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Fans ready to rally as Canada takes on South Africa in FIFA World Cup knockout stage
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (403+ words) Canada fans march to B. C. Place stadium before Canada and Switzerland play a World Cup Group B soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacob Mallari Canada fans cheer prior to the first half of a World Cup…...
Fear of cartel violence reshapes World Cup celebrations across parts of Mexico
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Mexico's World Cup joy muted in regions gripped by cartel violence
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (894+ words) In villages and towns across Mexico where shootings are a near-daily occurrence, the cheers are mostly confined indoors. There, real-life concerns outrank the excitement around a World Cup in which Mexico has reached the knockout stage. Further north is Culiac'n,…...
South Africa reaches World Cup knockout round with 1-0 win over South Korea
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (585+ words) Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi and South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mexico, which won all three of its group-stage games. South Africa will take on Canada, the…...
Meet Merlin the duck, a Mexico City streetside regular turned World Cup mascot
1+ week, 5+ day ago (285+ words) As Mexico celebrated its World Cup-opening victory over South Africa on Thursday, Merlin, a 2-year-old duck dressed in the national team's colors, became an unlikely internet sensation and the tournament's first unofficial mascot. Images of Merlin parading through Mexico City,…...
World Cup what to know: Canada earns a hard-fought draw in opener, U. S. is up next vs. Paraguay
2+ week, 1+ day ago (852+ words) Canada settled for a draw in its World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina in front of a raucous crowd in Toronto. Considering how things started for the Canadians on Friday, it wasn't the worst outcome. Cyle Larin " who had just entered…...
Diamond drilling program under way at Leviathan Metals" Central Project, Kalahari Copper Belt, Botswana
3+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leviathan Metals Corp. (Leviathan, the Company) (LVX " TSXV, LVXFF " OTC, 0 GP " FSE) is pleased to announce that the diamond core drilling program of up to 10, 000 meters is underway, at its 100%-owned Central Project (Central,…...
New Zealand defeats Canada 50-14 in third-place game at rugby sevens event in Spain
3+ week, 6+ day ago (387+ words) Canada's Asia Hogan-Rochester celebrates after scoring a try during the Women's Rugby World Cup final match between England and Canada at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, London, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alastair Grant VALLADOLID - Asia Hogan-Rochester had two tries and…...
Fact File: Misleading claims about hantavirus shared online amid cruise ship outbreak
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (868+ words) Passengers wave inside a bus after being disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manu Fernandez As Canadians connected to an outbreak of hantavirus…...
Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying home from Canary Islands
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1046+ words) British Army medics parachute onto the south Atlantic territory of Tristan da Cunha, where one of the 221 residents has a suspected case of hanatavirus, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (British Ministry of Defence via AP) Spanish passengers were the first to leave the…...