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Excited soccer fans gathered outside the Saddledome on Sunday as Calgary welcomed the FIFA World Cup trophy tour which is making its way across Canada ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Some were able to get their picture taken mere inches from the iconic trophy, which is only allowed to be touched by FIFA representatives players and coaches of teams that have won the World Cup, and foreign dignitaries.

“We’ll be the closest Columbians to ever get to a World Cup,” laughed Brandon Ortiz, a fan who attended the event with friends. “It’s surreal, only the champions of the World Cup have ever touched it, it’s super awesome to get that close to it.”

“It was so exciting,” exclaimed fan Aisha Nadem of the trophy. “I can’t even believe I saw it with my own two eyes! I think I already passed out and forgot what happened!”

Alongside representatives from FIFA, Coca-Cola (a major sponsor), and various levels of government, soccer player Roque Júnior unveiled the trophy to fans. Júnior was a defender with Brazil when they won the cup in 2002.

“For me, (unveiling the trophy is) a pleasure. Because it was a dream, a childhood dream you know?” Júnior explained. “Every time that I meet the trophy, I remember that I won the World Cup.”

There were also plenty of opportunities for fans to try their skills, from seeing how high of a header they could hit to passing and shooting drills.

Hosting responsibilities for this years tournament has been split between Canada, the United States and Mexico, with games in Canada taking place in Vancouver and Toronto. Some fans hope that as more and more Canadians become fans of the sport, eventually games will be played in Calgary too.

“It’s not impossible,” said Soma Ali, who also attended Sunday’s festivities. “If there are more fans there will be a chance to host one of the games in the future!”

The first game of the tournament will see Mexico squaring off against South Africa on June 11. Canada will face Bosnia on June 12 in Toronto at BMO Field.

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TORONTO – Trying to get the Toronto Raptors back in the playoffs has been keeping Scottie Barnes up at night for the past week.

He can rest easy now.

Barnes had his third triple-double of the season and ninth of his career to lead Toronto in a 136-101 romp over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday as the Raptors clinched a playoff spot in the last game of the regular season. Losses by the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks at the same time moved Toronto into fifth in the Eastern Conference, meaning the Raptors will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs.

“To be honest, basically this last week it was hard to sleep,” said Barnes of all the playoff scenario possibilities with Orlando, Atlanta, and the Philadelphia 76ers also in the mix. “We saw where we was at, what was at stake tonight. We had to try to grind, play hard, do what we do on defence. Try to be effective in any way.

“It was fun, it was good to be a bit nervous out there. I think we took it the right way.”

Barnes had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists as Toronto (46-36) had a 16-win improvement over last season’s draft lottery team. He became the first player in Raptors history to have three or more triple-doubles in multiple seasons.

It’s the first time the Raptors have been in the playoffs since the 2021-22 season when they lost to the Sixers in six games.

“It feels great. This is what we wanted to do as a team. We got here, we’ve still got some ways to go,” said Barnes, who was the NBA’s rookie of the year in 2022. “From training camp we believed it. We were confident we could get in this position.

“The season is always going to have some ups and downs, but if you get through it, push through it, I thought we did a great job of pushing through it.”

RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., led the Raptors with 26 points and Brandon Ingram added 25 points with nine rebounds. Barnes, Barrett and Ingram are three of the handful of Toronto players with any kind of post-season experience.

They’ve all given their young teammates some advice on what to expect when the first-round series begins in Cleveland.

“Whatever each player is good at, and how they’ve been effective all year, we need it consistently on a night-to-night basis,” said Ingram on his advice. “It’s time to tighten up on recovery, sleep, nutrition and having to focus when we get out on the basketball floor so everybody is fresh and just ready to play their role.”

If either Orlando or Atlanta had won on Sunday then the Raptors would have taken the sixth seed in the East and faced the New York Knicks in the first round. Barrett, who started his career with the Knicks, has familiarity with playing playoff basketball in both Cleveland and New York.

“This is gonna be interesting, because I’ve already played Cleveland before in a 4-5 matchup (with the Knicks),” he said in Toronto’s locker room at Scotiabank Arena. “I think for the young guys, it’s probably better to play in Cleveland than Madison Square Garden for their first time.

