Many in the international science community reacted with disappointment and not a little frustration on Wednesday, after finally seeing statistical data from a study on the medication colchicine.
The gradual electrification of transportation in Quebec is still very far from having lowered the consumption trends of petroleum products and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The City of Montreal is pushing ahead with plans to install protective guards installed on snow removal trucks.
As Canada's COVID winter drags on some are looking across the Atlantic for a possible way to help those suffering from loneliness and isolation.
So far, 2021 has been relatively painless in southern Quebec, at least in terms of weather. But Montreal and parts of Eastern Canada are bracing for their first -20° readings of the season this weekend.
Citing concerns of workloads, pay grades, and staff shortages, teachers in the English Montreal School Board voted to adopt a strike mandate Tuesday evening -- the latest of several teachers' unions to do so.
Former Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation Konrad Sioui will take the reins of the board of directors of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ).
Have you used a parking meter in Montreal or Quebec City in the past five years? Then you may be eligible to join a class action lawsuit.
Quebec's Education Minister promised the province's much anticipated tutoring program will begin in a few weeks.
Cote St. Luc's Saul Bruck, a 99-year-old Auschwitz survivor, remembers the atrocities of the Holocaust while attributing his own survival to luck.
Workers and clients at Accueil Bonneau shelter are voicing concerns about the layoff of 11 workers and the hiring of security guards, including in a demonstration Wednesday. But the shelter director said the decision is already paying off.
Quebec's homeless do not have to abide by the province's curfew, as it discriminates and disproportionately hurts them, a Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday.
A man was stabbed Wednesday at Place Emilie-Gamelin, Montreal police say. The plaza is a gathering place for many homeless Montrealers and sources say an argument turned violent between two homeless men.
Quebec Crown prosecutors are reviewing police actions in the July death of a 29-year-old man who fell from a downtown balcony while in custody.
Quebec provincial police (SQ) arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a man's death after his body was discovered in the ashes of a residential fire in Saint-Ours, Quebec, about an hour east of Montreal.
The preliminary hearing in the case of Radoslav Guentchev, the driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian and a cyclist last September in Brossard, will take place in May, according to information presented at the Longueuil courthouse Wednesday morning.
Quebec reported 1,328 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours and 53 new deaths, keeping up its recent trend of case counts near or below 1,500.
Cote St. Luc's Saul Bruck, a 99-year-old Auschwitz survivor, remembers the atrocities of the Holocaust while attributing his own survival to luck.
Loneliness is a feeling all too familiar for many seniors – and that was long before the pandemic. Something called a ‘loneliness strategy’ in the U.K. is raising questions about creating a similar program in Canada.
Many Montrealers are struggling to put food on the table due to job losses on top of lockdown restrictions, organization leaders say.
Using the power of music and film, two Quebecers are trying to encourage men to be more open about their mental health struggles.
A Montreal action man has been turning heads and raising eyebrows with thrill-seeker videos posted to Instagram that he hopes will brighten people's day.
A coalition is demanding the Quebec government improve sexual education in schools immediately, as many teachers have found they don't have the resources to teach the subject properly.
The daughter of a 97-year-old woman in Montreal was happy when her mother received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination but shocked and confused when she got a Pfizer vaccine as well.
Rameez Karim is a Montrealer dancer who says that rhythm and movement has helped him connect to his Muslim faith.
The Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake is being described as a miracle and a statistical anomaly when it comes to fighting the spread of COVID-19. Part of that success has been attributed to the expertise of family doctor and virologist Annick Gauthier.
A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believes they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: colchicine, an oral tablet already known and used for other diseases.
Experts say addressing inequities and improving public health messaging are just a couple of the many key takeaways from the pandemic.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Wednesday that a curfew will begin Saturday with no one permitted out of their homes from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. with some exceptions. Here's a breakdown of how it will work.
Who should be Canada's next governor general? In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin gives a Top 12 list of names who represent the calibre of individual Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should consider.
With very few exceptions, Quebec reporters and photographers, eager to bear witness to the plight of patients and health-care staff amid the pandemic, have had their requests for access to hospitals and CHSLDs denied.
These nearly 12 months of the global pandemic have shined a light on economic and social inequalities that were already at play. It has become clear that we are not all equal in the face of confinement, curfews, preventive measures and even COVID-19.
Schools have re-opened with few changes in preventive measures, ignoring warnings of scientists, doctors and infectious disease specialists.
It must be one for the political record books: A demand for trade sanctions against the U.S. within seven hours of the new president being sworn in, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.
The premier of British Columbia gave a stern warning Wednesday to travellers entering the province from other parts of Canada, but said he's still not convinced stronger quarantine rules are necessary.
For nearly three weeks, a long-term care home in Barrie, Ont., has been battered by a devastating and deadly COVID-19 outbreak that has now claimed 49 lives and infected 214 residents and staff.
A Winnipegger has become quite a bit richer after purchasing a winning $60 million lottery ticket – though the identity of the brand-new millionaire is under wraps for now.
The Royal B.C. Museum has confirmed that a carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria is an Indigenous artifact.
Keeping students engaged while they're learning online is no easy task, but one Ottawa elementary school teacher has created a very cool classroom.
A herd of elephants were captured playing in the snow at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona.
A Winnipegger has become quite a bit richer after purchasing a winning $60 million lottery ticket
The IOC is adamant the Tokyo Olympics will be held this year despite the pandemic. So, too, are Japanese organizers.
A hot gas cloud billows out from Merapi volcano in Indonesia
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is speculated to be hosting the new season of the Bachelorette.
Some COVID-19 long-haulers, unable to work due to debilitating ongoing symptoms, are filing lawsuits against insurance companies for denying their disability coverage.
When Karandeep Gill was 15, she started having panic attacks, something she had never heard discussed in her Punjabi community in Brampton, Ont. — now, she works to spread mental health awareness to the South Asian community in order to help others.
As the pandemic puts unprecedented stress on Canadians' mental health, Bell Let's Talk Day aims to dismantle stigma and raise money for the cause.
Dozens of staffers in the Governor General’s office described a 'toxic' and 'poisoned' work atmosphere that included allegations of screaming, demeaning comments and public humiliations, according to a report obtained by CTV News that prompted Julie Payette’s resignation.
In an interview with CTVNews.ca, Canadian professional mountain biker Haley Smith discusses how the pandemic resurfaced her past struggles with mental health and how she found strategies to cope.
Canada has administered nearly 761,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 130,400 second doses.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the Vancouver couple who allegedly flew to a remote community in Yukon to get vaccinated against COVID-19 should consider making 'reparations' to the White River First Nation.
A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
While travel exposures account for less than two per cent of all Canada's COVID-19 cases, the number of cases in recent travellers, and people they came into close contact with after arriving, shows continual growth in recent months.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller had some harsh words for a wealthy couple who allegedly lied to get early access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Opposition sparred with the federal government over COVID-19 vaccine shipment delays.
