UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of ‘deception’ and ‘breach of trust’ over World Cup plans

UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC believe that FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a “fundamental breach of trust” with the institutions world soccer’s governing body serves.

In an “open letter to the football family” revealed on Monday, UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC also said that “when trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned.”

UEFA runs soccer in Europe

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New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week

ELIZABETHTOWN — The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York is entering its fourth week.

Evacuees slowly learn of losses from B.C. wildfire that forced thousands to flee

PENTICTON — Kyla Gaudiuso says she found out her home in Faulder, B.C., had been destroyed when she received a photo of the ridge where it once stood, completely engulfed in flames.

Brutality, racism allegations deepen trust gap after years of complaints in Montreal

MONTREAL — Frantz Jean-Jacques remembers feeling hopeful after coming out of a meeting more than a decade ago with the commander of a police station in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal.

Here are major reports, inquiries and lawsuits into police racism in Quebec

MONTREAL — As a police station in a Montreal multicultural neighbourhood grapples with allegations of racism and brutality made public in June, local residents are preparing for a public meeting with city officials and the chief of the police force on Tuesday.

Unifor to begin talks with General Motors today after deal with Ford

TORONTO — Unifor is set to begin contract negotiations with General Motors today.

Impaired driver arrested after vehicle crashes into light pole in Scarborough

Toronto police have arrested one person after a vehicle hit a light pole in Scarborough on Sunday night.

Officers responded to the area of William Kitchen Road and Kennedy Road for reports of a collision around 11:15 p.m.

One person is facing charges for impaired driving and damage to a traffic pole.

No injuries were reported.

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Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region

BERLIN (AP) — The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.

Bear attacks three-year-old girl playing on deck outside home in Maple Ridge, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE — A young girl is in hospital after police and conservation officials say she was attacked by a bear outside her family's home in a city east of Vancouver.

Leylah Fernandez eliminated from National Bank Open, ending Canadian singles hopes

Canadian dreams of a second straight singles champion at the national open have been dashed.

Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the National Bank Open presented by Rogers with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Naomi Osaka in the Round of 16 on Sunday in Toronto.

The 30th-seeded Fernandez, of Laval, Que., was the last Canadian remaining in either the men’s or women’s singles draws.

Victoria Mboko, from Burlington, Ont., won the tournament last year but was

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