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Canada Soccer unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
TORONTO - When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men's World Cup, his answer was direct. "Yes," said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a chi...
Mar 16, 2026

Via Rail 'needs to improve its service' despite solid management: auditor general
Via Rail needs to improve its service - punctuality, in particular - according to Canada's auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation's management practices. In a repor...
Mar 16, 2026

Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalati...
Mar 16, 2026

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
HAVANA (AP) - Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Mi...
Mar 16, 2026

Canada's Einarson continues to roll in women's world curling with fourth straight win
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's curling team passed a tough test in the women's world championship to maintain an unbeaten record Monday. Einarson's foursome out of Manitoba's Gimli Curling Club was a 9-6 ...
Mar 16, 2026

Bottcher returns to skip position on new team with Walker and Horgan brothers
Brendan Bottcher is returning to the skip position with a new-look rink that will be based in Alberta. He will team up with third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Geoff Walker on a squad th...
Mar 16, 2026

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026

Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm estimated to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec's Abitibi-Tmiscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday. The city of...
Mar 16, 2026

Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehra...
Mar 16, 2026