Small theatres change business models to survive pandemic
On Saturday, the Rio Theatre opened its doors for the first time as a sports bar.

On Saturday, the Rio Theatre opened its doors for the first time as a sports bar.
B.C.'s Ministry of Health confirms that eight people at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre in Maple Ridge have tested positive for the coronavirus, while two other facilities in the region are dealing with outbreaks.
More than two dozen people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Surrey Emergency Response Centre, prompting Fraser Health to declare an outbreak there.
Predatory sand worms up to two-metres long were striking at prey from beneath the ocean floor near Taiwan some 20 million years ago, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.
A Kelowna woman is $3 million richer after she won the largest instant-ticket prize the B.C. Lottery Corporation has ever given.
Volunteers showed up all day long at a community-based command centre in Port Moody’s Heritage Mountain neighbourhood, as a large local search effort continued for missing woman Trina Hunt.
CTV News Vancouver has learned B.C.'s Ministry of Health quietly commissioned an independent report into the deadly impact of COVID-19 on care homes in the summer of 2020 and that they have received the final document, but not made the findings or recommendations public.
A B.C.-based Indigenous artist drew inspiration for one of his latest pieces from a worldwide pandemic.
A French bunker was decommissioned in the 1990s. Since that time, it's found a new use as a unique, subterranean research laboratory.
It’s been called the "COVID 19" – not the virus, but the weight we’ve gained during the pandemic. If that’s you, you’re not alone. A recent survey found many people have gained weight since March of last year. If you’ve resolved to get back into shape, there are a few smartwatches that can help.
Mass-screening technology could be coming to school buses as part of a new effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
If your vehicle has a safety problem or defect you could get it fixed for free, but you need to stay on top of it. McLaughlin On Your Side looks into what you need to know to make sure your vehicle is safe.
A new report on housing shows rental prices have dropped in Vancouver year over year in late 2020, but the city topped the country when it came to high prices.
The price of an average home in Metro Vancouver increased at the end of 2020, the most significant jump being in the detached home category.
A B.C. realtor who subleased a home without the owner's consent has been ordered to pay a disciplinary penalty of $25,000.
A patient and loyal dog spent days outside a hospital in Turkey, waiting for its owner while he received treatment.
A photo of Bernie Sanders in his coat and mittens, bracing against the cold, is now popping up in some unexpected places thanks to some creative edits.
Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has passed away. Aaron rose to fame when he broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run record.
UNESCO figures show two-thirds of an academic year has been lost on average worldwide due to COVID-19 closures.
Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled this year.
A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believes they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: colchicine, an oral tablet already known and used for other diseases.
Drug users face greater dangers as the second wave forces harm reduction sites and outreach programs to curtail their services, leaving at-risk communities out in the cold.
A suspected Canadian drug baron has been arrested in the Netherlands on an Interpol warrant, according to Dutch and Australian police.
Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls.
A review of 61 studies and reports comprising more than one million people suggests that at least one in three people infected with COVID-19 do not have any symptoms.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but no longer.
The words of Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly U.S. Capitol riot may end up being used against him in his Senate impeachment trial as he faces the charge of inciting a violent insurrection.
A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first found in the U.K. has been reported at a Northern Ont. long-term care facility.
An Ottawa-based company called Spartan Bioscience saying their rapid PCR test can be used to test for COVID-19 in remote communities.
CTV News Infectious Disease Expert Abdu Sharkawy warns more travel restrictions are needed to lower the spread of COVID-19.