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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Calls for gun restrictions, follow after Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A shooting at a Catholic church full of schoolchildren in Minnesota has prompted calls for gun safety legislation. But translating action into policy may be difficult in a state tha...
Aug 29, 2025 Items line a memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church after Wednesday's school shooting, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Rumours of FIFA moving World Cup from U.S. to Canada not founded
In July and August, online rumours suggested organizers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup planned to relocate games from the United States to Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. ...
Aug 28, 2025 Argentina's Nicolas Gonzalez, top, attempts a shot on goal challenged by Colombia's Davinson Sanchez during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Rumours that FIFA is moving some scheduled World Cup games from the United States to Canada circulated online in July and August, but there's no evidence to support the claims. (The Canadian Press/AP-Gustavo Garello)
What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school
A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before dying by suicide, officials said. The shooting happened a...
Aug 28, 2025
Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug...
Aug 28, 2025 This composite image shows Kimberly Prost, left, a judge on the International Criminal Court, in an undated handout photo, and a view of the International Criminal Court, right, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - International Criminal Court (left), AP-Omar Havana (right)
'It's existential': Ukrainian soldiers get advanced engineering and medical training
WARSAW - With the prolonged war in Ukraine intensifying and no end in sight, the training being provided to Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian Forces personnel is being honed to better reflect the needs o...
Aug 28, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney disembarks the train as he arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Taylor Swift announces engagement to Travis Kelce
It's a love story, and baby she said yes. Taylor Swift announced her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce in a post on social media on Tuesday morning. Read more: Taylor Swift announces 12th studio a...
Aug 26, 2025 Taylor Swift broke the news to Swifties on her social media with a number of photos of her and Travis Kelce, with the caption “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married." (Taylor Swift/Instagram)
Canada Post reports $407 million Q2 loss as parcel volume suffers
OTTAWA - Canada Post reported a loss before tax of $407 million in its second quarter as its parcels business fell due to labour uncertainty. The company says the loss compares with a profit before ta...
Aug 26, 2025
Canada eyes deeper energy ties with Germany through critical minerals partnership
BERLIN - Canada is signing a critical minerals partnership with Germany that encourages the joint public financing of natural resources projects. Prime Minister Mark Carney says for too long, key Cana...
Aug 26, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands following a joint media availability at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
LeBlanc to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drop some tariffs
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs. LeBla...
Aug 25, 2025 President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Dominic LeBlanc leaves the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby)
Auditor general to study the modernization of the federal pay system
The federal government's troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal auditor general as the government begins its move to another new payroll program. Ottawa announced i...
Aug 25, 2025 The Public Service Pay Centre is shown in Miramichi, N.B., on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron WardThe Public Service Pay Centre is shown in Miramichi, N.B., on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward)
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