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• Cold case investigation leads to surprise suspect in Anne Frank betrayal

  A six-year cold case investigation into the betrayal of Anne Frank has identified a surprising suspect in the mystery of how the Nazis found the hiding place of the famous diarist in 1944.

  

• 'Bewildering': Experts dispute Chinese officials' claim that mail from Canada may have brought Omicron to Beijing

  Chinese officials have alleged that Beijing's first case of the Omicron variant may have travelled to the city through a piece of mail from Canada, but experts tell CTVNews.ca that the claim doesn't add up.

  

• First at-home COVID-19 antiviral prescription drug authorized by Health Canada

  Health Canada has authorized the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, the first oral and at-home prescription medication to be cleared for use in this country.

  

• Oilers face goalie crunch after Skinner placed in COVID-19 protocol

  Skinner, 23, was recalled last week with starter Mike Smith still nursing a thumb injury.

  

• Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care

  Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a new study that looked at millions of such visits.

• Alberta's health-care workers union wants more done to protect staff during Omicron

  The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) is calling on the province to act and ensure the success of the public health-care system as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread .

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• Canada's Stephanie Labbe misses out on Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award

  Chile's Christiane Endler was named The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper on Monday, beating out Canada's Stephanie Labbe and Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger.

• Trans Mountain oil pipeline returns to normal operating pressure

  The Trans Mountain pipeline returned to normal operating pressure on Saturday, it said in a statement, after functioning at reduced pressure for over a month.

• Should you throw your used COVID-19 rapid test in the trash?

  Waste material from used COVID-19 rapid antigen tests are technically considered hazardous. Does this mean it’s OK to throw them in the trash? On CTVNews.ca, experts weigh in on what to do when it comes to disposing of used rapid tests.

• Feds unlikely to challenge Quebec's proposed tax on unvaccinated, Charest says

  The federal government is unlikely to challenge Quebec's controversial proposal to apply a tax on the unvaccinated in the province, says former premier Jean Charest.

• Students in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia return to school amid Omicron

  Millions more Canadian students will head back to school today as officials across four provinces work to keep classrooms safe from COVID-19 and the threat of Omicron-driven staff shortages.