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A 3-week-old baby received a heart transplant 14 years ago and gained a ‘donor mom’

When she was 3 weeks old, the left side of Addison McArthur’s heart stopped functioning, and she was put on the top of British Columbia’s transplant waiting list. Now, the Vancouver native just celebrated her 14th birthday in the middle of National Donate Life Month.

From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighbourhood - and his cobbler

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and charmed millions has brought pride to his old Buenos Aires neighborhood — and his cobbler.

Canadians average more work-from-home days than any country, global survey finds

Canadians average more remote workdays than workers anywhere else in the world, a global survey says.

They had a teen summer romance. 26 years later, they reunited

Little did Kerri Cunningham know this voyage to Europe would change her life forever. That she’d still feel the reverberations of this trip three decades on.

Napoleon’s sword to be sold at auction in Paris

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said.

Quilters ditch U.S. ‘shop hop’ in favour of supporting Maritime businesses

More than 25 quilting shops in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia participated in the Quilting Shop Hop.

Dutch town hall says it may have accidentally thrown out Andy Warhol work

Though Andy Warhol famously created art from garbage cans, he may not have expected his works to end up in the trash.

In Manitoba’s magical LARPing world, connections are forged on and off the battlefield

Stroll through Winnipeg’s Coronation Park on any given Sunday and you might run the risk of being swept up in a medieval battle – with a twist.

She put a GPS tracker on her mother’s walker. It changed how her family sleeps at night

CTVNews.ca asked readers who are adult children to share their experiences with tracking their aging parents. Here’s what they had to say.

Who are the Jesuits, Pope Francis’ religious order?

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. Here are some essential facts about the Jesuits.

‘I think my husband sent them’: B.C. widow comforted by daily visits from pair of seagulls

While countless happy memories fill Roberta Flora’s home, her husband Gianni’s chair is empty.

There’s a trick to help you hear better. It may surprise you

A glass of wine in hand, you lean over to try to catch what your colleagues are saying at a social gathering as music thumps in the background. Too embarrassed to ask them to repeat? Still struggling to understand even when they do?

Labubu: The ‘kind of ugly’ plush toy that has taken the world by storm

People across Asia flocked to shopping malls and online stores Friday as they scrambled to get their hands on the latest edition of Labubu, a collectible toy that has sparked buying frenzies the world over.

WWII postcard campaign reminds homeowners that fallen ‘lived where you live’

Over the last week, selected homes across Canada received poignant reminders of military members who fought and died in the final months of the Second World War.