Ontario says it will introduce football for the first time if its bid for the event is successful.
'The poetry of the earth is never dead,' John Keats once wrote. But when Keats wrote these lines, man had no way of reaching up to the hem of the sky and gaze down upon earth.
The company plans to raise $1 billion with a private placement of convertible debentures.
A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 People's Choice Award. This year's competition attracted more than 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across the world. Voting for the The People's Choice Award is open until 2 pm February 2.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on entrance examinations, admission procedures at international universities.
Trade publications, including Screen International, write that the 44-year Australian will lead the international cast that includes Soham Shah from Gandhi's acclaimed Ship of Theseus.
American Airlines confirmed on Saturday that a 30-something woman expressed suspicions about Menzio. She said she was too ill to take the Air Wisconsin-operated flight 3950.
Troubled pop sensation Justin Bieber has been charged with assault after he allegedly attacked a limousine driver last month in Toronto.
Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salaries.
Facts on the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia's Gold Coast:
United States striker Abby Wambach has escaped with nothing more than a warning from FIFA after she said a referee at the women's World Cup had targeted two of her team mates on the verge of suspension.
Cheyenne Woods upstaged the game's biggest names as she birdied five of her last nine holes to share the first-round lead at the Manulife LPGA Classic .
The drug is licensed to Ranbaxy Laboratories from Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc of Mississauga, Ontario. It is currently protected by two issued patents listed in the FDA's approved drug products list, which expire in September 2021, the company said in a statement.
Bryan Adams sent Ronjita Kulkarni and several hundred Mumbaikars to Heaven!
Match-fixing has become increasingly pervasive in recent years across a number of sports.
Faced with mounting losses and unsold inventory, struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has sold its US office in Texas to Brookfield Property Group as it seeks to rationalise costs.
Paytm, which recently hived off its e-commerce and payments bank businesses into separate companies, would use these fresh funds to bolster the two businesses
After ploughing the van into crowd the suspect told police officers that he had a weapon and said, "Shoot me in the head."
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
He has been a long time Blackberry fan and user.
Smith, playing for the Toronto Nationals, showed few signs of rust in his 41-ball innings of 61, which included eight fours and a six, before being stumped and leaving the field to a standing ovation.
A hitchhiking robot that captured millions of hearts by successfully travelling across Canada and parts of Europe has met a violent end after being vandalised in the US, just two weeks into its cross-country trek.
The big names in the Aussies squad were tricked into partying hard a night before they lost to rookie, cricket-loving Canadians in a one-off One-day match.
Canadian handset maker BlackBerry on Friday said it has narrowed its net loss for the second quarter ended August 31, 2014 to $207 million compared to the previous year helped by increased adoption of its BlackBerry Enterprises Service (BES) and handset sales.
Around half the value of the mark-downs is due to the Japanese currency's appreciation against other currencies.
Robinho came off the bench to head home the winner in Brazil's 2-1 victory over Chile on Tuesday, taking his personal tally to nine against their South American rivals and boosting his chances of playing at next year's World Cup finals.
Author Alice Munroe, has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The 82-year-old is the first Canada-based writer to win the honour.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
Free Basics offers a limited version of the Internet on mobile phones.
Less than a month after her run to the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Spain's Garbine Muguruza, 37-year-old Williams again had to turn back time against a young challenger.
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High Commissioner of Canada Nadir Patel said the language in the document 'does not reflect the government of Canada's policy toward India'.
BlackBerry has no plans to sell its devices business even as the Canadian smartphone maker faces losses and inventory pile
These workers have been asked to undergo a 30-day performance improvement plan.
Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar's 7'5" tall, 360-pound frame to the player who became the first athlete of Indian descent to secure an NBA contract.
Thomas Archer Bata says if the tax rate is kept above 20% it will be a very big hit.
The death toll from a rare pre-winter snowstorm has risen to 10.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week, in 14 images.
