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Premier Heather Stefanson has shuffled her cabinet – reframing the health portfolio, bringing in three new faces, and adding a former cabinet minister who left under Pallister's government.

A man has been arrested following a bizarre and "random" series of events in New Westminster, police say.

The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is reporting another rise in the number of inpatients with COVID-19 and another record high, while four new related deaths were added.

Toronto's top doctor says that the city is now seeing some "initial indicators" that the level of COVID-19 infection may have plateaued locally but she is warning against lifting public health restrictions too quickly.

Residents across parts of Ontario and Quebec are recovering from a winter wallop that could take days to clean up. After leaving drivers stranded and schools closed, both provinces are now digging their way out of the biggest winter storm of the season.

Quebec is reporting 89 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday along with a net increase of 36 new hospitalizations.

Six people have been arrested amid a year-long drug-trafficking investigation targeting a Vancouver Island organized crime group with ties to the Hells Angels.

Manitoba’s premier is set to unveil new cabinet members on Tuesday.

The first pills of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral drug could arrive in Alberta by the end of the week, officials say.

A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain are now contending with plunging temperatures and snow.

While the most challenging days of COVID-19 are predicted to be ahead for British Columbia's health-care system, representatives for doctors and nurses say their members are on the verge of a possible collapse.

The number of patients in an Ontario hospital with COVID-19 rose to 4,183 on Tuesday as ICU admissions related to the virus reached 580.

Premier Doug Ford says his government will have 'a good announcement' by the end of the week on returning to other levels of COVID-19 restrictions.

A Real Canadian Superstore in London, Ont. will be hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics specifically for kids age 5-11 later this week.

Several trucks and cars remain stuck in mounds of snow, some transit services continue to face disruption and schools are pivoting their plans in the aftermath of Toronto’s largest snowstorm in years.

A small group of Canadian special forces has been deployed to Ukraine, a country on the brink of an armed conflict with Russia, CTV News has confirmed.

Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain speed, even as the Liberal government and central bank maintained that inflationary pressures were temporary.

After the Christmas break, an extended stretch of remote learning, and a snow day, schoolchildren in Ottawa are returning to their classrooms.

Is the role of city councillor part-time? Full-time? Or something unique?

There is still a possibility of more flurries in Toronto as residents start the lengthy cleanup process following Monday’s massive snowstorm.

Three more people in the Vancouver Island region died of COVID-19 over the weekend, among 22 deaths recorded across the province since Friday.

Manitoba will be getting 1,100 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 antiviral treatment called Paxlovid.

B.C. recorded another 22 deaths related to COVID-19 over the weekend, as the number of test-positive patients in hospital topped 800.

'All hands on deck': parts and people could be in short supply for snow-clearing operations in the midst of the pandemic

Toronto Mayor John Tory is declaring a 'major snow storm condition' to remove the snow left behind by a blizzard Monday morning that forced the closure of schools and major roadways across the city.

The University Hospital Centre (CHU) of Quebec said Monday that a four-year-old girl had died "due to circumstances related to COVID-19."

A B.C. tribunal is allowing a complaint alleging a HandyDART driver sexually harassed a passenger to proceed.

A strong area of low pressure tracked southeast of Lake Ontario Monday and brought very heavy snow across parts of southern Ontario.

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning Monday morning due to gusty winds and near-zero visibility amid blowing snow as parts of Ontario expect up to 60 centimetres.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has completed his cancer treatment and is expected to return to his office in the coming weeks.

The hospitalization count continues to climb in Manitoba as there are now more than 600 people requiring care due to COVID-19.

Three additional deaths related to COVID-19 are being reported by the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

In the worst-case scenario, we could probably get as much snow today as you've had all winter so far," said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.

The Second World War-era plane was retrofitted from its role as a U.S navy patrol bomber into a water bomber in the 1960s.

As students return to Manitoba classrooms Monday, one mom is raising concerns over the lack of contract tracing.

Some of the restrictions put in place in British Columbia as cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed in the province are set to expire on Tuesday, but health officials have hinted that some COVID-19 orders will be extended.

People were forced to take cover as Bluewater Health staff were threatened with a replica handgun early Monday.

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning Monday morning due to gusty winds and near-zero visibility amid blowing snow as parts of Ontario expect up to 60 centimetres.

Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, the first oral and at-home prescription medication to be cleared for use in this country.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a winter storm warning on Sunday for the Greater Montreal Area and the region's citizens woke up expecting as much as 25 centimetres of snow expected on Monday.

In the worst-case scenario, we could probably get as much snow today as you've had all winter so far," said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.

British Columbia health officials will provide an update Monday on the latest COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations recorded over the weekend.

Another B.C. emergency department was forced to temporarily close due to a staffing shortage.

Ontario health officials reported that 3,887 people are in hospital with COVID-19, and 578 of those patients are in intensive care.

Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid. The agency says the prescription-only medication can be given to adults ages 18 and older to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, if they have a confirmed positive viral test and are at a high risk of becoming seriously ill.

A winter storm is battering southern Ontario and parts of Quebec Monday, with anywhere from 15 to 50 centimetres of snow expected to fall across the provinces.

In the worst-case scenario, we could probably get as much snow today as you've had all winter so far," said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.

Health Canada is expected to authorize the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid on Monday, CTV News has confirmed.

A group representing truck drivers is calling on the B.C. government to ensure highways are cleared of snow and dangerous potholes are fixed or goods will no longer be transported.

Environment Canada has issued a blizzard warning Monday morning due to gusty winds and near-zero visibility amid blowing snow as parts of Ontario expect up to 50 centimetres.