Sporting Events

• Saskatchewan provincial sales tax expansion comes into effect this Saturday

  "It's going to hit different people at different income levels differently," economics associate professor Jason Childs says in response to the PST expansion in Saskatchewan.

  Consumer

  Sep 28, 2022
  
• Ontario asks feds to open border for Toronto Blue Jays

  Lisa MacLeod says in a letter sent to her federal counterpart, Steven Guilbeault, that the Ontario government supports the Blue Jays playing at Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto.

  Sports

  Jul 16, 2021
  
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• What is the risk of attending the Super Bowl in Tampa during the pandemic?

  Despite the ongoing pandemic, 22,000 fans will be cheering in Tampa, Fla. during the 55th Super Bowl on Feb. 7 as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Kansas City Chiefs.

  Commentary

  Feb 6, 2021
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• The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed spectator sports forever

  Virus-proofing sport facilities and convincing fans will be necessary to encourage post-pandemic attendance, says Kevin Wilson of the University of Waterloo.

  Commentary

  Jan 17, 2021
• Coronavirus: Taiwan allows up to 1,000 fans at baseball games

  When the season opened on April 11 after a three-week delay, only players, team personnel and cheerleaders were allowed in the stadium.

  World

  May 8, 2020
• Hamilton group bidding for 2030 Commonwealth Games says it’s about ‘city building’

  City staff will bring forward a plan on Wednesday in the hopes of getting council's approval.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2019
• Peterborough hosting 2019 Women’s Lacrosse U19 World Championships

  Over the next 10 days, 22 teams will go head-to-head in the championships.

  Sports

  Jul 31, 2019
• B.C. government to ban ticket bots, require clear ticket price disclosure

  Ticket bots are used by ticket resellers to buy large quantities of tickets for resale at inflated prices before members of the public can buy them at face value.

  Apr 9, 2019
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• Ontario Summer Games come to London for 4th time

  From Thursday to Sunday, athletes between the ages of 12 and 18 will compete in 21 different sporting events.

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2018
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• B.C. government promises crackdown on ticket bots and ‘price-gouging’ scalpers

  The province has kicked off a public consultation campaign to 'clamp down on high-priced ticket scalping' and controversial ticket bots.

  Consumer

  Mar 6, 2018