Category Archives: The Canadian Press
From Salah to De Bruyne, five stars to watch at the World Cup in Vancouver
Vancouver is set to host seven FIFA World Cup games, including one Round of 32 and one Round of 16 match, beginning with Australia taking on Turkey on Sunday. Canada will play Group B games against Qa...
Jun 11, 2026
In the news today: New gun figures, AI deepfake probe, online harms, World Cup begins
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say Internal RCMP reports say the vas...
Jun 11, 2026
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
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
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
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
Pubs, restaurants careful to avoid World Cup trademark trouble
TORONTO - Flags, soccer balls and mentions of match days are hinting at goings-on in downtown Toronto pubs as they get ready to host hundreds of fans for FIFA World Cup watch parties - without alarmin...
Jun 11, 2026
Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say
OTTAWA - The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal reports prepared by the nat...
Jun 11, 2026
Privacy commissioner says Grok deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law
OTTAWA - Sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot and shared on his X platform violated Canada's privacy law - and while the company has made some changes, they don't go far enough, the...
Jun 11, 2026