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Publication Date: March 9, 2026 - 18:28
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Middle East war casts uncertainty over 2026 FIFA World Cup
March 9, 2026
Growing conflict in the Middle East is creating uncertainty around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Iran scheduled to play matches in the United States despite the two countries now being involved in military strikes. Experts say the situation is unprecedented for FIFA, while members of Metro Vancouver's Iranian community say events back home have overshadowed the tournament.
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The owner of two tigers is facing an order to remove them from his property in Wainfleet, Ont., by Monday.
Zohaib Masood, who has been keeping two sub-adult tigers on his former mushroom farm in the southern Niagara Region township since last fall, approached Wainfleet’s town council this week looking for an exemption to its exotic animal bylaw that expressly forbids people from keeping tigers.
“The obvious fear is what happens if these animals escape,” Mayor Brian Grant said Friday.
“He’s in a residential area. We’re talking homes everywhere, so that’s obviously our No. 1 concern...
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