MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps...
Liberals say they can’t overturn decision tripling streamers’ Cancon contributions
OTTAWA — The Conservatives called on the Liberals Thursday to “reject” the CRTC’s recent decision tripling streamers’ financial contributions, but the government says it doesn’t have that power. The broadcast regulator said last week large online streaming services must contribute...
Alberta Premier Smith’s government formalizes Oct. 19 separation question
EDMONTON — Alberta’s upcoming referendum question on separation was made official Thursday, and it mirrors what Premier Danielle Smith announced last week. Smith and her cabinet issued an order in council confirming the date and format of the Oct. 19...
‘Steady intent to destroy’: Genocide expert speaks at missing Indigenous children tribunal in Montreal
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Missing Indigenous Children and Unmarked graves in Montreal entered its fourth day on Thursday. The tribunal heard from international law expert and human rights lawyer Fannie Lafontaine, who spoke about the legal definition of genocide...
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz....
‘I don’t want to go anywhere’: Nylander expresses desire to stick with Leafs
William Nylander has made it clear he only wants to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. In a video he posted to his YouTube channel on Monday, the Maple Leafs forward talked about his off-season and expressed his desire to remain in Toronto. “I...
Olympians, Paralympians honoured on Parliament Hill Wednesday
OTTAWA — Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday. Dozens of athletes from the Milano Cortina Games in Italy spent the day touring the capital, first with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall and then at a...
Trump plays mayor at Cabinet meeting, showcasing his DC renovations
WASHINGTON (AP) — He boasted of fixing city fountains and power-washing a local pool — making careful distinctions between sandblasting versus pebble-blasting — and detailing efforts to repair brick walkways in a public park. But this wasn’t a small-town mayor...
Ontario’s solicitor general defends new powers to direct police boards
Ontario’s solicitor general is defending the new powers he is giving himself to direct police boards to follow provincial priorities. Michael Kerzner said the new powers in the province’s recent omnibus legislation will be used to align local police priorities...
OPP say school bus driver charged with stunt driving after speeding with kids on board
Provincial police say a woman in a community north of Orangeville has been charged with stunt driving after she allegedly drove a school bus at 100 kilometres per hour in a 50-kilometre zone with children on board. Police say officers...
