Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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As more copper wire thefts knock out service, some point fingers at scrap yards
ST. JOHN'S - In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton an...
Apr 02, 2026 Cut Bell Canada wire is shown in this photo from Jan. 3, 2026, after thieves stole about a kilometre of wire near Clarendon, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Bell Canada
Canadian astronaut circling Earth after successful Artemis II lunar launch
Canadian Jeremy Hansen is one of four astronauts circling Earth in a historic lunar mission after Artemis II successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. On board with Hansen are ...
Apr 02, 2026 Astronauts, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, and Pilot Victor Glover wave to family members as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-B and a planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Lawyers to begin final submissions in Frank Stronach sex assault trial
TORONTO - Lawyers are set to begin their final submissions today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. The defence's last witnesses - two Peel Region police officer...
Mar 31, 2026 Frank Stronach, left, arrives at the 361 University Ave. courthouse in Toronto, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Ottawa extending 2% alcohol tax hike cap for another 2 years
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to extend its cap on an annual alcohol tax increase for another two years in a bid to rein in costs facing Canada's brewers, wineries and distilleries. Excise ta...
Mar 31, 2026 Canned beers are poured into a plastic glass at a vending stand at the Rogers Centre ahead of American League Division Series action between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers in Toronto on Sunday, October 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ottawa launches consultation on national anti-fraud strategy
The federal government says it will be consulting for the next four weeks on a national strategy to tackle financial scams targeting Canadians and businesses. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champag...
Mar 30, 2026 Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Most Canadians support social media ban for kids under 16: Poll
A new poll says most Canadians support banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one ...
Mar 30, 2026 A youth is pictured using his phone as he waits to cross the street in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Trump issues new threat to Iran's civilian infrastructure if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehra...
Mar 30, 2026 Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Iran warns U.S. ground troops would be 'set on fire' as regional diplomats meet
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A top Iranian official warned the U.S. against a ground invasion, saying its troops would be set "on fire," as regional diplomats met Sunday in Pakistan in hopes of opening ...
Mar 29, 2026 A member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society stands at Hypercar, an auto service centre, amid damages which according to the company's officials were caused by strikes on March 1, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
'It's ridiculous': U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
COUTTS - Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana ...
Mar 29, 2026 A road sign alongside the United States border road near Coutts, Alta., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Pierre Poilievre backs J.K. Rowling's support for Olympic gender policy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games. The policy change co...
Mar 27, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
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