Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year ahead of soccer players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday.
Patrick Anderson says if he and his Canadian teammates can climb the medal podium at the upcoming Paralympics -- amid a global pandemic that pushed back the Tokyo Games by a year -- that medal will mean a whole lot more.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx confirmed their sale on Friday to baseball great Alex Rodriguez and entrepreneur Marc Lore.
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur reiterated his hope that he'd get to continue working with Aaron Rodgers this season while offering no news on the quarterback's status.
Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the baseball team said Thursday.
An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be cancelled was submitted Friday to local organizers, the International Olympic Committee and others.
The union of Colombian footballers called on authorities to halt all domestic matches because of political instability in the country on Thursday, just a month before the Copa America is due to kick off in Colombia and Argentina.
Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin is returning to racing next month, six months after taking a break from the sport to consider his future.
The fans were back at the Foro Italico, the sun was out, and Novak Djokovic's game was clicking.
Dozens of Japanese towns have abandoned plans to host Olympics athletes due to concerns they will overburden already stretched medical resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday.
The NBA announced Thursday the creation of a new award, the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, to recognize players who are making strides in the fight for social justice.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued preliminary guidelines detailing what Canadians can expect to do this summer and fall with fewer pandemic restrictions, all dependent on whether the country can meet its vaccine targets.
Premier Iain Rankin says he sought a court injunction to halt plans for an anti-mask rally scheduled to take place on Citadel Hill on Saturday.
A criminologist says a recent court order that allows Alberta RCMP to arrest organizers of anti-lockdown rallies can limit or prevent future gatherings but does little to educate people who don't believe in the COVID-19 pandemic.
New polling by Nanos Research has found that a strong majority of Canadians won't be travelling outside of their communities this summer, despite the expected easing of public health restrictions and the acceleration of vaccinations.
After criticism it wasn’t doing enough to prevent domestic violence and to support survivors, Quebec responded with a swath of new measures to help keep women safe and, according to some advocates, the province got it right this time.
Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer.
As the war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip lit up the skies and sent civilians running for cover for a fifth night running on Friday, diplomats stepped up efforts to try and end the violence.
Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted in a ransomware attack by what it called 'international criminals.'
When London's Science Museum reopens next week, it will have some new artifacts: empty vaccine vials, testing kits and other items collected during the pandemic, to be featured in a new COVID-19 display.
Sirens wail, radio broadcasts are interrupted, cellphones beep with Red Alerts every few seconds, and warning messages flash up on TV. This has become the routine across large areas of central and southern Israel, from small towns bordering Gaza to metropolitan Tel Aviv and southern Beersheva.
The skies of Gaza have lit up with the fire of bombed-out buildings and children have tried to shut out the noise as they tried to drift into sleep on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, when Muslim families celebrate the end of a month of fasting from dawn until dusk.
Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney's unremitting combat with the former president.
The long-delayed and much-hyped 'Friends' reunion will debut on May 27.
Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop.
TV pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews four new movies this week: 'Spiral,' 'The Woman in the Window,' 'Together Together' and 'In the Earth.'
The World Health Organization urged rich countries on Friday to reconsider plans to vaccinate children and instead donate COVID-19 shots to the COVAX scheme that shares them with poorer nations.
Manitobans aged 12 to 17 years of age can now book COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
As the number of Albertans who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine continues to grow, so too does the discrepancy of that number between Alberta's more rural North Zone and the rest of the province.
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is calling for MPs to support Canadian creators and 'quickly' pass Bill C-10, as he sought to defend the legislation's aims amid concerns about the implications the Broadcasting Act changes would have for everyday users of social media.
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to his involvement in granting WE Charity a federal contract, but former finance minister Bill Morneau placed himself in a conflict of interest 'on several occasions.'
The Department of Justice has concluded that recent amendments to Bill C-10 would not restrict the freedom of expression of social media users under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base on Friday.
Canadians living in the southeastern part of the country and parts of the Maritimes may be treated to a brief, but colourful light show on Saturday if the launch of NASA’s sounding rocket goes ahead as planned.
A new study by a joint Japan-U.S. team of researchers has found a new molecular pattern and analysis technique that may help upcoming space exploration missions identify extraterrestrial life.
When it comes to inflation, a little goes a long way, CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid writes in her column on CTVNews.ca.
One Quebec company is offering cash bonuses to its employees -- and even new hires -- to encourage them to get vaccinated.
Target has announced that it will temporarily stop selling trading cards -- of both the sports and Pokemon variety -- in stores following a recent violent dispute at one of its locations.
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned Americans Wednesday not to fill plastic bags with gasoline as a fuel shortage strikes the East Coast.
Ford says it is starting to send out over-the-internet software updates to some of its newer models as it moves to offer technology to match electric car maker Tesla.
The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary.
Canadians are struggling to get their hands on bikes, as increased demand and supply shortages due to the pandemic have led to limited stock and long waitlists.
Greece launched its tourism season Friday amid a competitive scramble across the Mediterranean to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns.
Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year ahead of soccer players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday.
Patrick Anderson says if he and his Canadian teammates can climb the medal podium at the upcoming Paralympics -- amid a global pandemic that pushed back the Tokyo Games by a year -- that medal will mean a whole lot more.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx confirmed their sale on Friday to baseball great Alex Rodriguez and entrepreneur Marc Lore.
