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From capris to jorts, summer 2026 is shaping up to be a season defined by easy and comfortable fits. Think warm afternoons spent wandering city streets, coffee in hand, or slow weekends that call for pieces you can throw on and still feel put-together. This year’s shorts trends move between polished tailoring, nostalgic throwbacks and laid-back essentials—from pleated high-rise styles and breezy linen blends to boxer shorts and the return of structured denim jorts. Whether you’re dressing for everyday errands, vacation days or casual evenings out, these silhouettes are set to become the go-to staples of the season, with standout picks from brands like Aritzia, Lululemon, Dynamite and more.

 

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The Daydrift Pleated High-Rise Short from Lululemon have a structured, slightly dressed-up vibe thanks to the pleats, but still feel comfortable because of the stretchy, cool-to-the-touch fabric. They’re the kind of shorts that pair just as easily with a simple tee as they do with something more polished, making them genuinely versatile for a range of everyday outfits.[/product_listing]

 

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A black capri is a summer wardrobe staple, and the Skyline Capri from Aritzia has a modern, easy-to-wear fit. Made from softly structured stretch twill, they have a comfortable yet tailored feel, with a mid-rise waist, flat front, darted back, and subtle side slits.[/product_listing]

 

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FIFA officials have done a bottle flip and announced they are reversing their previously announced reusable water bottle ban at World Cup games.

Sort of.

In an update posted on social media, FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said that fans will now be permitted to bring in one soft, plastic 20-ounce (590 millilitres) factory-sealed water bottle into stadiums where games are being played.

Fans will not be allowed to bring in any hard-sided reusable water bottles due to safety and security reasons.

This will be in effect at games played in the United States and Canada. Schirgi did not mention Mexico, so it is unclear at this time if the reversal also applies to stadiums there.

Just three weeks ago, FIFA updated its code of conduct policy for North American venues, stating that “empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, up to (1 litre in) capacity, may be brought into the stadium,” Reuters reported, but backpedalled Thursday, saying they were no longer allowed and that fans will now have to purchase bottled water on site.

There are 48 teams set to play in the World Cup beginning this month in Mexico City, with matches also being hosted at 16 venues across North America, including in Toronto and Vancouver.

https://x.com/FIFAcom/status/2063022567141638254

–with files from Rachel Goodman

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The murder trial of a man accused of killing Lumby, B.C., mother of two Tatjana Stefanski is now underway, bringing a fresh wave of emotions for her family.

“It’s been hard,” said Jason Gaudreault, Stefanski’s partner. “Tatjana was a beautiful person.”

Stefanski was found dead in a forested area near Lumby in April 2024. Her ex-husband, Vitali Stefanski, is on trial for second-degree murder.

For Gaudreault, the court proceedings are reopening wounds.

“Definitely in the thick of it, coping the best I can,” he said.

The trial was originally scheduled to take place in Vernon but was moved to Kamloops after a judge granted a change of venue request from defence lawyers.

Defence counsel successfully argued that because the accused is being held at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre and has access to a laptop there, he can review disclosure and evidence throughout the proceedings.

That access would not be available if he were housed in RCMP cells in Vernon during the trial.

The proceedings now require a three-hour round trip from the North Okanagan, a burden Gaudreault says is difficult to manage while rebuilding his life and business following the tragedy.

“We might only be in there for a couple hours, might be in there for an hour and get adjourned and have to drive all the way back again,” he said.

Gaudreault said the demands of attending court have added pressure to a business he says he lost after Stefanski’s death.

“It’s tough, very tough, having to line up work schedules with my guys at my shop and my business that I just reopened, trying to manage that,” Gaudreault said.

“I don’t want to lose my business for a second time now.”

Community members have rallied around the family.

Jen de Bourcier recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to help offset expenses, and a former colleague of Stefanski’s has pledged to match donations up to $10,000.

“It was very touching and also not surprising,” de Bourcier said. “Tatjana, by all accounts, was a very kind person who touched a lot of people.”

De Bourcier said supporters hope the matching campaign will encourage more people to contribute.

Since Stefanski’s death, Gaudreault has become the legal guardian of her two children, a responsibility he says motivates him to keep moving forward despite the challenges ahead.

“Tatjana’s children only have me in Canada,” he said. “I just want to provide the best life I can because her children deserve it.”

The trial, which has wrapped up its second week, is scheduled for five weeks.

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Canada will temporarily limit imports of livestock from Texas after a confirmed case of flesh-eating screwworm was found in the state for the first time since the 1960s, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday.

