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In the early summer of 1998, when I was thirteen, my family decided to make an unusual upgrade to our rural British Columbia home: bolting a satellite dish to the side of our house. The specific reason? To be able to watch the FIFA World Cup in France. For weeks, we gathered around the TV, cheering and gesticulating, to watch the tournament held on the other side of the world. For as long as I can remember, mine has been a soccer family. The idiom about growing up “with a ball at one’s feet” is probably accurate, but picture less ambition and much more dribbling between pellets and...
June 10, 2026 - 13:58 | Harley Rustad | Walrus
The city says bars, restaurants and other approved venues can continue serving alcohol past 2 a.m. on Sept. 26 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ottawa's founding.
June 10, 2026 - 13:47 | | CBC News - Ottawa
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doug Ford is not known for playing nice with Donald Trump. The Ontario premier has repeatedly condemned the president’s 51st state rhetoric and boldly removed American booze exports from their biggest market: Ontario’s shelves. It was also notably Ford’s Ronald Reagan ad that reportedly led to the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks last year. So the fact that Ford visited Washington this week, engaging lawmakers and business leaders and calling for getting the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) renewal done, may have seemed odd to many — and maybe downright...
June 10, 2026 - 13:41 | Tracy Moran | National Post

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