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.
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.
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.
Wanting to provide players with some certainty about the future after months without it, Hockey Canada named its roster of women invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic team.
Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell just short of a major upset against nine-time champion Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open on Thursday.
Troy Ryan has been named head coach of Canada's women's hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
On Saturday night in Uncasville, Connecticut, NBA greats Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will officially become members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The women's Tour de France is set to be revived next year after a 33-year absence with race director Christian Prudhomme saying it will be held after the men's event.
Two MLAs have been removed from the caucus of Alberta's United Conservative Party following their criticism of Premier Jason Kenney.
Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec and Manitoba were particularly forceful in handing out tickets.
The presidents of two Ontario teachers’ unions are criticizing Premier Doug Ford after he made comments Thursday alleging that labour leaders are the reason why schools remain closed to in-person learning.
Indigenous people applying for their Secure Certificate of Indian Status card are waiting years to receive it, even though the government says processing should take eight to 12 weeks.
Manitoba has set a new record for the number of newly announced COVID-19 cases on Thursday.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the provincewide stay-at-home-order will be extended for an additional two weeks, saying the move will help deliver the "most normal July and August possible."
Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre.
The legal team for Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary 'The Jinx,' filed an emergency motion Thursday asking for his murder trial to not resume next week, citing a 'myriad of life-threatening health issues' including bladder cancer that is not being treated.
A small but growing number of Republican lawmakers are propagating a false portrayal of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, brazenly arguing that the rioters who used flagpoles as weapons, brutally beat police officers and chanted that they wanted to hang U.S. Vice President Mike Pence were somehow acting peacefully.
A bill introduced in the waning days of this year's legislative session in Alaska would require schools to designate school-sponsored athletic teams or sports as male, female or co-ed and require participation in a female sport to be based on the participant's sex assigned at birth.
Prince Harry compared his royal experience to being on 'The Truman Show' and 'living in a zoo.'
A Chicago cat may now have eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window Thursday afternoon to escape an apartment fire.
A taping of Bill Maher's weekly HBO show was cancelled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.
A year after leaving their royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided waxwork models of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan belong in the attraction's Hollywood zone and not with the other members of the House of Windsor.
The long-delayed and much-hyped 'Friends' reunion will debut on May 27.
Vaccine makers Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc, with its German partner BioNTech, have been vocal in their view that the world will soon need COVID-19 booster shots to maintain high levels of immunity. What is less clear, however, is who should make that decision - and based on what evidence.
Giving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine but delaying a second dose among people younger than 65 could lead to fewer people dying of the disease, but only if certain conditions are met, a predictive modeling study showed.
An Ontario father is cancer-free after an incredible and rare life-saving surgery performed by a Toronto cardiac surgeon.
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.
Canada's public safety minister says the federal government is willing to work with Greyhound Canada or any provincial bus service to keep routes running.
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.
A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies, the monarch.
Scientists have been able to use artificial insemination to bring 97 shark pups to life, a new study published in Scientific Reports revealed, in what a release describes as the 'largest-ever effort to artificially inseminate sharks.'
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.
Kansas City Southern Inc. says it is terminating its merger agreement with CP Rail after determining that rival Canadian National Railway's revised US$33.6-billion offer was superior.
North American stock markets rebounded from a three-day slide in a relief rally after an erratic start to the week on mounting concerns about inflation.
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.
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.
Across America, illegal drag racing has exploded in popularity since the coronavirus pandemic began, with dangerous upticks reported from Georgia and New York to New Mexico and Oregon.
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.
Mounties were called in to round up four goats on the side of a highway in Surrey, B.C., this week.
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.
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.
Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin is returning to racing next month, six months after taking a break from the sport to consider his future.
