Ontario to ban use of cellphones in school classrooms starting in September
Ontario is introducing a suite of measures that will crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools.
Canada, Mexico and the U.S. – the three host countries of the 2026 World Cup – will automatically qualify for the competition, FIFA confirmed Wednesday.
The long-standing tradition of having the host nations participate in the competition will continue, with the global soccer agency saying the three would avoid the preliminary matches.
This is the first time FIFA is approving three host nations passing the qualifying stage automatically.
The 2022 World Cup was the first time in 36 years that the Canadian men's team qualified. Canada lost in all group-stage games. The automatic entry into the 2026 tournament is positive for Canada Soccer, which is building a young team.
Vancouver and Toronto are among the host cities for the 2026 World Cup, with games being held at BC Place and the BMO field.
The CONCACAF tournament will also see changes in the number of teams playing with FIFA approving an expansion from 32 teams to 48, with six allocated spots to qualify, including the three host nations.
This announcement comes as FIFA highlighted its record-breaking revenue of US$7.6 billion during the 2019 to 2022 cycle. The agency expects to earn US$11 billion during the 2023 to 2026 period, the FIFA press release states.
Bids to host the Women's World Cup in 2027 are being approved by the FIFA Council next month. The 2030 FIFA World Cup bid approval process will start in June 2023.
Ontario is introducing a suite of measures that will crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for a specific chocolate brand sold in Ontario and Quebec.
U.S. President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president's thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders.
Quebec is investing $603 million over the next five years to counter what its French-language minister describes as the decline of the French language in the province.
One person has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a man who fell from a balcony following an altercation inside a Toronto apartment building.
Ukraine's troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country's army chief said Sunday, warning of a worsening battlefield situation as Ukrainian forces wait for much-needed arms from a huge U.S. aid package to reach combat zones.
Ontario is now home to an invasive and toxic worm species that can grow up to three feet long and can be dangerous to small animals and pets.
Raneem, 10, lives with a neurological condition and liver disease and needs Cholbam, a medication, for a longer and healthier life.
Laurentian University's board of governors approved a budget of just over $201.7 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
As if a 4-0 Edmonton Oilers lead in Game 1 of their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings wasn't good enough, what was announced at Rogers Place during the next TV timeout nearly blew the roof off the downtown arena.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
A property tax bill is perplexing a small townhouse community in Fergus, Ont.
When identical twin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski were invited to compete against some of the world’s most elite female runners at last week’s Boston Marathon, they were in disbelief.
The giant stone statues guarding the Lions Gate Bridge have been dressed in custom Vancouver Canucks jerseys as the NHL playoffs get underway.
A local Oilers fan is hoping to see his team cut through the postseason, so he can cut his hair.
A family from Laval, Que. is looking for answers... and their father's body. He died on vacation in Cuba and authorities sent someone else's body back to Canada.
A former educational assistant is calling attention to the rising violence in Alberta's classrooms.
The federal government says its plan to increase taxes on capital gains is aimed at wealthy Canadians to achieve “tax fairness.”