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France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbapp passed Pel and Lionel Messi on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France's national team. Mbapp scored his 13th and ...
Jun 16, 2026

Panama found its World Cup sanctuary in small Ontario town of New Tecumseth
NEW TECUMSETH, ONT. - Far from the FIFA World Cup hubbub that has gripped Toronto to the south, there is also plenty of soccer spirit to be found in a small town about a 90-minute drive from the Ontar...
Jun 16, 2026

Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer
VANCOUVER - Watching the first men's World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful - and relieved. The country's chief tournament officer has spent the past decade w...
Jun 16, 2026

Small town rodeo parade cancelled amid backlash over rejected pro-Alberta float
Alberta's heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town's annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest o...
Jun 16, 2026

Will Alphonso Davies play against Qatar? Canada keeps star's status under wraps
VANCOUVER - Questions continue to linger about Alphonso Davies' status as Canada prepares for its next World Cup matchup. The team's 25-year-old captain has been working his way back from a hamstring ...
Jun 16, 2026

Harris, Philpot, Alexander named CFL top performers for Week 2
TORONTO - Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris, Montreal receiver Tyson Philpot and Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander are the top players for Week 2 of the CFL season. Harris completed 30 of 36 ...
Jun 16, 2026

Canada's Fernandez loses to Sonmez in first round at Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was upset 6-4, 7-6 (1) by Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in first-round action Friday at the Nottingham Open. Fernandez, seeded second at the WTA 205 grass-court event, ...
Jun 16, 2026

De Minaur defeats Diallo at Queen's Club, will face Shapovalov next
LONDON - Top seed Alex de Minaur of Australia defeated Montreal's Gabriel Diallo 7-6 (8), 6-3 in first-round action Tuesday at the HSBC Championships. De Minaur outlasted Diallo in a back-and-forth fi...
Jun 16, 2026

Canadian Open among events at risk in PGA Tour revamp, Rory McIlroy says
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) - Now that LIV Golf is flailing and the sport has pulled itself out of what once felt like a day-to-day crisis cycle, Rory McIlroy sees the future - and the past - a little diff...
Jun 16, 2026

John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) - John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights after guiding them to the Stanley Cup Final on an interim basis. Uncertainty lingered over the situation through t...
Jun 16, 2026