A calf at a ranch in La Pryor, Texas, tested positive on Wednesday for the parasite, which left a gaping hole around its umbilical cord, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The discovery has sparked alarm for the U.S. cattle industry and the potential of an outbreak beyond Texas’ borders.

The CFIA said animals, including horses, that originate from or were present in Texas within 21 days prior to arriving at the Canada-U.S. border will not be accepted into Canada.

“The flesh-eating larvae of this parasitic fly threatens the lives of its host animals,” the agency said in a statement.

“While our colder climate is not hospitable for the long-term establishment of the fly in Canada, they can survive shorter periods of time in the summer months. Taking this action now is an appropriate risk mitigation measure to prevent its introduction and protect animal health.”

The CFIA urged animal owners, veterinarians and cattle ranchers to be on the lookout for signs of screwworm infestations of livestock, including worsening wounds, discharge and foul odour coming from the animal.

Canadians travelling to Texas with their pets are encouraged to “remain vigilant and inspect their pets regularly for any signs” of infestation, it said.

Global News has reached out to the Canadian Cattle Association and other beef industry associations for comment.

New World screwworm larvae can infest most animals and wildlife, including occasionally birds and even humans in rare cases.

An untreated infestation can be fatal, but there are now a dozen government-approved medications to treat livestock. Federal and state officials have been quick to stress that the fly’s larvae — which feed on living material — do not infest meat or fruit.

The flies prefer hot, humid environments around 25 to 30 degrees Celsius and are endemic to South American and Caribbean countries.

Ranchers in South Texas have been bracing for the arrival of screwworm for more than a year, as the flies progressed from Colombia through Central America, inching closer to the U.S. border.

The CFIA said New World screwworm cases have also been reported in Mexico, prompting the agency to prohibit imports of cattle, bison, sheep, goats, cervids and swine from the country.

“Stringent” import controls are also in place for horses from Mexico “to prevent introduction of animal disease into Canada,” it said Friday.

It noted several U.S. states are taking their own precautionary measures to stop the potential spread of screwworm beyond Texas.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said her agency is doing all it can to stop a spread of screwworm from threatening Texas’ multibillion-dollar cattle sector.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who declared a state of disaster Friday, pledged Texas will invest its own money and resources if needed to help Rollins’ department accelerate construction of a US$750-million sterile fly breeding facility that can halt the reproduction of the flesh-eating larvae.

The plant, which broke ground in April, was set to be operating by November 2027, but Abbot said it must be completed before next summer. A second U.S.-funded breeding facility in Mexico is expected to start production next month.

At both facilities, sterile male flies will mate with wild female screwworms to produce infertile eggs.

Without greater sterile fly production, Abbott said during a news conference in the state capital of Austin, “We cannot make it through a second summer.”

—With files from the Associated Press and Reuters

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The Calgary Police Service says a person is fighting for their life after a serious crash in the southwest on Friday afternoon.

Police have closed the intersection of 37 St. and Bow Trail SW after a vehicle struck a pedestrian.

Officers describe the victim’s injuries as “serious” and “life-threatening.”

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene.

Police are asking all Friday afternoon commuters to avoid the area.

— More coming…

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It’s been an unfortunate fact of life for residents of the southeast Calgary communities of New Brighton, Copperfield, Douglasdale, and others — the persistent smell of something… unnatural.

“Those areas are really close to a whole bunch of different city infrastructure and other odour-causing industries,” Eeplained Sharon Howland with the City of Calgary’s Waste & Recycling Services.

“We have agriculture to the east, we have some wetlands along Stoney Trail that become very salty and sulfuric and give off an odour.”

But lately, it’s the smell of garbage that’s been hanging out in residents’ noses, causing a lot of frustration.

It’s called “garbage juice” — and the city believes the leachate system at the Shepard Waste Management Facility could be the culprit.

“It’s a real foul odour… it’s like a rotting grass, swamp-type smell and residents have called 311 a lot,” explained area councillor Mike Jamieson.

A year’s worth of data led the city to the source. And now, Howland says they’re trying to fix it.

“We said, ‘Look there’s a new source, you didn’t know about it, do something.’ And it should reduce odours in the southeast.”

Howland says the mitigation work is nearly complete — and residents should notice a difference right away.

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Any parent knows that finding a daycare spot for your kids can be a struggle at the best of times.

In the northwest Calgary community of Highland Park, the closure of a long-standing program is leaving fewer options for families in the area — and those who were already a part of it are now scrambling for alternatives.

“When you build those bonds with the children and you’re with them for the majority of the day, and we have good relationships with our parents, it’s disheartening,” said Sumeet Sra, owner of NEXT Kids Daycare.

