The Bank of Canada made a sizable cut to its key lending rate Wednesday from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent as the global economy continues to expand. The half percentage point cut is the fourth rate cut in a row by the central bank as inflation dropped from 2.7 per cent in June to 1.6 per cent in September.

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada is now joining the Canadian Association of Public Employees (CAPE) in calling on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates to conduct a "thorough investigation.

A new report suggests that Canadians' exposure to a radioactive gas is increasing, putting millions of people at a higher risk of developing lung cancer.

The Bank of Canada is set to make its latest interest rate decision this morning.

Ellen Francis says she and her family were having a great time at one of Cuba's famously stunning beaches and exploring the popular tourist town of Varadero when the situation turned into something like a scary movie.

Most Indigenous people in Canada weren't allowed to vote in provincial and federal elections until 1960 — a little over 60 years ago. While many now exercise that right, others choose not to take part in what they consider colonial systems.

One of the world's best powerlifters is from Newfoundland and Labrador. Stef Kean achieved her second world record in powerlifting in October while competing at the Commonwealth Championships in Africa.

A group of Liberal MPs plan to ask the prime minister to resign at Wednesday's caucus meeting. Power & Politics speaks to Ken McDonald, one of the MPs behind the calls to oust Trudeau.

Two Ottawa families say they've been haunted by bills for more than a decade after the City of Ottawa tore down their fence and invoiced them. Today, that fence dispute has turned into multiple lawsuits and more than $43,000 in ever-growing penalties.

None of the more than 1,600 Canadians currently registered in Cuba have requested consular assistance in returning to Canada, Global Affairs Canada confirmed to CTVNews.ca.

Mounties in British Columbia say a second person has been found dead after two vehicles ended up in a river on Vancouver Island when a road washed out amid torrential rains over the weekend.

Canada is getting served a smorgasbord of weather this week. The West saw its first sign of winter, while the eastern half of Canada experienced summer-like temperatures on Tuesday.

A father and his two children who suffered severe burns in a Springfield, Ont. house fire have undergone surgery.

British Columbia's highest court has weighed in on a dispute over an inflatable hot tub a couple set up on their condo's patio – potentially bringing a close to the years-long conflict.

A group of Black and Indigenous women say they want a national public inquiry into a recent spate of police-involved deaths after nine Indigenous people were killed in interactions with police in August and September.

Federal prosecutors at the sentencing hearing of a former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario last year told court on Tuesday that his actions were ideologically motivated.

Consumers in Canada are being told to check their freezers after hundreds of frozen waffle products were recalled for fears of a possible Listeria contamination. The voluntary recall was just the latest in a string of listeria-related recalls in North America.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault promised on Tuesday to toughen secularism measures in schools, saying he was 'shocked' by revelations about a Montreal public school where a group of teachers had tried to introduce what the premier described as 'Islamist' beliefs.

A Superior Court justice in Milton has been ordered to participate in coaching from a more senior judge after the Canadian Judicial Council found that his tone was 'abusive and intimidating' during a family court hearing last September.

Former volunteers with Eastern Ontario Cats (EOC) are working to track cats they say are either dead or missing after allegations of abuse, neglect and falsified medical records surfaced in recent months.

Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030.

A Halifax Walmart store remains closed for the third consecutive day after the death of a 19-year-old woman on-site. 

After years of following similar trends in the number of frostbite amputation cases, Edmonton and Calgary diverged last winter: Edmonton set a new record, while Calgary saw figures decrease. The reasons may include how the cities approach homeless encampments and frostbite treatment.

Police in western Newfoundland say a 77-year-old man visiting the province from Kansas is missing after a fire at a hotel in Deer Lake, N.L.

In the first of a four-part investigation into the seedy underbelly of the lucrative clothing donation bin industry, CTV W5 puts a spotlight on how some of the clothes Canadians donate to charity end up in markets in Africa.

While many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.

A group of temporary foreign workers quit an Etobicoke Canadian Tire before their work permits expired. Now two are sharing their stories, saying the owner paid them less than the agreed-upon wage in their contracts.