85 m. ago Vancouver fans react with excitement to FIFA 2026 World Cup draw

“We stared at each other, thinking, what are the odds?" soccer fan Corrado Lenzi said. “Italy in Canada — it would be a win-win for us, no matter who wins.”

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85 m. ago 'A dream come true': Vancouver fans react to FIFA 2026 World Cup draw

“We stared at each other, thinking, what are the odds?" soccer fan Corrado Lenzi said. “Italy in Canada — it would be a win-win for us, no matter who wins.”

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86 m. ago Trump praises Canada and Mexico for cooperation and ‘friendship’ at World Cup draw

While the World Cup will require close coordination among the three host countries, Trump is battling Canada and Mexico over trade, immigration and national security

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92 m. ago Des centaines de fonctionnaires fédéraux avertis de suppressions d’emplois

Ottawa veut réduire les dépenses de programmes et coûts administratifs d’environ 60 milliards de dollars en cinq ans.

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1 hour ago FIFA 2026 World Cup draw brings excitement to Vancouver, but also questions about preparedness

'Now that we know who Canada will be playing in Vancouver, the excitement is really taking off,' said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim

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2 h. ago Letters: The city’s talk of new traffic safety approach punishing drivers

Do you support more day shelter spaces? Vote in our daily poll! As usual, Andrew Knack has gone off the deep end in going after drivers. He breathlessly says we desperately need more enforcement of traffic laws. What we need is more oversight of driving schools. I live just off Downtown, and every day is […]

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2 h. ago Canadian caffeine addicts beware: Coffee is expensive and it’s likely to keep going up

Retail coffee almost doubled in price in Canada in the last five years

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2 h. ago Canada Alpin croit aux chances de Valérie Grenier de très bien faire à la maison

Canada Alpin croit aux chances de Valérie Grenier de très bien faire à la maison.

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3 h. ago Canada removes Syria from list of foreign state supporters of terrorism

Ottawa said it has also removed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led a rebel takeover last year, from its list of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code.

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4 h. ago Union says UCP government ignoring judge's safety recommendations after care worker killing

Alberta government was urged to introduce new laws to prevent similar workplace tragedies in the future

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4 h. ago Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the minister of fisheries […]

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4 h. ago Ottawa to proceed with promised firearm classification review: minister

The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not banning the semi-automatic SKS, which is commonly used in Indigenous communities.

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4 h. ago Here are all the countries that could play in Toronto during the FIFA World Cup

In case you've somehow missed it, the FIFA World Cup is coming to Toronto next year.And though we don't know exactly who will be playing in Toronto yet, we do at least have many of the potential teams nailed down after Friday's preliminary draw.Who is Canada playing in Toronto?After the first FIFA World Cup draw to determine the majority of group stage matches, Canada found out that they'll be playing a yet-to-qualify European opponent when their tournament kicks off on June 12, 2026.They'll be facing one of Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the four-time champions Italy the likely toughest draw they could get. They'll find out who their opponent is on March 31 of next year, after a four-team playoff to determine the fourth spot in Group B.Non-Canada matches in TorontoToronto also has five other matches to be hosted, with the potential matchups now out after Friday's draw.Basically, each of the following matchups will eit...

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4 h. ago Coupe du monde 2026: voici qui le Canada devra avoir à l’œil

Le tirage au sort de la Coupe du monde 2026, tenu vendredi à Washington, a donné un premier aperçu de ce qui attend le Canada.

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4 h. ago 209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada: CBSA

A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C., container examination facility.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump awarded innaugural FIFA peace prize: ‘World is a safe place now’

U.S. president, who had pushed for Nobel recognition, praised during World Cup draw

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5 h. ago Toronto 2026 FIFA World Cup games could include England, France and Senegal

Toronto is one of two Canadian host cities for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, which will be spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico. 

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6 h. ago Mexico a travel hotspot as Canadian travel to U.S. continues to fall

Data from Statistics Canada finds fewer Canadians visiting the U.S. (and vice versa) but domestic and international destinations are more than picking up the slack

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6 h. ago Real or fake? Researchers to develop tool that would help courts spot AI evidence

TORONTO — As artificial intelligence makes it easier for anyone to doctor — or even fabricate — videos, photos and other types of evidence, a group of researchers in Canada is aiming to help the courts sort through what’s real or fake. The team, which includes technologists and legal scholars based in universities in Ontario […]

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6 h. ago Canada could play against Italy in Toronto at FIFA World Cup

It turns out that Canada does not yet know its FIFA World Cup opponent for their first-ever match on home soil.But on June 12, 2026, Canada has a shot at taking on one of the most successful soccer countries of all time.Canada knows it will play Qatar and Switzerland in its final two group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with both games taking place in Vancouver.In Toronto, though, they await one of four opponents for their opening match of the tournament: Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina.And while they've missed out on the last two World Cups, it seems hard to say the Italian side is anything other than the team Canada would least like to see coming out of the final round of European qualifying.Italy is ranked 12th in the FIFA World Rankings, and is a four-time winner of the FIFA World Cup, one of only three countries to win at least that many times. Wales is ranked 32nd, Northern Ireland is ranked 69th, while Bosnia and Herzegovina are ranked ...

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