World Cup, Trump and Canada
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Canada has removed Syria from its list of states that sponsor terrorism and revoked Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of terrorist entities,
Canada has joined a major European Union defense fund. The move, announced Monday by the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney, allows Canadian defense companies access to a 150 billion euro EU loan program called Security Action for Europe,
Outside of hosting for the first time, the 2026 World Cup also marks Canada’s first appearance in back-to-back tournaments, and manager Jesse Marsch will hope to lead the team to an extended run, even as they take on some challenging opponents.
Canada's unemployment rate once again defied expectations and fell to a 16-month low in November as a solid gain in part-time jobs boosted the number of people employed for the third time in a row, data showed on Friday.
In October, Stellantis moved some production from Canada to the U.S. Now, Canadian lawmakers allege the brand is defaulting on promises.
The federal government has removed Syria from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, almost a year after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad's regime.
When Canada qualified for the 2022 tournament, it ended a 36-year World Cup drought. Having not gotten out of the group stage of its two prior World Cup appearances, Canada will be aiming at the knockout rounds in 2026. The last (and only) major trophy won by Canada was the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2000.
The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada’s largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.
Jesse Marsch’s team ended the 2024 international calendar ranked No. 26 in the world, a seed that would have seen them as a Pot 3 team in most World Cups. Yet, as hosts alongside the United States and Mexico, they were auto-placed in Group D and Pot 1, avoiding some of the world’s best teams.