Major League Baseball has proposed a one-month delay in starting spring training due to the coronavirus pandemic and pushing back opening day to April 28.
Month: January 2021
Canada’s hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head off any restrictions on vaccine shipments from Europe.
Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia will miss the world championships in February after breaking a bone in her right knee on Sunday.
Brendan Gallagher misses the restaurants, the laughs, the camaraderie and the bonding. He isn’t alone. NHL road trips, especially early in the season, are usually chances to get to know new teammates and reconnect with familiar faces.
The Lunar New Year is a time for food and family, but like most celebrations during the pandemic, the holiday looks different this year. Despite that, a New Westminster, B.C., mother is hoping to keep the magic alive for her two-year-old son.
Charges are expected to be laid after congregates of a church in Aylmer, Ont., defied provincial orders, yet again, and held an indoor service that exceeded provincial gathering limits on Sunday, the town’s chief of police said.
The association governing amateur hockey in Winnipeg announced Saturday it has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the 2020-21 regular hockey season and playoffs.
Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, met virtually with Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade for the United Kingdom.
Canada’s Rebecca Marino lost 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the first round of the WTA Tour’s Gippsland Trophy on Sunday. The tourney is one of three warmup events for the Australian Open, which starts Feb. 8.
Canada’s speed skating team capped its last warmup for the world championship with a pair of sprint bronze medals from Laurent Dubreuil on Sunday.
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old Second World War veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday.
A hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has been hit by an explosion, and jihadist rebels Al-Shabaab have claimed responsibility, police have confirmed.
The last women’s World Cup race before the world alpine ski championships was rescheduled to Monday because of fog hanging over the Kandahar course Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Francesco Friedrich piloted Germany to gold and Justin Kripps drove Canada to bronze Sunday in the final World Cup four-man bobsled race before the world championship. Canadians Cynthiah Appiah and Dawn Richardson Wilson narrowly missed a medal in the women’s race.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says air travellers should be prepared for COVID-19 testing upon arrival in Canada and hotel quarantine requirements to come into effect as soon as Thursday, days after the federal government introduced new measures to curb international travel.
On January 31, 2021, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
As the pandemic widens the gap between young adults and their peers, the frontline supports, comfortable confidants and surrogate families usually found in friendships are falling apart.
A World Health Organization team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited the food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan that was linked to many early infections.
Henrik Kristoffersen showed glimpses of his best slalom skills Sunday, holding on to his first-run lead as he battled his way through the ruts for his second World Cup victory before the world championships.
Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Sunday to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. More than 3,000 protesters were detained, according to a monitoring group.
Greek-American Olympian runner and filmmaker releases memoir
Greek-American Olympian runner and filmmaker releases memoir
Canada’s Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Benjamin Coakwell and Cam Stones captured World Cup bronze Sunday in Innsbruck, Austria and in doing so secured the third overall spot in the final 4-man bobsleigh standings.
Now that the bank has been paid, the party can focus on holding a virtual convention in April and preparing for a possible pandemic election, which New Democrats insist they don’t want but expect the Liberals will trigger sometime this year.
The lights remain on at some federal government buildings in Canada’s capital region, even though most civil servants have been working at home for nearly a year to stop the spread of COVID-19.
With just one year to go until the Beijing Olympics, the current crop of Canadian speed skaters are motivated, inspired and pushing themselves to extremes on the backs of those greats who have come before them.
From switching between remote and in-person learning to juggling class quarantines due to school-related cases, students continue to grapple with a tumultuous education experience amid COVID-19. Education experts sat disrupted schooling and learning loss will persist long after the pandemic wanes.
With COVID-19 vaccine shipments from both Pfizer and Moderna delayed or cut in recent weeks, the Trudeau government has faced criticism for its procurement and distribution process. But given the challenges, Dr. Noni MacDonald says the roll out has so far been relatively successful.
Le buchette del vino — or wine windows — are foot-high, dome-shaped holes in the thick, stone palazzi of Florence that six centuries ago were used to sell wine. Now, with the need for physical distancing, businesses are opening them up again and selling everything from glasses of Chianti to ice cream.
Snowbirds are attempting to find ways around Canada’s tough new travel rules, either by prolonging their stay down south or attempting to beat the clock and rush home.
Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored twice for the Toronto Six, including the winner with 23 seconds left, in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday night at Herb Brooks Arena.
Brock Boeser had a pair of goals Saturday and the Vancouver Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 4-1. Nils Hoglander and Zack MacEwen also scored for the Canucks.
10 of the world’s fastest gamers compete to turn gaming skills into a real life racing contract. They travel to a motorsport country club for their first time at the wheel of real race cars. Surprise guest: F1 ace and Indy 500 Champion Juan Pablo Montoya.
Sexual abuse within families had long been a problem France failed to confront. That appears to have changed recently with the release of a book that exposed a dark and decades-old secret of a prominent French family.
10 of the world’s fastest gamers face off in Las Vegas, beginning the journey to decide who’s got what it takes to turn gaming prowess into a real life racing contract, starting with on-track mentoring in a fleet of dream supercars.
Watch live on television and online on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET as the Calgary Flames battle the Montreal Canadiens on Hockey Night in Canada.
The Detroit Lions are trading quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff, two future first-round picks and a third-round pick, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers little more than a week before his trial, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. The change injects fresh uncertainty into the makeup and strategy of his defense team.
Connor McDavid scored his second goal of the night 42 seconds into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday.
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom was perfect with a 37-save performance in the Flames’ 2-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal Saturday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund each scored a goal.
Watch live on television and online on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET as the Vancouver Canucks take on the Winnipeg Jets on Hockey Night in Canada.
RCMP say the church is a historic landmark that’s significant to many people in the community, and the fire damage was extensive.
Cindy, a businesswoman and mother of two young children, is one of thousands of people fleeing Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the territory last summer.
Patrick Reed was involved in another rules controversy Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. He also had a share of the lead with Carlos Ortiz.
U.S. Soccer has opted to hold veteran striker Jozy Altidore out of Sunday’s friendly with Trinidad and Tobago, citing transfer interest in the Toronto FC star.
Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week’s edition of the program, watch action from the ISU speed skating World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Megan Oldham took silver in the women’s ski big air and fellow Canadian Laurie Blouin earned a bronze in women’s slopestyle snowboard as the 2021 Aspen X Games opened Friday.
All employees working at a Mississauga, Ont., Canada Post worksite must now be tested for COVID-19 as the facility battles a large outbreak.
The granite headstone at the grave of former Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in Toronto has been defaced.
Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won a bronze medal in slopestyle at the 2021 Aspen X Games on Saturday, one day after claiming silver in big air.