Jul 28, 2024; Paris Saint-Denis, France; United States forward Kristi Kirshe (12) runs with the ball against Japan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — Canada brought the Stade de France Olympic party to a shuddering halt when they stunned France 19-14 on…
Jul 23, 2024, Saint-Denis, France; Canadian flags adorn the balconies of the Canada team residence building at the 2024 Paris Olympics athlete village. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — Sport Canada is withholding funding relating to women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman and two other suspended team officials, calling the drone scandal that has…
Jul 13, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur (6) celebrates his goal with his teammates against Canada during the first half at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Luis Suarez had a reduced role at Copa America but naturally came through when Uruguay needed him most. The most prolific…
Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; USA forward Lebron James (6) collides with Canada guard Jamal Murray (4) and forward Dillion Brooks (24) in the first quarter of the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and Anthony Davis posted…
Jul 5, 2024; Arlington, TX, USA; Venezuela defender Jon Mikel Aramburu (4) knocks the ball away from Canada forward Jacob Shaffelburg (14) during the first half in the 2024 Copa America quarterfinal at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Ismael Kone converted the decisive spot kick to take Canada through to the Copa…
Honda Motor on Thursday said it would invest $11 billion to build batteries and electric cars in Ontario, a significant commitment from a company that has been slow to embrace the technology. Like Toyota and other Japanese carmakers, Honda has emphasized hybrid vehicles, in which gasoline engines are augmented by electric motors, rather than cars…
Dear Tripped Up, Last September, my husband and I left our kids with their grandparents and set off to Ireland. Our $2,132 itinerary took us from Minneapolis to Toronto to Dublin on tickets booked on United Airlines through Expedia but ultimately operated by Air Canada, a United partner. We had boarded our connecting flight in…
We realize the enormity of saying “the most CONCACAF game ever,” as this particular region of the soccer world is literally where people throw ducks at balloons and nothing is the way it seems. Just about anything can happen when the North and Central American Federation is in charge, and boy did it on Wednesday…
Canada is postponing a plan to offer people suffering from mental illnesses the option of a medically assisted death, two cabinet ministers said on Monday. The announcement by Mark Holland, the health minister, and Arif Virani, the justice minister, came after a special parliamentary committee looking into the plan concluded that there are not enough…
The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the United States, overriding fierce decades-long objections from the pharmaceutical industry. The approval, issued in a letter to Florida Friday, is a major policy shift for the United States, and supporters…
