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First launched in September 1982, Live at 5 introduced the news magazine format to Canada. Today, CTV News at 5 is the Maritimes' most popular news and current affairs program.

Maria Panopalis and Jayson Baxter

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Saving Sophia: Community rallies to support 10-year-old girl from Lower Sackville, N.S., with inoperable brain tumour
'Queens of the Qing Dynasty' is making it theatrical debut
Speaking out in support: a Moncton woman shares her transition story
Warm Recognition: Second World War and Korean War Veteran gifted Quilt of Valour for military service
Step onto the set of 'Harry Potter' by visiting this mall in Bridgewater, N.S.
'We would love to call Halifax home': Chad Michael Murray on his made-in-the-Maritimes drama series 'Sullivan's Crossing'
Fighting could soon be banned by the QMJHL

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'Targeted inflation relief' coming in 2023 federal budget, Freeland says

The coming 2023 federal budget will 'exercise fiscal restraint' while also making 'significant' investments in health and building Canada's clean economy, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers a speech to business leaders, in Gatineau, Que., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

2 staff members, student suspect injured in stabbing at Halifax-area high school

Two staff members and a student -- who is also the suspect -- have been injured in a stabbing at a high school in Bedford, N.S., according to the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE).

'Absolutely disgusting': B.C. councillor speaks out after Sikh international student swarmed, beaten

An international student was swarmed and beaten by a group of people who ripped off his turban and dragged him across the sidewalk by his hair in Kelowna, B.C., Friday evening, according to a local politician.

Fatal fire in Old Montreal raises questions about unauthorized Airbnbs

Mayor Valerie Plante said Monday she requested a meeting with an Airbnb executive after a building in Old Montreal — a short-term rental hot spot — was destroyed by a fire that has left six people missing.

W5 Investigates

W5 Investigates | How did a healthy teen die at a minor hockey camp?

The parents of young Ontario hockey player Ben Teague have been searching for answers since he died while at a team retreat in 2019. The mystery about what happened and the code of silence in hockey culture is explored in CTV W5's 'What Happened to Ben,' on CTVNews.ca and W5's official YouTube channel.