AdvertisementTORONTO --A Canadian NATO helicopter has been involved in an incident off the coast of Greece and a search and rescue mission is currently underway.In a pair of tweets, Canadian Armed Forces Operations said it lost contact with the CH-148 Cyclone, which had been deployed onboard the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton, and “was participating in Allied exercises off the coast of Greece” as part of Operation Reassurance.The military said it could not provide further information at this time because the situation was evolving, but the Armed Forces later confirmed  that...…AdvertisementTORONTO --A Canadian NATO helicopter has been involved in an incident off the coast of Greece and a search and rescue mission is currently underway.In a pair of tweets, Canadian Armed Forces Operations said it lost contact with the CH-148 Cyclone, which had been deployed onboard the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton, and “was participating in Allied exercises off the coast of Greece” as part of Operation Reassurance.The military said it could not provide further information at this time because the situation was evolving, but the Armed Forces later confirmed  that...WW…

TORONTO --A Canadian bioscience firm has received federal approval for production and distribution of a device it claims can produce COVID-19 test results in less than an hour.Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience, which developed the Spartan Cube, says it is capable of testing for COVID-19 and has received Health Canada approval for distribution."You take a swab and you actually take the tip of the swab into this cartridge and then you put into this portable DNA analyzer," Spartan Bioscience CEO Dr. Paul Lem told CTV News. "In less than an hour, you get your COVID-19 test results."Alberta is...…TORONTO --A Canadian bioscience firm has received federal approval for production and distribution of a device it claims can produce COVID-19 test results in less than an hour.Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience, which developed the Spartan Cube, says it is capable of testing for COVID-19 and has received Health Canada approval for distribution."You take a swab and you actually take the tip of the swab into this cartridge and then you put into this portable DNA analyzer," Spartan Bioscience CEO Dr. Paul Lem told CTV News. "In less than an hour, you get your COVID-19 test results."Alberta is...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --Researchers have discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador what they believe could be the oldest-known ancestors of octopuses and squids.Earth scientists from Heidelberg University in Germany recently discovered several cone-shaped fossilized shells at Bacon Cove on the southwestern side of Conception Bay in N.L. The research, , notes the fossils date back 522 million years, which would make them 30 million years older than the oldest known cephalopods, the class of fish that includes squids, octopuses and cuttlefish.“This find is extraordinary,” Gregor Austermann...…AdvertisementTORONTO --Researchers have discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador what they believe could be the oldest-known ancestors of octopuses and squids.Earth scientists from Heidelberg University in Germany recently discovered several cone-shaped fossilized shells at Bacon Cove on the southwestern side of Conception Bay in N.L. The research, , notes the fossils date back 522 million years, which would make them 30 million years older than the oldest known cephalopods, the class of fish that includes squids, octopuses and cuttlefish.“This find is extraordinary,” Gregor Austermann...WW…

TORONTO --Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a "damaging" workplace harassment investigation.“Everyone has a right to a healthy and safe work environment, at all times and under all circumstances. It appears this was not always the case at the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General,” Payette said in a statement Thursday.“Tensions have arisen at Rideau Hall over the past few months and for that, I am sorry.”Payette’s resignation come hours after sources told CTV News that an independent review into workplace harassment allegations against her was...…TORONTO --Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post following reports of a "damaging" workplace harassment investigation.“Everyone has a right to a healthy and safe work environment, at all times and under all circumstances. It appears this was not always the case at the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General,” Payette said in a statement Thursday.“Tensions have arisen at Rideau Hall over the past few months and for that, I am sorry.”Payette’s resignation come hours after sources told CTV News that an independent review into workplace harassment allegations against her was...WW…

