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Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné undergoes surgery to repair broken leg at World Cup
Canada midfielder Ismal Kon underwent successful surgery after breaking his leg in Thursday's 6-0 win over Qatar at the World Cup, the team announced Friday. Coach Jesse Marsch said Kon broke his tibi...
Jun 19, 2026 Canada's Ismael Kone rolls on the pitch after suffering a lower body injury during the second half of a World Cup Group B soccer match against Qatar, in Vancouver, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say
Quebec public health officials are sounding the alarm as rabies cases continue to spread in regions to the south and east of Montreal. The province has recorded 76 cases in 2026, only halfway through ...
Jun 19, 2026 A raccoon licks his chops in an environment reproducing a Laurentian Maple Forrest during a media event at Montreal's Biodome on Thursday, August 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Luxury tax on planes, cars yielded over $900M. Now it's been scaled back
MONTREAL - A luxury tax on cars, planes and boats yielded more than $900 million before it was scaled back amid concerns about the negative effect on manufacturers. In the two fiscal years between 202...
Jun 19, 2026
Confusion spreads as Ottawa defends orders to surrender citizenship certificates
The immigration department says it's working "as quickly as possible" to resolve citizenship-by-descent claims, as some claimants say they did everything Ottawa asked them to do. An unknown number of ...
Jun 18, 2026 The flag flies over the Prime Minister's Office near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Grassy Narrows repeats call for Carney to apologize for comments made about protest
A Grassy Narrows First Nation woman who suffers from mercury poisoning repeated her call Thursday for Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could "outlast" her during a March protest. ...
Jun 18, 2026 NDP Leader Avi Lewis and NDP Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan stand with Grassy Narrows First Nation member Chrissy Isaacs as she addresses a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Court hears Alberta separatist group's plea for stay of referendum petition ruling
An Alberta Court of Appeal hearing is underway for a separatist group's attempt to have a ruling that quashed its referendum petition set aside. A judge ruled last month that the Stay Free Alberta pet...
Jun 18, 2026 Mitch Sylvestre hold boxes of signatures before submitting signatures for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Police in Laval warn of violent Pokémon crime wave targeting sellers on Marketplace
Montreal-area police are warning the public about a rash of violent crimes targeting sellers of Pokmon cards and MacBooks. Laval police say they arrested 10 young men between 16 and 18 years old on Ju...
Jun 18, 2026 Co-owner of trading card store Team Collectors, Max Wong displays cards from a showcase in Richmond B.C., on Monday, March 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Toronto police arrest outstanding suspect in U.S. consulate shooting
Toronto police say they have arrested 19-year-old Zara Jabbi, an outstanding suspect in the U.S. consulate shooting in March. It comes as police continue to investigate multiple shootings in the city ...
Jun 18, 2026
World Cup fans in Vancouver get ready to paint the town red
Canada's World Cup campaign shifts to Vancouver today and fans are preparing to give them a home-turf boost at BC Place Stadium against Qatar. Canadian supporters group The Voyageurs will be staging a...
Jun 18, 2026 Canada's Voyageurs parade toward Toronto Stadium ahead of Canada's World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto, on Friday, June 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Gun control advocacy groups urge PM to implement long-awaited protection measure
OTTAWA - A women's advocacy organization and several other groups that support gun control are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to fully implement a key facet of firearms legislation passed 30 months...
Jun 18, 2026 Suzanne Zaccour, left, director of legal affairs at the National Association of Women and the Law, speaks at a press conference on gun control as gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre Nathalie Provost listens in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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