The Highland Park Community Association didn’t renew the lease of the daycare, which has been running for a decade. It’s set to expire on June 30.

It’s left parents like Anna De Vries without a plan for her son right ahead of the summer months, which can be the most challenging time of year for childcare arrangements.

“He made lots of friends in the program… friends that left because they had to go elsewhere,” De Vries remarked. “It’s hard to see those friendships end.”

De Vries says the after-school program at NEXT has been instrumental for developing friendships, something she believes is challenging for some children in the classroom setting.

Terry Egenschwiler has two young boys in the program.

“We’ve sort of scrambled, we’ve tried to make plans but mostly we’re just sort of hopeful the board will come to their senses and get this program renewed.”

In a statement, the Highland Park Community Association says NEXT Kids was informed last June the lease would come to an end at the end of March 2026.

The association says a temporary rental agreement was then signed off on to extend the lease until the end of June to align with the end of the school year.

“With our arrangements concluding, the (association) has recently begun exploring opportunities to establish a not-for-profit before and after school care model.”

The association says a volunteer board of directors is taking on the search, but it’s still in the early stages.

Sra says she’s reached out to “every other community centre in the area” to try to find a new home for her business and maintain the service for families nearby.

“Churches, commercial buildings… we weren’t very successful in finding something that would allow us to keep servicing the same schools we do.”

If the lease truly does end on June 30, Egenschwiler and Sra both say it’ll be a sad day for all parents, kids and community members at large.

“We’ve had a few children who did leave, and they were quite sad,” Sra said. “And we still see them when we go to our schools for pickup. And they’re very eager to come back to the program.”

“It’s been here for so long… it’s been a blessing,” Egenschwiler said.

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A chaotic scene unfolded in a downtown Toronto courtroom Friday after a jury found a man not guilty of second-degree murder charges.

Dozens of family and friends of 20-year-old Makayla Roxburgh-Carpino sat in shock when the jury foreman said not guilty to count one for Harold Santana Simon, but guilty to counts two and three, which are firearm charges.

Superior Court Justice Suhail Akhtar then asked the foreman for clarification. The foreman repeated that Simon was “not guilty” of second-degree murder. Simon was found guilty of unauthorized possession of a firearm and being in a vehicle knowing there was a loaded firearm.

Roxburgh-Carpino’s family members then began shouting as they realized Harold Santana Simon had been acquitted of killing their loved one.

A man who was upset stood up and appeared to begin rushing towards the prisoner’s box, where Simon was sitting with his face in his hands. The man was held back by court officers.

“You murdered his only child and got away with it,” yelled one woman. “This is ridiculous, my only grandkid. You came and took her away from us, dear God,” the woman continued yelling, before falling to the floor between two rows in the gallery of the courtroom.

Another woman shouted, “How could you do this. I can’t breathe. You’re a b—-. You’re going to die,” as Simon was led out of the courtroom by court officers.

Simon had pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder of Roxburgh-Carpino, a friend of his ex-girlfriend, Sentoree Kamara.

On Monday, during closing arguments, Simon’s lawyers, Angela Ruffo and Megan Andrews, told the jury that the Crown had proven that Simon was guilty of two firearms charges related to the discovery of a loaded handgun that was in his possession when he was arrested during a high-risk takedown in Orillia on the night of May 11, 2024.

“What happened to Ms. Roxburgh-Carpino is awful. She was killed with an illegal firearm that belonged to my client. It’s reasonable you will instinctively want to hold someone accountable. Your sadness about what happened to Roxburgh-Carpino and your anger towards my client does not mean he’s guilty of murder,” Ruffo told the jury.

The 29-year-old Simon testified he kept the loaded gun which he had acquired in 2022 at Kamara’s apartment for protection because he had been threatened before and that threat existed near where Kamara lived.

Simon told the jury around 5 a.m. on May 11, 2024, he went to Kamara’s apartment to reconcile. Simon admitted earlier in the evening, he was upset after learning Kamara was texting with other men and admitted he then contacted Roxburgh-Carpino and Kamara and called them “whores”.

Simon testified that after letting himself into the apartment, he was annoyed to see Roxburgh-Carpino in Kamara’s bed and said she wouldn’t leave.

When things escalated, Simon testified, it was Kamara who pulled his loaded handgun out of her dresser next to her bed where he stored it. Simon said he wanted to disarm Kamara and said the gun accidentally discharged as he was trying to get it out of Kamara’s hand.

“He wasn’t sure if it was him or Ms. Kamara who actually depressed the trigger. In the dark and the chaos of the struggle, he didn’t see where Ms. Kamara’s finger was. The entire thing lasted about 10 seconds,” Ruffo said in her closing address.

