Новости за 02.09.2021

Toronto police officers scouring a gigantic city dump for months have found the remains of Nathaniel Brettell, CTV News Toronto has learned.

Jagmeet Singh's pre-debate photo op hit a bump in the road this morning -- rather, a hole -- after the NDP leader's custom poutine truck lost a wheel on the way to a Montreal event.

Florida will start issuing US$5,000 fines to businesses, schools and government agencies that require people to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and U.S. troops raced to leave the country, White supremacist and anti-government extremists have expressed admiration for what the Taliban accomplished, a worrying development for U.S. officials who have been grappling with the threat of domestic violent extremism.

China's Global Times newspaper said on Thursday that Michael Spavor provided photographs of military equipment to fellow Canadian Michael Kovrig.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new statutory holiday to commemorate residential schools, will be held on Sept. 30 for the first time this year. Most federal employees will have the day off, but most Canadians will be working.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new statutory holiday to commemorate residential schools, will be held on Sept. 30 for the first time this year. Most federal employees will have the day off, but most Canadians will be working.

Ontario Provincial Police say one person was treated for minor injuries after two freight trains collided in Prescott, Ont. Thursday morning, causing 16 rail cars to leave the tracks. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

Ontario Provincial Police say emergency crews are on the scene at the train tracks near Edward Street in the town, 95 km south of Ottawa.

The highest percentage of female candidates than ever before are running in the federal election this year with all five major parties either maintaining or increasing the percentage of women and gender-diverse candidates that ran for them in the 2019 federal election.

Ontario health officials are reporting more than 850 new COVID-19 cases, marking the highest case count in months.

The two front-runners of the federal election campaign thus far faced their own set of pressures with Thursday's first French-language debate as they tried to win votes in Quebec.

A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars.

In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the situation for Afghans hoping to escape the country is still full of chaos, with some stranded at land borders and others having made it out to another country, only to get stalled again.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who has promised to “immediately and permanently” get rid of charging students interest on federal student loans, has accused the Liberal government of profiting off student debt. CTVNews.ca digs into whether this statement is accurate or not.

A large-scale study in the U.K. investigating breakthrough infections has found that out of 1.2 million people who received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, only 0.5 per cent subsequently tested positive for the virus, encouraging evidence of the vaccine’s effectiveness.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is standing by his Kitchener Centre candidate who has been accused of inappropriate behaviour directed at female staffers.

The Liberals' longstanding promise to the LGBTQ2S community to eliminate the blood ban was absent from the 2021 election platform released on Wednesday, prompting the opposition parties to cast doubt on whether it remains a priority for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The Liberals have shot down this assertion, telling CTVNews.ca that the party remains 'absolutely committed' to seeing the ban end.