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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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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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Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak, the country’s most decorated female Olympian, has accepted a two-year suspension over her failure to report her whereabouts three times within a year, swimming officials said Tuesday.Repeated failures by an athlete to update information about where they are amounts to a doping violation, as it obstructs drug testing.The Aquatics Integrity Unit …

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Universal’s musical sequel “Wicked: For Good” stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.Variety said the film’s debut was the highest ever for a Broadway musical adaptation, while analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research called …

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Authorities were searching Friday for a grizzly bear that emerged from the forest in a remote part of Canada and attacked a group of 20 children and their teachers, critically injuring two people.A total of four people remained in hospital a day after Thursday’s attack in the Bella Coola area of Canada’s western British Columbia …

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When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce — but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach.The behavior captured on video in a remote part of British Columbia province shows a wolf completing multiple steps to retrieve a crab trap from …

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Seven people linked to a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin have been arrested in Canada, including his lawyer, officials said Wednesday.Ryan Wedding, 44, who is believed to be hiding out in Mexico, is wanted by the United States on drug and murder charges and is on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” …

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Canada’s government survived a confidence vote on Monday as parliament narrowly passed a budget Prime Minister Mark Carney said will strengthen an economy threatened by US tariffs.The minority Liberal government faced collapse over the cliffhanger budget vote, but a small group of opposition lawmakers — weary of triggering an election — allowed the fiscal plan …

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President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States.The United States has promised a seamless experience for next year’s tournament despite concerns that Trump’s border crackdown could hurt fans.”For those who …

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Canada’s parliament is poised to vote Monday on the budget proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who opted to double the G7 country’s deficit to kickstart the economy — a risky move that could upend his minority government.The Liberal prime minister, who was elected to a full term in April to stare down US President …

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