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TORONTO -- A new study tested more than 900 samples from high-touch surfaces in Ontario grocery stores for SARS-CoV-2 and found zero positive results, suggesting the risk of exposure to the virus in grocery stores is low. Maria Corradini, one of the study's authors and an associate professor at the...

DRYDEN, ONT. -- Gerald Landry always aimed to retire at 65, but at 51 years of age, he says, his body started shutting down, forcing him to quit work. Landry blames the five weeks he spent working at the pulp and paper mill in Dryden, Ont., then owned by Weyerhaeuser,...

OTTAWA -- Forty-seven employees at Ottawa's Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario have been placed on unpaid leave, and could be fired in two weeks, for failing to comply with its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. In August, CHEO announced all doctors, nurses, staff, volunteers, learners and contractors must receive two doses...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some closure to a South Florida community more than three years after an attack that sparked a nationwide movement...

TORONTO -- In an example of a growing trend of using off-label medications to protect their sexual health, some gay and bisexual men in Canada claim that taking a meningitis vaccine can prevent gonorrhea, but doctors caution the research is still in its infancy. The vaccine, called Bexsero, was approved...

TORONTO -- A new study out of the U.S. suggests a correlation between minimal greenspace in lower-income neighbourhoods and higher rates of COVID-19. The study entitled “Nature inequity and higher COVID-19 case rates in less green neighbourhoods in the United States” was published last week in the journal Nature Sustainability....

William Shatner is firing a rhetorical rocket back at Prince William after the future king criticized space tourism. Shatner, who blasted into space earlier this week on one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' rockets, said the prince has "got the wrong idea" by saying that solving problems on Earth should...

TORONTO -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is finalizing its plans to exit the final stage of its reopening plan in order to “cautiously lift more public health measures” currently in place. The premier made the comments during a news conference on Friday, which formally announced the launch...

LEIGH-ON-SEA, ENGLAND -- A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was a terrorist incident. A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which united Britain's fractious politicians in shock and sorrow....

TORONTO -- Ontario has launched its COVID-19 vaccine verification app and QR code system, both of which are now available for download.  Premier Doug Ford's office confirmed to CTV News Toronto that the app was launched on Thursday ahead of an announcement on Friday.  "This is for businesses and organizations...

TORONTO -- A new survey from the real estate firm Royal LePage shows that housing prices in Canada have jumped an astounding 21.4 per cent since this time last year. The Royal LePage House Price Survey, released on Friday, shows that the aggregate price of a home in Canada has...

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has appeared to criticize the global lack of action on climate change in comments caught on microphone. The 95-year-old monarch was filmed on a phone as she visited Cardiff to open the Welsh parliament on Thursday. At one point, speaking to her daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess...

MONTREAL -- A 13-year-old girl in Saint-Armand, Que. has died after she fell inside a pit while operating a front-loader, CTV has learned. Around 6:30 p.m., the girl was driving a small farm front-loader carrying horse manure on Dutch Rd. in the town south of Montreal, near the U.S. border....

TORONTO -- Alanis Obomsawin can't help but get emotional as she reflects on how the treatment of Indigenous people has changed over the years. "To see our people respected, and see they count, it's a very different time," the longtime artist and filmmaker told CTV National News. Obomsawin has used...

TORONTO -- The climatological phenomenon known as La Nina has returned, and that means many Canadians can expect a cold and stormy winter, according to AccuWeather's latest winter forecast. La Nina, a cold weather event that normally occurs every three to five years, has surfaced for the second consecutive year...

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center's intensive care unit for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, his doctors told CNN on Thursday. "He was admitted to the ICU for close monitoring and administered IV antibiotics and fluids. He remains...

TORONTO -- COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12 years of age are expected to be reviewed by Health Canada soon, putting the country’s medical consent laws for children in the spotlight. Pfizer submitted data from a clinical trial that involved children five to 11 years old in late September and...

OTTAWA/TORONTO -- Starting Nov. 8, the United States will be opening its land and sea border to non-essential fully vaccinated Canadian travellers for the first time since March 2020. While the Public Health Agency of Canada is still advising against non-essential international travel, the border reopening means that Canadians can...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper that a lawsuit said total more than US$4 million, state police said Thursday. Alex Murdaugh was arrested at a drug rehab facility in Orlando, Florida, where his...

TORONTO -- Ontario's proof of vaccination requirements could eventually be downgraded to a voluntary program, as the provincial government considers a new set of measures to ease businesses out of pandemic restrictions. Sources with knowledge of the plan say the Ford government is working on a post-Step three strategy that...