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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 1:56 a.m. Australia scores a 2-0 victory over Turkey in World Cup play at BC Place. The Aussies received goals from Co...
Jun 12, 2026
Sarah Mills: The World Cup has not opened with the beautiful game
Sarah Mills says the World Cup should be a showcase of the best of soccer and win over the skeptical north Americans, but the opening match between Mexico and South Africa hardly accomplished that. Th...
Jun 12, 2026
Former Huskies, Blades coach Bumstead promoted to head coach by PWHL's Seattle Torrent
A former coach for both the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and Saskatoon Blades is getting an opportunity to lead a Professional Women's Hockey League franchise. On Thursday, the PWHL's Seattle To...
Jun 11, 2026 Christine Bumstead (right) has earned her first head coaching role in the Professional Women's Hockey League after being promoted by the Seattle Torrent on June 11, 2025. (Seattle Torrent/Facebook)
Cheers as World Cup party begins, jeers as lightning forces Toronto fans to evacuate
The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicked off Thursday, as the Canadian host cities prepared for matches, cultural events, an influx of fans and the international spotlight. Thousands of...
Jun 11, 2026
World Cup begins as Canada braces for wave of matches, concerts and football fever
The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicks off today, as Canadian host cities prepare for an influx of matches, international fans and cultural events. In Toronto, buzz is humming as Fan F...
Jun 11, 2026 People attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 Countdown Concert at the FIFA Fan Festival in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Yorkton Terriers select Duke Lesnar, the son of wrestling royalty, in SJHL Draft
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League could soon feature a name familiar to wrestling and mixed martial arts fans. With their fourth round selection in the league's 2010-born draft on Tuesday, the Yor...
Jun 11, 2026 Yorkton Terriers prospect Duke Lesnar was the 47th overall pick in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's 2010-born draft. (Yorkton Terriers/X)
Van Koeverden promotes fan events, dismisses cost concerns as World Cup kicks off
OTTAWA - Canada's secretary of state for sport has dismissed concerns about the cost of co-hosting the FIFA World Cup and is hyping up the opportunity for Canadians to engage with the tournament acros...
Jun 11, 2026
FIFA World Cup festivities are underway. Here's how Toronto health-care workers have been preparing
TORONTO - As people from around the world arrive in Toronto and festivities marking the beginning of the FIFA World Cup get underway, health-care workers want to assure visitors and residents that the...
Jun 11, 2026
Aussies, Kiwis converge on B.C. for World Cup, bringing super fandom from Down Under
VANCOUVER - Wherever they are in the world, sports fans Lachlan Carter and younger brother Bailey know how to find fellow Australians. "We hear the accent, they hear the accent, and then, you know, it...
Jun 11, 2026
Hotel bookings during World Cup down from last year, but B.C. minister sees positives
VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister isn't disputing hotel data that suggests Vancouver hotel vacancies on World Cup game days are down sharply compared to the same dates last year. But Ravi Ka...
Jun 10, 2026
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