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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets’ attendance issues are a red flag for the team’s viability. Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke to reporters Tuesday before the Jets hosted the St. Louis Blues. “I don’t view this as a crisis,” Bettman said. “But I …
Read More »Call of the Wilde: After strong start, Montreal Canadians fall to New York Rangers 7-4 – Montreal
After a dominating performance over the Anaheim Ducks, the Montreal Canadiens had a much more difficult test Thursday night against the New York Rangers. New York is one of the top teams, and favourites to go far in the playoffs. Montreal was strong for most of the the first 40 …
Read More »Manitoba has a ‘strong case’ to review carbon price in province: Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Always a strong bond between Winnipeg Jets, Swedish players – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Watching the NHL’s Global Games from Stockholm, you can’t help but reflect on what that country has brought to the game of hockey. Camera shots around the arena have shown the greatness of Lidstrom, Forsberg, Kronwall, Alfredsson, Sundin and Lundqvist. Obviously, the …
Read More »4 Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers
TORONTO _ Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province’s offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a “dictatorship.” The Progressive Conservative government has assigned housing targets to 50 municipalities …
Read More »Ontario adding more ‘strong mayors,’ creating $1.2B in housing incentive fund
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expanding so-called strong mayor powers to a total of 49 communities across the province and is offering $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets. Ford’s announcement Monday, in a speech at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s conference, comes as …
Read More »Tornado warnings downgraded in southern Ontario as strong storm moves in
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tornado warning has been downgraded in southern Ontario as a strong storm makes its way through parts of the region. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for Dunnville, Caledonia and Haldimand, as well as for the Simcoe, Delhi and Norfolk areas …
Read More »Olivia Chow maintains strong lead as mayoral race enters final week, Global News poll shows – Toronto
The race to become Toronto’s next mayor is frontrunner Olivia Chow’s to lose as she enters the final stretch of the campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and the Toronto Star suggests. The polling, completed between June 9 and June 13, …
Read More »Ontario expanding ‘strong mayor’ powers to 26 more cities
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2023 10:53 am Updated June 16, 2023 11:22 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister says he is expanding so-called strong mayor powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 more large and fast-growing municipalities. …
Read More »Gausman’s strong start helps Jays beat Tigers 5-0
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 20, 2023 4:54 pm Updated March 20, 2023 5:44 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size LAKELAND, Fla. – Kevin Gausman struck out six over five innings and Devonte Brown hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the …
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