Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even mor...
Dec 05, 2025
The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is underway. See how the group picks shake out
The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in this summer's tournament. U.S. President Donald Trump is also at...
Dec 05, 2025
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even mor...
Dec 05, 2025
Supreme Court hearings on Quebec secularism law to begin March 23
MONTREAL - Hearings for one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court of Canada cases in years are scheduled to begin March 23. The country's top court has set aside five days for arguments on Queb...
Dec 05, 2025
The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are set. See what the tournament could bring
The FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., divided a record 48 teams into 12 groups of four. Six spots won't be determined until March, when 22 teams will face off in playoffs....
Dec 05, 2025
Vancouver woman loses $120,000 in blessing scam targeting Chinese community
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are warning of a blessing scheme that targets the city's Chinese community where one woman lost $120,000. Police say there were two separate cases involving the scam last ...
Dec 05, 2025
NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of 'fearmongering' over defence export bill
OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan is dismissing an internal Liberal caucus document as a "fearmongering" attempt to dissuade government MPs from supporting her bill to tighten oversight of defence-related ex...
Dec 05, 2025
Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - A pedestrian has been killed in a crash involving a pickup truck in Abbotsford, B.C., which police say may be partly due to poor lighting conditions. Abbotsford police say the crash happe...
Dec 05, 2025
B.C. man charged with murder over body found on Okanagan forestry road
VERNON - Police say a British Columbia man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of another man found dead in the province's Okanagan region two years ago. RCMP say Dale Christopher L...
Dec 05, 2025
Mont-Tremblant ready to host World Cup giant slaloms after last year's cancellation
Valrie Grenier won't take her home race for granted this weekend, not after what happened a year ago. The Canadian alpine skier - a four-time World Cup medallist - broke down in tears when the Mont-Tr...
Dec 05, 2025