“It’s gonna be loud in there. It’s gonna be physical. We’re gonna be on the road. Gotta go get one.”

Starting Toronto point guard Immanuel Quickley didn’t return to the court after intermission due to tightness in his right hamstring. He had four points, five assists and two rebounds in 17 minutes of play.

Head coach Darko Rajakovic said that Quickley would get an MRI and that the Raptors were still waiting on results.

Rajakovic’s post-game news conference was delayed as he, general manager Bobby Webster, and the rest of the team watched an undermanned Boston Celtics complete a 113-108 upset of the Magic to move the Raptors into the fifth seed.

“We never set a goal of get this seed or that seed,” said Rajakovic. “We were just focusing on our work, focusing on the things that were in our control. The hand played out well for us this year.

“We saw a lot of growth from this roster. The best part of it is that we’re gonna have an opportunity to play in the playoffs.”

Barrett said he had little investment in who won between Boston and Orlando, even as the outcome of that game had a direct impact on Toronto.

“I didn’t care. I’d have been completely fine playing the Knicks,” said Barrett. “I didn’t really care who won.

“I’m just happy we’re in the playoffs.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2026.

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Hundreds of people gathered at Prairieland Park this weekend for the Saskatoon Tattoo Expo. This year was bigger than ever, featuring a massive array of artists and vendors from all over the world showcasing their skills.

Expo goers got the chance to get tattoos and piercings, with fineline and Pokémon designs being the most popular choices at the event. The expo also offers the opportunity for people to meet with several different artists to see whose style and work was the best fit.

There were also several vendors selling shirts, stickers and original art pieces, allowing people to show their support even if they were not seeking a tattoo.

Watch the video above to hear tattoo artists’ best advice when it comes to getting a tattoo. 

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Christine Frechette is the winner of the Coalition Avenir Quebec’s (CAQ) election for new party leadership, beating Bernard Drainville to become the province’s next premier.

The 56-year-old will become the first woman to lead the CAQ, succeeding Francois Legault, who resigned in January. She’s the second female premier in Quebec’s history.

“I’m glad that the members gave me their confidence; I’m really proud of that,” Frechette said during her victory speech Sunday. “I’ll work really hard, we’ll unite the party and implement change very quickly,” she added.

Originally from Trois Rivières, Frechette was a high-ranking staffer for Parti Quebecois (PQ) until she ran for CAQ in 2022.

Under Legault’s leadership, she held positions such as minister of immigration and later minister of economy.

Frechette was a strong favourite in the leadership race, having earned support from 41 CAQ MNAs and 17 ministers.

Frechette will be sworn in as official party leader, and premier, on April 13, just six months shy of Quebec’s next provincial election.

Polls suggest she faces an uphill battle to win the hearts and minds of voters.

– with files from Dan Spector

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Walking into a police station with a firearm isn’t something RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., recommend, even if you’re taking advantage of a federal gun buyback program.

They are reminding firearm owners not to bring guns directly to police detachments as part of the federal assault-style firearms compensation program, because walking into a police station with a firearm can land you in trouble.

In a statement Sunday, RCMP said several individuals have recently attended Upper Fraser Valley detachments hoping to relinquish their firearms in person, a move police say is causing more concern than compliance.

Mounties say arriving at a detachment with unsecured or unregistered firearms is a criminal offence, even if the intent is to follow the rules.

Police say people who have registered for the buyback program will receive instructions through the Public Safety Canada portal on how to safely schedule a collection appointment.

The program is part of the federal government’s effort to remove prohibited assault-style firearms from circulation, with compensation offered to those who follow the rules.

RCMP say anyone looking to surrender a firearm who has not yet registered should call their local detachment using the non-emergency line for guidance.

More information on collection and disposal options is available through the federal government’s assault-style firearms compensation program website.

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TORONTO – It’s mostly all hands on deck for the Toronto Raptors’ regular-season finale.

