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World Cup draw ceremony underway as FIFA awards peace prize to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw began Friday with FIFA awarding its first…
Bayern’s Díaz gets Champions League ban cut after reckless foul on PSG’s Hakimi
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Bayern Munich forward Luis Díaz has had his three-game Champions League…
Trump administration will expand travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens…
Erasmus to lead Springboks to 2031 Rugby World Cup after contract extension
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rassie Erasmus will coach South Africa to the 2031 Rugby World Cup…
Mont-Tremblant ready to host World Cup giant slaloms after last year’s cancellation
Valérie Grenier won’t take her home race for granted this weekend, not after what happened…
Canadians Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps finish sixth in Grand Prix Final pairs
NAGOYA — Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps, the 2024 world champions, finished sixth in…
Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy…
U.S. cities come to home of Olympic sports to pitch hosting future world championships
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sports officials from a dozen United States cities went to the…
Hollywood meets the Middle East as Red Sea International Film Festival opens in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival,…
German president visits WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia
LONDON (AP) — Germany’s president laid a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England,…
No helicopter. IOC president Kirsty Coventry to rely on ground transport for Milan Cortina Games
ROME (AP) — For her first Olympics as IOC president, Kirsty Coventry could probably order…
Lando Norris’ practice pace shows he’s driver to beat in Formula 1 title decider
The Formula 1 title fight is Lando Norris’ to lose, and he doesn’t look like…
A supersized World Cup field begins taking shape at Friday’s draw
WASHINGTON (AP) — FIFA has invited more teams than ever for a World Cup priced…
McLaren will consider team orders for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in F1 title decider
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — CEO Zak Brown says McLaren could use team…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ has died at 75
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, a Tokyo-born actor known for his roles in…
Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies
When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration,…
Review: ‘Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’ falls just short in Samus Aran’s anticipated return
TORONTO — Eight years in the making, and eighteen years after the release of its…
Football players and officials arrested as part of probe into Turkey’s betting scandal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Prosecutors in Istanbul on Friday issued arrest warrants for dozens of soccer…
In the news: Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Newfoundland girl’s disappearance prompts calls for tougher laws to stop abductions
ST. JOHN’S — Bouchra Marbouhi says she last saw her young daughter more than two…
Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in…
Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia ‘garbage’
He said it four times in seven seconds: Somali immigrants in the United States are…
Iran’s famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most-famous singer, life always has been…
Dr. Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80
Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to…