Global National: June 12, 2026 | Canada records 1st-ever point in a World Cup game

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For the first time in history, Canada has hosted a World Cup match.

Team Canada also recorded its first-ever point in a World Cup game with a comeback draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The energy has been electric all day in Toronto with dueling marches through the city with a sea of red and white.

It was a tense match with Bosnia scoring the first goal, but late in the second half, Canada finally tied the match.

Erik Sorensen has more.

In Vancouver you can feel the buzz, there’s something different in the air today and across the country that finally after years of preparation and hundreds of millions in federal funding, FIFA is here.

Sarah MacDonald reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump turns 80 this weekend and he’s celebrating with a $60 million UFC cage fight on the White House lawn.

The UFC event has transformed the property in high, unusual and elaborate ways with some even saying it’s unethical.

Jackson Proskow has more on the mixed martial arts fight that’s also turned into a battle in the courts.

The effort to replace Canada’s warships has been called the nations largest ship-building initiative since the Second World War.

Today, marks a milestone in the construction of a modern fleet that will enable the navy to respond to Canada’s defence and security commitments into the future.

As Heidi Petracek explains, it’s just the beginning of decades of work ahead.

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