Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Curaçao makes history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Curaao salvaged a 0-0 draw with Jamaica on Tuesday to become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup and will be joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti...
Nov 18, 2025
Kone scores, then sees red as Canada blanks Venezuela 2-0 in final match of 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE - Canada heads into the World Cup year on the back of a win - and moving in the right direction, according to coach Jesse Marsch. Ismael Kone scored a goal in the first half and saw re...
Nov 18, 2025
Nylander scores in OT, Leafs down Blues 3-2 in OT to snap losing streak
TORONTO - William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime as the underperforming and injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a much-needed 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues to snap an ugly five-ga...
Nov 18, 2025
Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
TOKYO (AP) - Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring an...
Nov 18, 2025
Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in European Space Agency programs by $528.5 million. Joly made the announcement at the SpaceBound 2025 Conferenc...
Nov 18, 2025
Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee National Guard will keep supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis after a judge blocked the troops from operating in the ...
Nov 18, 2025
Ottawa's budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
OTTAWA - Legislation to implement the Liberals' new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada's ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne introduced legislatio...
Nov 18, 2025
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed "Swamp Sweep" that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 p...
Nov 18, 2025
'I wanted to be here:' O'Shea resists pull of home, remains with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea's mom didn't try to convince him to move closer to his hometown. O'Shea spoke to the media on Tuesday and explained why he signed a three-year extension last week to remain head...
Nov 18, 2025
Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spots in Europe
European qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finished Tuesday with Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria securing the region's remaining automatic spots. Spain was held to a 2-2 home draw at...
Nov 18, 2025