Team Canada is on the verge of making FIFA World Cup history in less than an hour, with live updates available on CP24. The excitement is palpable across the nation as the team prepares for its historic match.
Live Coverage and Fan Reactions
CP24 is providing comprehensive live coverage, including updates from the FIFA Fan Festival in Toronto. Mayor Olivia Chow described the energy as incredible, while FIFA World Cup ambassador Dwayne De Rosario expressed his dream come true.
City Preparations
Toronto has undergone extensive preparations to become FIFA-ready, with Metrolinx increasing service to accommodate fans. The city is buzzing with World Cup fever, and various viewing parties and events are planned.
Other News Highlights
- A woman who fatally stabbed a stranger in Toronto's PATH system received an absolute discharge.
- Ghana midfielder Partey was denied entry into Canada.
- A driver died after crashing into a water-filled ditch in Delta, B.C.
- A man was charged after two bank robberies in Surrey, B.C.
- A Calgary family shares their story of ALS during awareness month.
- The departure of an AHS leader is called a devastating blow by a former Alberta Medical Association president.
- Ottawa Police Service faces a $25 million budget deficit in 2026.
- Riverside South residents will get a first look at plans for a massive recreation complex.
- Police search for a man posing as a postal worker to steal mail on Montreal's South Shore.
- Montreal-area weekend road closures due to construction are announced.
- Rotating pop-ups will take over an empty food hall space in Edmonton.
- More than 300 drug overdoses were reported in Moncton, N.B., in less than two weeks.
- One person was sent to hospital following a Halifax house fire.
- A First Nation in Manitoba declares a state of emergency due to drugs and violence.
- A suspected tornado ripped the roof off a Manitoba industrial building, leaving $30 million in damage.
- A roadway in Saskatchewan is drawing attention for its unusual design.
- Regina's Globe Theatre appears before a federal heritage committee after a recent run of a controversial play.
- A Guelph, Ont., family buys a robotic exoskeleton with donations.
- Bear spray incidents are down in Saskatoon, with police crediting sales restrictions.
- Saskatoon's College Drive construction faces delays as the University Bridge reopens late June.
- A mass-casualty collision is reported at a London, Ont., shopping centre.
- Police say an impaired suspect assaulted their partner, fled the scene, and crashed their truck.
- In the Yates trial, the Crown wraps up evidence.
- A two-vehicle collision sends a pickup truck into a south London home.
- Golf fans and gridlocks: how the RBC Canadian Open will impact traffic.
- The attacker of Elnaz Hajtamiri is to be deported.
- One beach is closed, three under warnings for bacteria levels.
- Where to watch FIFA World Cup games in Windsor.
- BC Hydro expects World Cup and hot weather to trigger record spring power consumption.
- A B.C. mom encourages her daughter with cerebral palsy to enjoy a skatepark.
- The Supreme Court rules New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor must be bilingual.
- A former top defence official warns Canadians against booing the U.S. anthem.
- A suspect is dead after a Texas shooting kills 1 and leaves 9 others in the hospital.
- Police arrest a suspect in a shooting at an Ohio festival that wounded 12.
Politics
Prime Minister Carney announces a new intelligence exchange agreement with France. Could his social media ban be derailed by Trump and big tech? Carney also unveils a plan to lower food costs.
Business
SpaceX soars 23 per cent in its Wall Street debut, making Elon Musk the first trillionaire. An appeals court upholds FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud conviction. The S&P/TSX composite is up more than 300 points, with U.S. stock markets also higher.
Health
Senior doctors are considering leaving the U.K. for Canada. Emory University explores a promising new therapy for childhood leukemia. A recent study looks at how common social anxiety disorder is.
Entertainment
British artist David Hockney dies at 88. Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36. Gwyneth Paltrow faces online backlash for starring in a luxury Israel real estate ad.
Sports
Canadian tennis star Mboko will miss Wimbledon with an injured MCL. Donald Trump will not attend the U.S. team's World Cup opener. Canada's multiculturalism leads to dual allegiances for World Cup fans.
Lifestyle
As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what alien life might mean for religion. A Congolese refugee turned fashion designer is dressing Kentucky's governor and NBA stars. The first leather bag from T-Rex cells is to be auctioned in Paris.
Climate & Environment
Germany's humpback whale Timmy likely lived only 5 days after a controversial rescue. Environment Canada cuts to radar research are troubling, experts say. Hundreds of thousands are without power after Midwest storms.
Sci-Tech
Social media use at a young age is linked to earlier experimentation with drugs and alcohol. The U.S. releases a third batch of UFO files. Instagram users report issues accessing the platform.
