FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament. The spike was found after FIFA’s social media protection program scanned more than six million posts and comments uploaded that related to the World Cup, a 33 per cent jump…
Maritimers are being told to prepare for a couple of days of high temperatures and humidity as a heat wave that began earlier this week in Ontario and Quebec has made its way east. An Environment Canada meteorologist said the high temperatures on Thursday in the Maritimes are expected to last until Saturday in many…
Swifties around the world are counting down to pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s wedding, which is reportedly taking place over the July 2-4 U.S. long weekend. The wedding has long been rumoured to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The couple, who announced their…
Provincial transit agency Metrolinx has split a mega contract for its delayed Hurontario Street light rail project into two parts, a move it says “resolves all commercial disputes” on the line. Construction on the Hazel McCallion LRT in Mississauga has been underway since 2020, but it has been beset by delays and legal battles as…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nine Buddhist monks were killed, and more than 20 were injured, after an 11-year-old boy driving a pickup truck crashed into a group of them during a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern province of Mukdahan, Thai officials said on Thursday. The victims were among a group of 35…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 70-year-old man has died in a Canada Day boating accident on Aylesford Lake in Nova Scotia’s Kings County, RCMP say, while the search continues for a second missing boater. First responders, including the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), responded to the incident at around 4:45 p.m….
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2026 10:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract Thursday, the second day of NHL free agency. The 29-year-old spent last season with the Washington Capitals, recording four…
U.S. employers pulled back on hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook. The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to a low 4.2 per cent from 4.3 per cent in May, though the decline…
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada’s ambassador. “We have set up a number of different kinds of relationships that work for specific issues,” said David Lametti, Canada’s ambassador to the UN. “And that’s precisely…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2026 7:20 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size While much of southern Ontario sweats under an extended heat wave, the Toronto Zoo says its animals were kept cool despite a power failure that shuttered the facility on Canada Day. A statement…
