Soccer official with Iranian ties says he is shocked national team won’t play in B.C.
VICTORIA — Babak Shahbazi has travelled to France, Germany, Brazil and Russia to watch the Iranian national team play for the World Cup, and when he heard that Iran could be playing in Vancouver in the 2026 event, he and...
Montreal to host international tribunal on Indigenous children deaths next May
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) will hold an opinion tribunal investigating Canada’s role in the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous children in Montreal in May 2026. The opinion tribunal will be hosted by Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal and will...
Women protest gender-based violence across Brazil following shocking cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of women in cities across Brazil rallied against gender-based violence Sunday as a record number of female victims and a series of recent high-profile cases have shocked the country. Women of all...
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings...
A UN team in Lebanon examines options for border area with Israel after peacekeepers leave
BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations delegation visting Lebanon said Saturday they came to Beirut to explore options for territory along the border with Israel after a U.N. peacekeeping force’s term ends at the end of next year. The comments...
TTC employee charged after allegedly stabbing customer during TMU station assault
A TTC employee is facing five charges following a stabbing incident at TMU Station that sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries. Police and first responders were called to the subway station, formerly known as Dundas Station, just...
FIFA unveils 2026 World Cup matches for Toronto, Vancouver
Germany, Belgium and Croatia are among the teams that will play games in Canada in group play at next summer’s FIFA World Cup. The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was announced Saturday in Washington D.C. Canada is staging 13...
Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll expected to miss a week with lower-body injury
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ precarious goalie situation has gone from bad to worse. Goaltender Joseph Woll was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 4 with a lower-body injury, the Maple Leafs announced Saturday. Artur Akhtyamov was recalled from the...
Messi, Inter Miami beat Vancouver Whitecaps to win first MLS Cup
Inter Miami has won its first-ever MLS Cup. Tadeo Allende’s goal in the 96th minute sealed the result in Miami’s 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer’s championship game on Saturday. The matchup had been billed as...
Potential Canada-Italy World Cup game in Toronto would be ‘electric,’ fans say
The draw for next summer’s World Cup has opened the possibility that Canada will face Italy in its June 12 opener in Toronto, and hopes in the city’s Little Italy neighbourhood are running high. The Canadian men’s soccer team drew...