“From when he reached to her wrist to when the gun went off, he was stressed, scared and angry. He realized Roxburgh-Carpino was hit and panicked. He said it was an accident and repeated he was sorry. He testified that though he hoped she was alive, he acted selfishly like a ‘p—-‘ and ran without trying to help her.”

Ruffo told the jury he had no motive for killing Roxburgh- Carpino and said there should be concerns about Kamara’s reliability. She was a witness for the Crown.

Kamara testified that Simon let himself into her apartment in the middle of the night with a key he had taken. Kamara said Simon came in calling them “whores.” She alleged he ordered Roxburgh-Carpino to leave and when she wouldn’t, went into the living room, got a gun, came back into the bedroom, put a gun to her head and shot her.

Assistant Crown attorneys Geocelyne Meyers and Cynthia Valarezo said in their closing address that jealousy and anger fuelled his attendance at Kamara’s apartment and he was angry that Roxburgh-Carpino was interfering.

“It was that jealousy and anger that motivated him to shoot Makayla. It is clear that Mr. Simon meant and wanted to kill Makayla,” said Valarezo.

“You cannot believe Mr. Simon when he tells you that Makayla’s death was an accident. There are many examples of how he is unable to tell the truth.

“He came to court with an agenda. His evidence appeared rehearsed. He kept going back to his script, repeating his own story. He even forgot his script at one point and had to be cued.”

On Friday, after the verdict was read out, Simon’s lawyers suggested to the judge their client be released on bail, pending his sentencing for the gun convictions.

Justice Akhtar said it was not the time to address bail before stepping out of the courtroom, as the chaotic outburst in the gallery continued.

A date for sentencing has yet to be set. Simon, who has been in custody since his arrest two years ago, is facing a deportation order upon the completion of his sentence. Court has heard he has no status in Canada.

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Siloam Mission is hoping to turn a corner after several months of turbulence, the organization’s director of development says.

“As our programs have been expanded to meet the needs, our donations have been decreasing, so it’s the perfect storm,” Margot Ross told Global News.

The non-profit organization has been grappling with declining donations, leadership changes after its CEO stepped down and recent layoffs amid financial pressures.

“We are stepping back, we’re looking at our costs, ways to trim them. Everything is being looked at. So yes, we are going through a transition,” she said. “I feel really confident that we’re turning the corner.”

“We’re now on a far more stable footing.”

But she says to do that, they need support, whether it’s in the form of food, clothing or monetary donations.

If Siloam doesn’t see a shift in support, the organization will be cutting back hours in its drop-in centre.

“It’s kind of stressful for drop-in staff but not only, also for community as well,” Said Lawrence Zastre, who works in the drop-in centre. “When we close, (the) needs don’t stop. People are still hungry, people still need to talk to somebody. People still need a place to go.”

Jaylyn Deurbrouck, who also works in the drop-in centre, says it has been extremely busy.

“Every week, every day I come in there’s like 10 new people I haven’t met before, and I try my best to go and connect with new people,” Deurbrouck said, noting she has concerns about those struggling with addiction should the centre have to reduce its hours.

“There’s been lots of overdoses, especially in April there was 220 on the property and that was only on our property,” she said. “People are going to have the same needs but have nowhere else to go. And with 190 (Disraeli) closing, there’s not another drop in space for them to hang out in.”

John Dubois, who works the reception desk at Siloam, says the demand is high and that some clients are in concerning situations.

“Homeless is not a choice, it can happen to anyone at any point in their life,” Dubois said.

“And right now, what I can tell you is we’re seeing a lot of youth coming through our doors and that’s actually sad and terrifying. No 13-year-old should be here trying to get resources.”

The staff are hopeful the non-profit can obtain the funding to avoid cutting back services further.

“In dire situations, donations are needed,” Zastre said. “I am really hoping someone out there with a big heart decides to make that happen. It’s people’s lives on the line.”

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A British Columbia man faces 21 weapon and drug possession offences after Canadian border agents discovered a cache of firearms at a Vancouver home.

The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that Dylan James Kennedy appeared in a Vancouver court on April 7 and has been released on bail before his trial.

The charges filed on March 31 come after an August 2024 search of a home in Vancouver arising from a border services criminal investigation.

The agency says the search, assisted by Vancouver Police, found six firearms, including 3D printed pistols and a semi-automatic rifle, as well as multiple replica firearms, ammunition and gun parts.

They say their search also found cocaine, ketamine, amphetamines and ecstasy pills.

Kennedy is accused of multiple counts each of careless storage of firearm, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of unregistered firearms and possession of prohibited firearms.

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