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McIntosh swims second-fastest 400m free ever in US Open triumph

Canadian Summer McIntosh clocked the second-fastest 400m freestyle swim in history on Thursday, touching in 3min 55.37sec to win at the US Open long course meeting in Austin, Texas.McIntosh, winner of three gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and four world titles in Singapore this year, said she was “pumped up” for her first …

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Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

The draw for the 2026 World Cup — the biggest edition of football’s global showpiece ever held — takes place in Washington on Friday with US President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings.The expanded 48-team tournament — up from the 32-nation field that competed at the 2022 Qatar World Cup – will be …

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Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ rules Thanksgiving at N. American box office

Disney’s feel-good animated sequel “Zootopia 2” ruled the Thanksgiving box office in North America, taking in $156 million over the five-day holiday weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. “Zootopia 2,” the buddy cop comedy featuring a menagerie of talking animals battling stereotypes, is the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2016 hit, which won the Oscar for best animated …

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Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing province of Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline, sparking immediate concerns about Ottawa’s commitment to battling climate change.The memorandum of understanding charts a plan for a pipeline going from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific coast, to boost oil exports to Asia — …

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Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing province of Alberta to advance a new oil pipeline, a divisive move raising concern about Ottawa’s commitment to confronting climate change.The memorandum of understanding charts a plan for a pipeline going from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific coast, specifically to boost oil exports …

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Despite hurdles, Toronto will be ‘ready’ for World Cup, city tells AFP

The 2026 World Cup will be the first played across three countries — but unlike the United States and Mexico, Canada has never hosted before. In Toronto, which is splitting Canadian matches with Vancouver, the run-up to the tournament has faced obstacles.Those have included occasionally diverging views with FIFA on spending essentials and budget uncertainty.  But …

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Canada’s captive whales face euthanasia threat and uncertain future

The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada’s Marineland have nothing to do but wait.The reportedly bankrupt former tourist attraction is closed to visitors, so the whales circle their decaying pools, while the park’s owners — who issued a shocking threat to euthanize the belugas — spar with the government over what happens next. Marineland, near the …

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