After an April email was sent out to season-ticket holders on the next phase of the $300-million Rogers Centre renovations, some longtime fans were dismayed to realize their coveted seats in the lower bowl will no longer exist where they used to, and they face a steep price increase for …

The group trying to leverage star power for its bid to own the Ottawa Senators continues to add more known names to its list.  Comedian Russell Peters has also joined Neko Sparks team. Who are the latest additions to Neko Sparks’s star-studded Sens bid Natalia Goodwin breaks down the latest …

Ron DeSantis officially entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, setting up several combative months of campaigning against Donald Trump. He could become one of the youngest presidents ever, and the first Florida governor to reach the Oval Office.  Florida governor could be likeliest Republican to topple Trump. …

MIAMI: No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA playoffs but after their win at the Miami Heat on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), the Boston Celtics clearly sense a chance of history.The Heat, up 3-1 in the series, still only need one more win …

Two of Canada’s biggest lenders revealed quarterly earnings on Wednesday that suggest a gloomier outlook for Canada’s economy, with sharply lower profits and a large jump in the amount of money they’re setting aside to cover bad loans.  Both banks raise quarterly dividend payout despite lower profits. Two of Canada’s …

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison.  Richard (Bigo) Barnett became one of the faces of the …

After suffering from major delays because of the pandemic, the highly anticipated film adaptation of Bob Ong’s best-selling novel “Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan” starring Joshua Garcia has finally arrived. The mystery-thriller by celebrated director Chito Roño was first meant to be an entry to the 2020 Metro Manila …

The head of Pride Toronto says the group may need to cut programming at this year’s festival as it wrestles with major cost increases for policing and insurance just weeks ahead of the event.  Police say costs up due to event size, collective bargaining; insurer did not comment. The head …

Ronald Lasik was one of 451 credibly accused sexual abusers named in a report by the attorney general of Illinois. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role at Mount Cashel.  Ronald Lasik allegedly abused kids in Chicago and Australia after leaving Canada. WARNING: This story contains …

A Nova Scotia member of Parliament is raising concerns about growing Chinese “influence and control” on the province’s lobster industry supply chain, especially at Halifax Stanfield airport. The airport authority denies the claim, and a major Chinese seafood exporter calls it “kind of racist.”  Exporter calls claims of growing Chinese …