Spain knocks off Portugal with late winner, advances to World Cup quarterfinals
Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Merino had just been knocked down, and a foul was called. While a Portugal player argued, Merino played the ball back in, ran toward the goal and easily beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa after taking a pass from Ferran Torres.
Spain advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since winning its only World Cup title in 2010 in
Toronto parking enforcement officer struck by vehicle after issuing ticket
Toronto police are looking for a driver who allegedly struck a parking enforcement officer on Monday after receiving a ticket.
Investigators say they were called to the area of Queens Quay East and Richardson Street around 2:25 p.m. Monday.
A parking enforcement officer had issued a ticket to a white 2017 Mecedes Benz C63S convertible. The driver returned to the vehicle and got into an argument with the officer.
The driver then allegedly got into the vehicle and began to drive away, striking
Champagne defends fiscal track as defence, infrastructure spending ratchets up
OTTAWA — Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberals are keeping federal finances under control even as key defence and infrastructure spending details remain under wraps.
Champagne told reporters today that Ottawa has been “very transparent” with Canadians about the pace of federal spending and the need to focus on what the government can control in a period of geopolitical instability.
He said decisions like ramping up defence spending to meet rising NATO targets and a recent commitment of public funding for a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C
One person killed, another injured in Scarborough shooting
One person has been killed while another is injured after a shooting in Scarborough on Monday afternoon.
Toronto police say they were called to Victoria Park Avenue and south of Highway 401 around 3:15 for reports of a shooting.
One person was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second victim was located at Victoria Park and Sheppard Avenue. They are being rushed to hospital by emergency run. The severity of their injuries is unknwn.
Canada Soccer CEO Blue says World Cup enthusiasm must translate into lasting support
Watching Canada embrace the FIFA World Cup has been a “breathtaking” experience for Kevin Blue.
The co-host nation rallied not only behind the tournament, but truly celebrated the country’s team, said Canada Soccer’s CEO.
“There was one instance where we were on the way to the venue in Vancouver, in the motorcade, and there’s people lining the streets, cheering and waving their hands at the bus, and people that are waiting at red lights are honking their horns in support of
Red card furor puts Trump and Infantino’s relationship under the spotlight again
ATLANTA (AP) — The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, long in the making, is now at the center of one of the great World Cup controversies, sparking anger, disbelief and questions about the integrity of global sport’s biggest tournament.
Trump’s intervention in the lifting of U.S. forward Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension has shone the spotlight on his close ties with Infantino. It has led to furor from Belgium — the U.S. team’s
Man arrested, another wanted after vehicle stolen from Mississauga residential parking lots
A man has been arrested and a warrant has been issued for another following multiple vehicle thefts from residential parking lots in Mississauga.
Peel police say an investigation was launched in May 2026 after they identified vehicle thefts and attempted thefts that were happening in underground parking garages in the area of Hurontario Street and Burnamthorpe Road East.
Using video surveillance analysis, automated licence plate recogntiation, body-worn camera footage and community outreach, two suspects were identified.
Two search warrants were executed at homes in Mississauga and Erin where investigators
6 charged after $20M worth of cocaine, $2.5M cash seized during drug probe: YRP
Six people are facing charges after York Regional Police and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) say they seized cocaine with an estimated street value of $20 million, along with $2.5 million in cash, during a series of raids connected to a drug investigation dubbed Project Golden Frog.
The probe began in May 2026, when border agents say they intercepted a shipment from Panama that allegedly contained a large quantity of suspected cocaine.
CBSA then contacted York Regional Police who say they linked the shipment
Ex-employee breaks into Pickering office, steals $22k in electronics: Durham police
An Oshawa man is facing charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics from a financial business in Pickering where he used to be employed.
Durham police responded to a break-and-enter call at the business in the area of Liverpool Road and Pickering Parkway last month.
Police say staff at the business received notifications that an ex-employee was allegedly using a stolen key fob to access the office.
An investigation revealed that the suspect had used the fob to access the office multiple times between April and May and
Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa accused of fraud in $2.2M scheme
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa lied and posed as other people as part of a scheme through which he fraudulently obtained nearly $2.2 million from two victims, according to a federal indictment.
A federal grand jury in West Virginia indicted Kriisa last month, and the case was unsealed Monday following his arrest by federal agents on Saturday in Kentucky. A 6-foot-3 guard from Estonia , Kriisa began his college career in 2020 at Arizona,