China said it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years to better protect its assets and interests, including the study of plans to build a near-earth object defense system and cooperation with other nations.
New research by a Universite de Montreal biologist seeks to explain how squirrels conserve energy when they hibernate, and what implications that information could have on the future of space travel.
Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
Airline pilot Kyle Hippchen could have -- should have -- been on board when SpaceX launched its first tourists into orbit last year after winning a sweepstakes, but ended up giving the honour to a friend.
Astronomers mapping radio waves in the universe have discovered a mysterious object in space that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, a find that is 'unlike anything' seen before.
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.
According to a new study, domesticated cats have smaller brains than their wild cat ancestors, confirming older studies and opening up new insights into how domestication affects animals.
One Winnipeg man is making three-dimensional models of Manitoba buildings to preserve the province’s history.
A team of researchers led by a British Columbia university has uncovered several new species of coronavirus, some of which were found in unexpected places such as animal dung.
Pandas are famously picky eaters. They only consume bamboo -- a poor quality diet low in fat. But the creatures appear to have evolved to get the most out of what they do eat, according to a new study.
An expert in software tracking objects in space says that a SpaceX rocket booster is 'certain' to impact the moon in a few weeks, marking what is believed to be the first case of unintentional space junk hitting the Earth's moon.
The Australian government on Friday pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars (US$704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonder's World Heritage status.
A deer that had fallen through the ice-covered Westwood Lake in Nanaimo, B.C. was rescued by firefighters on Tuesday afternoon.
As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19, an interview with Canadian Jordan Peterson this week has become the subject of mockery -- this time among climate scientists.
Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they're off, a new study found.
John Kerry on Thursday is hosting his first major international climate meeting of the year with the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters.
Year-over-year food price inflation crept up past 5% in 2021 as drought, floods and hailstorms battered crops and slashed supplies.
Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates fail to make much difference to public opinion, Canadians don't understand them very well.
Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is leaving, and moving the country's capital to the island of Borneo.
Greek army and municipal crews removed hundreds of vehicles Wednesday that had been stranded in snow for three days along a road linking Athens to its international airport, as authorities struggled to clear blocked thoroughfares and restore power to blacked out parts of the capital.
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.
This week, TV pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,' 'One Shot,' and 'Two Deaths of Henry Baker.'
Drake and Migos producer Murda Beatz is selling off publishing rights to hundreds of his songs to an upstart Canadian music investment fund.
Evangeline Lilly said she attended a rally against vaccine mandates in Washington, DC, last weekend -- the same event where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoked Nazi Germany and Anne Frank in a speech.
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.
As a convoy of truckers made its way through Ontario on Thursday, hundreds of supporters gathered along roadways and overpasses in the Greater Toronto Area, with police warning of major traffic delays.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says among the findings of a new report highlighting the party's 2021 election campaign missteps, was that he was 'too scripted' in the final days and communicating with voters stationed in a TV studio proved ineffective.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's isolating because one of his kids tested positive for COVID-19. In an interview with The Canadian Press, he says he feels fine and has no symptoms.
China said it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years to better protect its assets and interests, including the study of plans to build a near-earth object defense system and cooperation with other nations.
New research by a Universite de Montreal biologist seeks to explain how squirrels conserve energy when they hibernate, and what implications that information could have on the future of space travel.
Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday.
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.
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.