All but one player on Toronto’s roster is available to play against the Brooklyn Nets tonight as the Raptors need a win to clinch a playoff berth.

If Toronto loses, it will instead enter the play-in tournament.

Chucky Hepburn, who is on a two-way contract, is the only Raptors player unable to play as he recovers from knee surgery.

RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., Collin Murray-Boyles and Trayce Jackson-Davis, who were all listed as questionable on Toronto’s personnel report yesterday, are all available.

Immanuel Quickley, who has played limited time with a sore foot, was also set to play.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2026.

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) – Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday after a landslide election victory by the upstart opposition Tisza party, in a setback for his allies in Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House.

Results based on 46% of votes counted showed the centre-right, pro-EU Tisza party of Peter Magyar winning 135 seats – or a crucial two-thirds majority – in the 199-member parliament, ahead of Orban’s Fidesz party.

“The election results are not final yet, but the situation is understandable and clear,” Orban said at the Fidesz campaign offices. “The election result is painful for us, but clear.

“The responsibility and possibility of governing was not given to us. I have congratulated the winner.”

Pollsters predicted a record voter turnout, with Hungarian television showing long queues outside some voting stations in Budapest. Data at 1630 GMT, half an hour before polls were due to close, showed 77.8% of voters casting their ballots, up from 67.8% four years earlier.

If the final results confirm the early readings, an end to Orban’s period in government after 16 years in power would have significant implications not only for Hungary, but for the European Union, Ukraine and beyond.

It would likely spell an end to Hungary’s adversarial role inside the EU, possibly opening the way for a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to war-battered Ukraine blocked by Orban.

Defeat for Orban could also mean the eventual release of EU funds to Hungary that the bloc had suspended due to what Brussels said was Orban’s erosion of democratic standards.

Orban’s exit would also deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of his main ally in the EU and send shockwaves through Western right-wing circles, including the White House.

In Hungary, a Tisza victory could open the way for reforms that the party says would aim to combat corruption and restore the independence of the judiciary and other institutions.

However, the extent of such reforms will depend on whether Tisza can secure the two-thirds majority it would need to reverse much of Orban’s legacy.

Orban carved out a model of an “illiberal democracy” seen as a blueprint by Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and its admirers in Europe.

But many Hungarians have grown increasingly weary of Orban, 62, after three years of economic stagnation and soaring living costs as well as reports of oligarchs close to the government amassing more wealth.

Tisza’s leader Magyar appears to have successfully tapped into this frustration.

Casting his vote for Tisza in the Hungarian capital, Mihaly Bacsi, 27, said the country needed change.

“We need an improvement in public mood, there is too much tension in many areas and the current government only fuels these sentiments,” he said.

Another voter, who gave her name as Zsuzsa, said she wanted continuity.

“I would really like if all the results that have been achieved in recent years remain – and I am terribly afraid of the war,” she said, referring to the conflict raging in Ukraine, Hungary’s eastern neighbour.

Orban sought to cast Sunday’s election as a choice between “war and peace”. During campaigning, the government blanketed the country with signs warning that Magyar would drag Hungary into Russia’s war with Ukraine, something he strongly denies.
– Additional reporting by Krisztina Than, Anita Komuves, Lili Bayer, Thomas Holdstock, Judith Langowski, writing by Justyna Pawlak, editing by Alexander Smith and Gareth Jones

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Peel Regional Police confirmed Sunday that one man is dead after a canoe flipped in Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton, Ont., late Saturday.

According to police, the call about boaters in distress came in around 9:30 p.m. on April 11.

Brampton Fire Department crews were on scene within minutes of the call and conducted a search and rescue mission. They found a woman in the water, who had been in a canoe that capsized. They did not immediately find the man she had been with.

“The conservation area here was closed,” said Const. Tyler Bell-Morena with the Peel police. “Nobody should’ve had access to the water; there certainly should not have been anybody out lake boating,” he added.

Rescue efforts went on for hours and with the help of the police’s marine unit, the body of the other boater was found Sunday afternoon.

An investigation is underway.

Police said that although the circumstances are peculiar, there is no indication of foul play. All avenues will be explored in the investigation.

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