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• Donald Trump silent on abortion as '24 campaign pushes forward

  No elected Republican has done more to restrict abortion rights in the U.S. than Donald Trump, but in the early days of the 2024 presidential contest, no Republican has worked harder to avoid the issue than the former president.

  

• Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming marks his birthday with moving message about grief

  As Bruce Willis turned 68 on Sunday, his wife Emma Heming marked the day with a candid message about caring for someone living with frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  

• W5 Investigates

  W5 Investigates | How did a healthy teen die at a minor hockey camp?

  The parents of young Ontario hockey player Ben Teague have been searching for answers since he died while at a team retreat in 2019. The mystery about what happened and the code of silence in hockey culture is explored in CTV W5's 'What Happened to Ben,' on CTVNews.ca and W5's official YouTube channel.

  

• 'Unfortunate' that data on potential animal vector of COVID wasn’t revealed sooner: Bogoch

  Last week, it was revealed that genetic material collected at a wet market in China suggests that raccoon dogs may have played a role in the origin of the COVID-19 virus, but it`s 'pretty unfortunate' that it took this long to receive this data, according to Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

  

• Ontario's sick day program expires next week. Here's what we know

  Ontario’s temporary sick day program is set to expire at the end of March and officials remain tight lipped over whether they will extend the program, saying instead the policy has 'filled its purpose' and remains 'status quo.'

• Higher cancer rates found in U.S. military pilots, ground crews

  A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among U.S. military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.

• Poilievre calling for national standardized test to license doctors, nurses trained outside of Canada

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a national standardized testing process to be created in order to speed up the licensing process for doctors and nurses who are either immigrants or were trained abroad.

• Use of protein, creatine supplements could be linked to body issues, new study shows

  A new study shows young Canadians are using performance-enhancing drugs and substances to increase muscle mass and athleticism, which can cause adverse mental and physical health effects.

• Nestle Good Start Soothe Infant Formula recalled for potential bacteria contamination

  A voluntary recall has been issued for one sku of Nestle Good Start Soothe Infant Formula due to a potential bacteria contamination. Distributor Perrigo Company says the product is being recalled out of an abundance of caution due to the potential presence of Cronobacter sakazakii.

• Thanks to medical advances, cystic fibrosis is no longer an automatic qualifier for the Make-a-Wish Foundation

  The Make-A-Wish Foundation has announced cystic fibrosis is no longer automatically a qualifying condition, because of "life-changing advances" in the outcome of the disease.

• B.C. man stunned to discover physiotherapist called him 'redneck,' 'lowlife' in medical file

  A B.C. health authority is investigating after a complaint from a Merritt man who said he was stunned to find hurtful and derogatory comments made about him in a medical file.

• Patients who rely on virtual care now facing fees in Ontario: health-care platform founder

  According to the founder of one virtual care platform, Ontario funding changes have had a dramatic impact on its ability to provide services to patients who are now being asked to pay out of pocket for care that used to be free during the pandemic.