset colorectal cancers may be becoming more common in young people between the ages of 20 and 39 years old, according to a new study, with the increase appearing more pronounced in Black and Hispanic populations.
After being at the front of the line to receive a heart transplant, 31-year-old DJ Ferguson was denied surgery for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Canada's top doctor says the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has detected more than 100 cases of a new Omicron subvariant known as BA.2, doubling the number of infections from the virus lineage that were reported earlier this week.
It’s one small suture for robots, one big step for the field of robotics — for the first time, a robot has performed a surgery on the soft tissue of a pig from start to finish without a human helping to guide it.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it has detected more than 50 cases of a new Omicron subvariant known as BA.2. The subvariant is widely considered 'stealthier' than the original version of Omicron because some of its genetic traits make it harder to detect.
Scientists are working to develop a "pan-coronavirus" vaccine — one that offers protection against multiple variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The province is set to resume some health services on Monday that were paused to preserve hospital capacity earlier this month.
A new study suggests that current antiviral pills being used to treat COVID-19 remain effective against the highly transmissible Omicron variant, while intravenous antibody drugs appear to be 'substantially' less successful.
U.K. researchers have developed a COVID-19 testing lab that fits into a backpack, which they say could offer low income and remote communities a more affordable and accessible method for detecting the virus.
COVID-19 boosters increase protection against death from the Omicron variant to 95 per cent in people aged 50 or over, the U.K. Health Security Agency said on Thursday.
As the lives of every day Canadians become increasingly more digitized, some see health care as one area that could gain some traction in the near future.
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the Omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including the United States.
The world's first medical trial authorized to deliberately expose participants to the coronavirus is seeking more volunteers as it steps up efforts to help develop better vaccines.
A recent study from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa has found evidence to suggest it is safe for children to resume some physical activity 72 hours after a concussion.
A new study suggests there may be a need for increased monitoring of COVID-19 patients after they're discharged from hospital, with data showing these patients are at a greater risk of readmission and death.
Pandemic home-based quarantines effectively put women under heightened levels of control from abusive partners, advocates say.
This is where the Omicron wave is starting to show its worst side: inside the ICU at Toronto General, which is filling up with critically ill COVID-19 patients, the majority of whom are unvaccinated.
Strains on the health-care system caused by the Omicron variant are increasingly seeing paramedics off sick or tied up with patients in hospital emergency rooms.
Known for his alter ego, Dr. Glaucomflecken, Dr. Will Flanary’s humour has been a bright spot for his 1.3 million TikTok and 472.9K Twitter followers looking for a bit of levity amid the stress and gloom of the pandemic.
The fifth wave is starting to look very much like the first for seniors across Canada living in homes like Lakeside Long Term Care Home in Toronto, where despite most residents being triple vaccinated, COVID-19 cases are keeping residents isolated in their rooms, where some are deteriorating.
Surgical staples are critical tools for surgeons, used often during minimally invasive operations to replace older-style sutures in closing incisions -- but some patients are alleging in class-action lawsuits that sometimes, these staples can lead to further complications.
Eating disorders affect as many as a million Canadians, can be difficult to treat, and has the highest overall mortality rate of any mental illness. One patient is training to become a psychiatrist in hopes of transforming how eating disorders are treated.
A first-of-its-kind study involving researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health shows that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in Type 1 diabetes patients.
Ottawa's police chief is urging people to avoid downtown Ottawa this weekend with a large convoy of truckers set to arrive downtown, and warned that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted.
Sentencing submissions are expected today in the case of a teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb.
London police have laid charges in connection with a crash on Riverside Drive that left an eight-year-old girl dead.
Ontario health officials reported 68 additional deaths related to COVID-19 while hospitalizations dropped again on Friday.
Two dozen people are facing more than 300 charges combined in connection with an investigation into what police are calling a “prolific auto theft ring” in the Greater Toronto Area.
Two business owners in Montreal say in addition to pandemic problems they now have a letter from Quebec's language watchdog, the Office quebecois de la langue francaise.
Six men accused of carrying out one of the biggest jewel thefts in history are preparing to go on trial in Germany starting Friday. But the mystery of what happened to the treasures they are alleged to have stolen endures.
Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, one of the world's most prestigious golf clubs, as he fights allegations of sexual abuse that have forced him to retreat from public life.
Thousands of police officers lined the pews Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral to honour fallen Officer Jason Rivera, who was gunned down with his partner last week in an ambush that left the New York Police Department in mourning and the city on edge.
A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue occupants of a dangling bus.
Belarus' authoritarian leader on Friday advised exiled opposition activists to 'come home, repent and kneel,' while repeating a vague promise to step down if the people 'make the decision' for him.
The Vatican said Friday it has signed a contract to sell a luxury London building that is at the heart of a fraud and embezzlement trial under way in the Vatican's criminal tribunal, recovering more than it expected from the loss-making investment.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have finally added the long-promised cat to their pet family.
Chinese are travelling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks.
Pablo Picasso's family is not selling a digital asset linked to one of his works after all. After a granddaughter and great-grandson of the artist trumpeted the upcoming sale, lawyers for the family said Thursday that his heirs have not authorized the launch of any such "Picasso NFT."
Five members of Team Canada's delegation in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics are currently in COVID-19 protocol, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Friday.
Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian women's curling championship in COVID-19 protocol.
Anzorat Wali is a female Afghan taekwondo star who took up the sport to learn self defence. She swiftly began earning medals, more golds than she can remember, but her dream of competing in the Olympics died the day the Taliban arrived. 'We have nothing now. We have nothing,' she tells CTV National News' Paul Workman in Kabul.
In light of the tensions in Ukraine, CTVNews.ca has analyzed the most recent data from the International Trade Centre to provide a snapshot of where Canada's trade relations with Russia stand.
The Bank of Canada's decision to delay a rate hike for five more weeks will add fuel to Canada's scorching housing market as buyers scramble to clinch deals before borrowing costs rise, realtors said.
Gas prices are expected to reach record highs in parts of the country this weekend, as supply constraints impact the cost of crude.
Kia is recalling more than 410,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the air bags from inflating in a crash.
Two dozen people are facing more than 300 charges combined in connection with an investigation into what police are calling a “prolific auto theft ring” in the Greater Toronto Area.
Electric vehicles grabbed a much bigger share of the global car market last year as sales more than doubled despite turbulent economic conditions and a severe shortage of computer chips.
