Author: News Desk

CALGARY, Alberta — When their national team faces off against Morocco today in its first-ever knockout match in a men’s World Cup, Canada’s political class will be in cowboy hats and boots. The annual Calgary Stampede extravaganza attracts politicians and lobbyists who fly in for Stampede’s first four days for dealmaking, team building and/or partying — sometimes all three. Ottawa’s fishbowl and Toronto’s power set are drawn west by chuckwagon races and grandstand acts. They fit serious meetings in between carbo-loading pancakes, gawking at the rodeo and schmoozing up and down the nonstop reception circuit. Once they reach Canada’s largest…

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively‘s once-close friendship is reportedly beyond repair, with new reports suggesting the singer deliberately left the actress off her wedding guest list over a lack of trust. Sources claim Swift has chosen to distance herself following months of tension linked to Lively’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni. This controversy unexpectedly drew the pop star into the spotlight. As details continue to emerge, insiders say the wedding snub reflects just how dramatically the relationship between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift has changed. MEGA Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were notably missing from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s…

Jul 3, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Ben Williamson (15) tags out Houston Astros right fielder Cam Smith (11) during the fourth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The Independence Day MLB card is loaded with plenty of intriguing matchups on a busy Saturday.The Chicago Cubs (49-39) look to bounce back from Friday’s 17-1 home loss to the St. Louis Cardinals (46-39). The two NL Central rivals hook up at 8:05 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field.Later on, the Los Angeles Dodgers (58-31) seek their third consecutive victory over the San Diego Padres (43-44)…

11:10AM: Kahnle has declined the outright assignment in favor of free agency, MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo reports. 11:05AM: Right-hander Tommy Kahnle cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Worcester by the Red Sox on Friday, according to Kahnle’s MLB.com profile page.  Kahnle now has the option of accepting the outright assignment or electing free agency. Boston signed Kahnle to a minor league deal in mid-March, so there wasn’t enough time for Kahnle to make himself part of the Opening Day roster picture.  The minors contract included a May 1 upward mobility clause (that was enacted before Kahnle chose to stay in…

Serena Williams will no longer compete in this year’s Wimbledon doubles draw alongside her sister, Venus Williams. “I’m heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles,” Serena, 44, announced via Instagram on Saturday, July 4, alongside a video showing the athlete walking tenderly on her nearly fully-bandaged right leg. “Coming back to compete again has been a gift, and the opportunity to play alongside @venuswilliams once more meant the world to me. I did everything I could to be ready, but unfortunately my knee just isn’t ready to compete.” The tennis star continued, “I’m especially grateful to tournament director, Jamie Baker,…

A robotic spacecraft called LINK will soon tug the telescope to a higher orbit. NASA The NASA Swift Boost mission has launched from Marshall Islands on July 3 at 4:36AM Eastern time after a couple of delays, and the agency has started preparing it for its ultimate goal: To rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which is falling faster than anticipated. Swift Boost’s ground teams have already established communication with LINK, the robotic spacecraft designed by Arizona company Katalyst Space to dock with the observatory and to tug it back into a higher orbit.  It wasn’t your typical…

Marc Bernal se ha convertido en el último jugador del Barcelona en salir públicamente a respaldar el fichaje de Julián Álvarez, describiendo al delantero argentino del Atlético de Madrid como un ‘game-changer’ en una entrevista con Mundo Deportivo que amplía una campaña interna que ya no puede calificarse de esporádica.El centrocampista andaluz fue directo en su valoración: “Personalmente, me gusta mucho. Es un jugador diferencial y ha tenido una gran temporada en el Atlético de Madrid.” No obstante, Bernal reconoció los límites de su influencia con igual claridad: “Por supuesto que me gustaría que viniera, pero eso no depende de…

Jul 2, 2026; London, United Kingdom; Iga Swiatek (POL) hits a forehand against Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (not pictured) on day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Defending champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 winner Elena Rybakina fell in stunning upsets in the third round Saturday at Wimbledon. Poland’s Swiatek, the No. 3 seed, was ousted 7-6 (9), 6-2 by up-and-comer Alexandra Eala, the No. 29 seed. Belgium’s Elise Mertens shocked No. 2 seed Rybakina, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Rybakina won the Australian Open in January and hoped to add…

Jun 26, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (11) delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano was scratched from Saturday’s start against the visiting San Francisco Giants due to back spasms. Rookie left-hander Sean Sullivan (0-2, 8.64 ERA) will start Saturday’s game in Denver in place of Sugano (8-4, 4.80). Sugano, 36, went unbeaten in five June starts, going 4-0 with a 6.58 ERA. His team gave him a combined 40 runs of support in those four wins. Sullivan,…

Following the Trump directive that led Anthropic to pull its latest AI models offline and growing calls for sovereign tech that reduces reliance on the U.S., Mistral AI has been caught in a whirlwind of attention. But the French AI darling is often misunderstood, and the fact that it develops large language models (LLMs) has muddied the picture.  Anyone who judges Mistral by how close it is to becoming ‘the OpenAI from Europe’ is in for disappointment. Its chat and agent Vibe, formerly Le Chat, only has an ounce of ChatGPT’s brand recognition, and Claude is more popular than Mistral’s…