OTTAWA --A new study from China shows that more than three quarters of COVID-19 patients who were sent to hospital experienced at least one symptom of the virus six months after first falling ill.The cohort study, , looked at 1,733 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from the Jin Yin-tan Hospital in Wuhan, China between January and May 2020 and found that 76 per cent of them continued to experience at least one of the symptoms six months later.Among those who continued to experience symptoms, 63 per cent of patients had experienced persistent fatigue or muscle weakness, while 26 per cent...…OTTAWA --A new study from China shows that more than three quarters of COVID-19 patients who were sent to hospital experienced at least one symptom of the virus six months after first falling ill.The cohort study, , looked at 1,733 COVID-19 patients who were discharged from the Jin Yin-tan Hospital in Wuhan, China between January and May 2020 and found that 76 per cent of them continued to experience at least one of the symptoms six months later.Among those who continued to experience symptoms, 63 per cent of patients had experienced persistent fatigue or muscle weakness, while 26 per cent...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --The owner of a Toronto bar says her business will be able to weather the worst of the COVID-19 lockdown after customers bought up their beer stock to help keep them in business.Abra Shiner, owner of the Swan Dive in the west-end Toronto neighbourhood of Brockton Village, to sell the bar’s stock of craft beer after the COVID-19 lockdown forced the bar to shift its business to curbside pickup and delivery.Shiner told CTV News Channel that it wasn’t long before the post gathered more than 20,000 views and people started showing up in droves.“People just started telling...…AdvertisementTORONTO --The owner of a Toronto bar says her business will be able to weather the worst of the COVID-19 lockdown after customers bought up their beer stock to help keep them in business.Abra Shiner, owner of the Swan Dive in the west-end Toronto neighbourhood of Brockton Village, to sell the bar’s stock of craft beer after the COVID-19 lockdown forced the bar to shift its business to curbside pickup and delivery.Shiner told CTV News Channel that it wasn’t long before the post gathered more than 20,000 views and people started showing up in droves.“People just started telling...WW…

TORONTO --Russian pranksters known for duping world leaders and celebrities caught Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a prank call almost a year ago with someone pretending to be Greta Thunberg.In an , a prankster pretending to be the Swedish environmental activist asked Trudeau about a Third World War, Donald Trump, Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.In a statement to CTV News, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday the pranksters had requested the call at a time when world leaders were calling Trudeau to express condolences for the 85 Canadians and permanent residents who...…TORONTO --Russian pranksters known for duping world leaders and celebrities caught Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a prank call almost a year ago with someone pretending to be Greta Thunberg.In an , a prankster pretending to be the Swedish environmental activist asked Trudeau about a Third World War, Donald Trump, Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.In a statement to CTV News, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday the pranksters had requested the call at a time when world leaders were calling Trudeau to express condolences for the 85 Canadians and permanent residents who...WW…

TORONTO --A growing number of self-proclaimed “emotional support Canadians” are reaching out on social media to help Americans stressed by the U.S. election as the polls tighten.The term “emotional support Canadians” was trending on Tuesday night as election results started to heat up and Canadians began offering help.The offer appears to be have been started by ,” who said if voters “have not yet received your Emotional Support Canadian, one will be assigned to you shortly.”The tweet had amassed more than 13,600 retweets by Tuesday at 11:15 p.m.that Americans hoping to become Canadian...…TORONTO --A growing number of self-proclaimed “emotional support Canadians” are reaching out on social media to help Americans stressed by the U.S. election as the polls tighten.The term “emotional support Canadians” was trending on Tuesday night as election results started to heat up and Canadians began offering help.The offer appears to be have been started by ,” who said if voters “have not yet received your Emotional Support Canadian, one will be assigned to you shortly.”The tweet had amassed more than 13,600 retweets by Tuesday at 11:15 p.m.that Americans hoping to become Canadian...WW…

TORONTO --The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that recreational hockey has the right conditions for a “superspreader event” of COVID-19. In its most recent , the CDC , back in June, in which 14 players and one arena staff member became ill within five days after the game.Of the 15 people, 13 later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while the other two were not tested.Nine of the players who contracted the virus were on the same team with the “index patient,” meaning the first documented case at the game, while the other five were on the other...…TORONTO --The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that recreational hockey has the right conditions for a “superspreader event” of COVID-19. In its most recent , the CDC , back in June, in which 14 players and one arena staff member became ill within five days after the game.Of the 15 people, 13 later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while the other two were not tested.Nine of the players who contracted the virus were on the same team with the “index patient,” meaning the first documented case at the game, while the other five were on the other...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --An 11-year-old boy in Louisiana is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride.Police in Baton Rouge, La. allege the preteen saw the bus at an early childhood education centre, figured out how to turn it on and began driving.shows a school bus being chased by several police vehicles.The chase lasted about half an hour before the bus crashed into a gas line and a tree in a woman’s front yard, causing severe damage to the bus."Thank goodness he was okay,” Libby Smith, owner of the property where bus crashed, told CNN. “He...…AdvertisementTORONTO --An 11-year-old boy in Louisiana is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a school bus and taking it for a joyride.Police in Baton Rouge, La. allege the preteen saw the bus at an early childhood education centre, figured out how to turn it on and began driving.shows a school bus being chased by several police vehicles.The chase lasted about half an hour before the bus crashed into a gas line and a tree in a woman’s front yard, causing severe damage to the bus."Thank goodness he was okay,” Libby Smith, owner of the property where bus crashed, told CNN. “He...WW…