BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in the French port city of Bordeaux, while authorities confirmed the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily.

French authorities had initially ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on The Ambition cruise ship to remain on board, but then decided late Wednesday to let those unaffected disembark. One passenger was spotted raising his arms in triumph while leaving the vessel.

TORONTO — The head of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says shoppers are proving to be “resilient but discerning” while their wallets get hammered by higher gas prices and other mounting costs.

“They have their chin up and their eyes wide open,” Greg Hicks told analysts on a Thursday earnings call. “Even as budgets get strained, customers are still shopping, but they are more selective and more value driven.”

The insights from Hicks offer a window into how the blocked Strait of Hormuz, which has driven

Rogers has successfully completed a $22‑million upgrade to its 5G+ network in and around BMO Field as Toronto prepares to host massive crowds for the FIFA World Cup , promising faster speeds, more capacity and stronger connectivity for fans moving through stadiums, fan zones and major transit hubs.

The company says a crew of 30 spent nearly 40,000 hours planning and installing new infrastructure to handle the surge of mobile traffic expected during the tournament.

Mark Kennedy, Rogers’ Chief Technology Officer,

There’s no denying that walk-off grand slam in extra innings against a division rival is a big deal, but for Daulton Varsho and his Toronto Blue Jays teammates, it means a bit more than statistics and standings.

Varsho cleared the bases in the 10th inning with his fifth home run of the season as Toronto rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Wednesday.

The victory helped the Blue Jays both avoid a sweep at the hands of the American East leaders and snap a three-game

The final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS.

FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19 will include a .

The governing body said the show would support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said it would bring together “music and football on the biggest stage in sport for a

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his long-awaited clean electricity strategy today.

The federal government has signalled it plans to double the capacity of Canada’s power grid by 2050, and Carney said in March that an announcement was imminent.

Demand for electricity in Canada is soaring with multiple new requirements that include electric vehicles, data centres and defence industrial production.

In the spring economic update on April 28, the government said it would release a “discussion paper” to get input

OTTAWA — A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they’ve declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor — and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects.

A report from Proof Strategies released Thursday — which is World Vaccine Day — explores how Canadians feel about vaccines and why some of them hesitate to get the shots.

Bruce MacLellan, chair of Proof Strategies, said the organization decided to ask specific questions about vaccines in its annual trust index after Canada

OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties.

International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China’s e-commerce titans Alibaba and JD.com want more Canadian businesses on their platforms.

“I want to help enable that,” he said. “There are some options that we’re considering there.”

Sidhu said the push is happening now “because the relationship is where it’

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag.

Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have been met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president. The ruling party even organized demonstrations in the capital, Caracas,