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Canada is basking in the glory of its first-ever World Cup knockout game victory, thanks to a late goal from Stephen Eustáquio. Eric Sorensen breaks down Eustáquio’s historic moment, and looks ahead to what’s expected to be a much tougher Round of 16 match.

A Canadian citizen travelling in South Africa died after being shot in an apparent accident at Kruger National Park. Global Affairs Canada has confirmed the death of the 69-year-old-man to Global News. An investigation into possible charges is underway, the police said.

Canada is preparing to play South Africa in both sides’ first-ever World Cup knockout game, which will take place in Los Angeles on June 28. Eric Sorensen looks at what to expect for what should be a fast-paced Round of 32 match.

The countdown is on for Team Canada’s do-or-die match against South Africa outside Los Angeles Sunday. But dedicated Canadian fans and local businesses are already feeling the loss of home field advantage, with Team Canada having played at BC Place for their past two games. Travis Prasad reports.

Cavalry FC commercial director Mason Trafford joins Global News Morning Calgary to tee up Canada’s Round of 32 match against South Africa and share details about a watch party at Spruce Meadows before the Cavs take the field.

Team Canada fans are celebrating on both sides of the border Sunday after Canada beat South Africa 1-0 in the first knockout match of the FIFA World Cup. Sarah MacDonald was in Los Angeles to witness the excitement.

Here, Canadian soccer coach and former captain Colin Miller joins Global News to discuss Canada’s historic win at the FIFA World Cup over the weekend against South Africa.”I saw what I expected,” Miller said about the match, adding that he expected Canada to match South Africa’s energy — which they did and won the deadlock.

Canadian pride was on full display Sunday as our men’s soccer team made World Cup history. Fans across the country joyfully roared after Canada beat South Africa 1-0 in a nail-biting FIFA World Cup knockout match in Los Angeles.

Monday is World Africa Day and this year’s theme is all about achieving clean drinking water across the continent. With more we are joined by one man who is helping to improve access to water in Kenya, James Kamau, founder of Beyond Hoops Africa.

Canada has introduced enhanced screening measures at airports for travellers returning from African countries facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, Canada’s top doctor Dr. Joss Reimer said Friday, after confirming an individual being tested in Ontario is negative for the virus.

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has health officials racing to contain the spread as hundreds of suspected cases wait for confirmation, and the death toll continues to rise. The public health emergency of international concern is now facing several additional challenges. Health reporter Katherine Ward explains why.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked attendees to quiet down during a youth-focused session at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, interrupting the event as artists and young speakers addressed the audience.

Protests were held in several cities across South Africa on Tuesday, where participants could be seen waving flags, chanting, and even setting fires in a march against illegal immigration. Large demonstrations were seen in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban.

Thousands of South Africans took to the streets Tuesday, demanding illegal migrants leave the country immediately. Anti-migrant groups had set an unofficial deadline for undocumented residents, mostly from other African nations, to return home. They accuse foreigners of stoking crime and drug use and taking jobs from South Africans. As Redmond Shannon reports, many have...

Watch parties for Canada’s knockout match against South Africa were overflowing with fans cheering the team onto victory. Jordan Armstrong spent the day at the FIFA Fan Festival and the Granville Pedestrian Zone downtown.

Soccer fans across Canada are riding high after their country’s historic Round of 32 win against South Africa at the 2026 World Cup. Sarah MacDonald reports on how Canadians are celebrating their monumental achievement, as Team Canada prepares for the Round of 16.

The enthusiasm in B.C. and in southern California was palpable Sunday, after team Canada won against South Africa in their first knockout game. Sarah MacDonald has been following Team Canada on their FIFA World Cup journey, and was in the thick of the fan pandamonium outside Sofi Stadium.

After an historic and dramatic win against South Africa, Canada advances to the final 16 teams in the World Cup. Ben Botelho, sports analyst with Glory Media, joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln to breakdown Canada’s monumental win, and how the team stacks up against their next potential opponents.

Canada is set to make history, as they take on South Africa in the Round of 32 at the World Cup. This is the first time in history that the Canadian men have qualified for the tournament’s knockout stages. Alex Ho, one of the executive directors of Canada’s official supporters group, The Voyageurs joins us...

The countdown is on for Team Canada’s do-or-die match against South Africa outside Los Angeles Sunday. The prime suspect in a Kamloops woman’s disappearance in 1993 has died in prison. Demonstrators marched through the streets of Vancouver Saturday afternoon, calling for no AI data centres here in B.C.