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RugbyCanada's senior women's rugby team will be playing a pair of matches against England in Toronto (Friday, Oct. 16) and Ottawa (Friday, Oct. 23). The Red Roses are ranked No. 1 in the world and beat Canada in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final last year. The Toronto match is expected to break the standalone record for a North American rugby match. Top-ranked Red Roses travel to Canada for matches in Toronto (Oct. 16), Ottawa (Oct. 23)Shireen Ahmed · CBC Sports · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 15Listen to this articleEstimated 8 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Taylor Perry of Canada passes the ball during the WXV Global Series match between England Red Roses and Canada on Sept. 19, 2026 in Exeter, England. (David Rogers/Getty Images)Women’s sport in Canada has grown exponentially in the last few years. One of the most brilliant teams on the world stage is Canada’s women’s rugby team, led by French head coach Kévin Rouet, who had his contract extended through 2030, Rugby Canada announced Thursday.

(Screengrab from footage shared on social media)Apple's iPhone 18 smartphones are being advertised in Tehran at unusually low prices as “war booty”, with sellers claiming the devices were recovered from a cargo ship that sank near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran International reported on Saturday. The advertisements surfaced after a container ship reportedly sank near the strategic waterway on October 13. Videos circulating on social media purportedly showed shipping containers floating in the sea, with iPhones and expensive perfumes scattered in the water as people aboard small boats collected the goods. According to a report by Ynet News, footage circulated by media outlets across the Arab world on Thursday evening showed people retrieving objects from the water. One boat appeared to be carrying boxes of iPhones, with one report claiming that the devices were Apple's latest iPhone 18 models. The identities of those seen collecting the goods remain unclear. There has been no official confirmation of the incident. Iran's cyber police have warned prospective buyers against paying deposits or advance fees before inspecting the products and verifying sellers' identities.

Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats, including a French mayor, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The delegation was visiting Palestinian olive harvesters on Saturday when the Israeli attackers confronted the group. The attack comes a day after settlers assaulted a US journalist north of Ramallah. In Saturday’s incident, the settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged,” Prevot said, linking the attack to what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” and pledging to push for further European Union sanctions. French mayor Bernard Baudoux, who was assaulted, told the AFP news agency that the violence suggests that “there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government” towards settler violence. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, said the settlers surrounded the diplomats’ vehicles, pelted them with stones and smashed their windows.