Costs for hosting FIFA World Cup games soar in Toronto and Vancouver

Open this photo in gallery: BC Place stadium in Vancouver, which is undergoing hundred of millions of dollars of renovations, is scheduled to host seven matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Cost overruns for Toronto and Vancouver are among the highest of all 16 cities co-hosting the World Cup in June. … Read more

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins in calls for boycott of World Cup in United States

Open this photo in gallery: FILE – In this June 1, 2011, file photo, Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)Michael Probst/The Associated Press Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct … Read more

Nylander offers online apology for obscene gesture at TSN camera

Open this photo in gallery: Toronto Maple Leafs foward William Nylander made an obscene gesture at a TSN camera when it showed him and other injured teammates during Sunday’s loss to the visiting Colorado Avalanche.David Zalubowski/The Associated Press Just in case the Toronto Maple Leafs, losers of four straight games, didn’t have enough problems on … Read more

AGO trustee, major donor Judy Schulich led internal push to prevent Nan Goldin acquisition

Open this photo in gallery: The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, on Jan. 20.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail The internal push to prevent the Art Gallery of Ontario from acquiring a work by photographer-activist Nan Goldin last year – which has led to four resignations – was prompted by the philanthropic executive Judy Schulich, … Read more

Maple Leafs take a costly loss to visiting Red Wings

Open this photo in gallery: Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin (71) scores the game-winning goal in overtime past Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll (60) at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs have lost the first two games of their five-game home stand.Dan Hamilton/Reuters The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t get the result they wanted Wednesday night, … Read more

AGO rocked by resignations after failed Nan Goldin acquisition

Open this photo in gallery: The exterior of the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, on Tuesday.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail The Art Gallery of Ontario is reckoning with the resignations of a senior curator and two volunteer members of a collections committee after the group narrowly voted to not acquire a work by Nan … Read more

Buffalo Bills fire coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons

Open this photo in gallery: Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott during an NFL divisional round playoff football game in 2024 in Denver.David Zalubowski/The Associated Press The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The move came two days after the Bills were … Read more

Green Day to play Super Bowl opening ceremony on 60th anniversary

Open this photo in gallery: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Festival in Indio, Calif., in April, 2025.Amy Harris/The Canadian Press The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl with a hometown opening act. Green Day will kick off the big game with an … Read more

Dozens of valuable artworks believed to be missing from Montreal home

Open this photo in gallery: A photograph of Richard Kastner taken from an online obituary.Paperman & Sons Inc./Supplied As many as 60 artworks are believed to be missing from the Montreal home of a man who died over the holidays, with members of the country’s art market wondering about the fate of works by coveted … Read more

Toronto-born Mae Martin to host Juno Awards

Open this photo in gallery: Mae Martin says their time away from Canada has only made them more conscious of the country’s relative social and cultural stability.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Mae Martin will host this year’s Juno Awards at a moment when they say they’re feeling especially grateful to be Canadian. The Toronto-born actor and … Read more