1 hour ago Fans are outraged over Ticketmaster's handling of Coldplay shows in Toronto

Coldplay fans are sounding off on social media after a messy rollout for the band's Toronto shows left many heartbroken and shocked over tickets getting flipped for sky-high prices.The Music of the Spheres World Tour touched down in Toronto this month, with two back-to-back shows left at the Rogers Centre on July 11 and 12. But for many fans, trying to score tickets has been nothing short of a disaster.One frustrated fan tagged the band directly in a post on X:"@coldplay please do something, I have been a huge fan for years. I want to see you in Toronto. I have sat on TICKETMASTER for months/days & hours there were released tickets at 9 I got them but it glitched and now they are being resold for 1600$! I am a true fan who wants to come😭"The tweet has struck a nerve with other fans who also experienced Ticketmaster glitches, queue chaos, pricing disparity, and disappearing seats — even after waiting for hours in line. To make things worse, tickets that were originall...

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2 h. ago LILLEY: What will Carney’s elbows do as Trump threatens more tariffs?

What Mark Carney has been doing so far hasn't worked out well for Canada, we need a new approach with Trump.

Economics

2 h. ago Howard Levitt: What the Trump–Musk falling out can teach employers and employees

Anticipating the breakdown of the relationship and invoking mitigating steps could have prevented most of the blowback on the president

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10 h. ago The Edmonton Oilers would do well to lock up Jake Walman now, while they still can

It was a roster addition to the Oilers that few saw coming. In early March of this year, General Stan Bowman engineered a deal with the San Jose Sharks. He sent a conditional First Round pick in 2026 and throw-in Carl Berglund in exchange for twenty-nine-year-old Jake Walman. There had been very little indication the […]

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14 h. ago RODEO NOTES, Day 7: Veteran roper Marty Yates off to fast start in bid for first Calgary Stampede crown

The 31-year-old Texan, who's been a fixture at the Stampede, has seen his fortunes improve since acquiring new mount Snoop.

Culture

19 h. ago 'Canada's quite behind' on cryptocurrency, argues Coinbase Canada CEO

The cryptocurrency industry lacks adequate federal representation, and clear rules, argues Coinbase CEO Lucas Matheson

Technology

20 h. ago Family of murdered Texas nursing student files $65M wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Texas nursing student killed mere days before her graduation ceremony has filed a $65 million wrongful death lawsuit. The parents of 23-year-old Elizabeth “Tami” Odunsi, a British-American student at the Dallas-area Texas Woman’s University, said they listened helplessly on speakerphone at their London home as their daughter was stabbed to death […]

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20 h. ago How Texas couldn’t find US$1M for flood warning system near camps

Agencies failed to secure roughly US$1 million for a project to better protect the county’s 50,000 residents and campers and tourists who spend time along the Guadalupe River.

Economics

20 h. ago Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton brings her new technique to Harry Jerome Track Classic

Ranked No. 3 in the world, the 29-year-old feels like she’s just reaching her prime. A subtle technique change helped her throw a personal best 20.68 metres

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21 h. ago Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked an attempt to reverse a little-noticed provision from their tax and spending cuts law that professional gamblers warn could be the end of their industry. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada sought unanimous passage of a bill that would roll back the change on gambling tax […]

Economics

22 h. ago Motorcyclist allegedly spotted racing through GTA at nearly 300 km/h

York Regional Police have charged a Richmond Hill man with multiple criminal and provincial offences after it’s alleged he attempted to dodge officers by racing across the GTA on a motorcycle at speeds approaching 300 km/h. On July 4 at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers patrolling near Bloomington Rd. and Hwy. 404 in Aurora observed a […]

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22 h. ago Au Texas, les autorités font face aux questions après les inondations meurtrières

Plusieurs interrogations demeurent quant à la gestion de la crise et le fonctionnement du système d’alerte.

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26 h. ago Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday.  “I think it’s a new and a different approach,” Rubio told reporters after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “I […]

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27 h. ago EU chief Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives a confidence vote

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her. The motion contained a mix of allegations against von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker Pfizer […]

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28 h. ago Keith Gerein: Frustrated Cartmell was his own worst enemy during council's hearing on Edmonton infill

Coun. Sarah Hamilton may have shocked everyone late Friday when she fired a few public F-bombs at a colleague who seemed to be questioning her professionalism. But frankly, I suspect there were a lot more expletives expressed behind city hall’s closed doors last week, most notably at mayoral contender Tim Cartmell’s bizarre and spurious approach […]

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28 h. ago Musk Says Grok Chatbot Is Coming to Tesla Vehicles by Next Week

Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot will be coming to Tesla Inc. vehicles days after the bot posted antisemitic content on his social media platform.

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29 h. ago EU’s Ursula von der Leyen survives confidence vote. Why she faced it

The motion was defeated in a 360-175 vote against it, with 18 lawmakers choosing to abstain during a plenary session at the European Parliament.

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30 h. ago Iran Threat to Dissidents in UK Has Jumped, Lawmaker Panel Says

The threat posed by Iran to dissidents living in the UK has significantly increased in recent years, according to an influential panel of lawmakers who urged the British government to bolster cyber resilience and espionage capacity.

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30 h. ago EU official Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives a confidence vote

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her. The motion contained a mix of allegations against von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker […]

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37 h. ago Wisconsin, Minnesota Republicans demand to know what Canada is doing to curb wildfire smoke

The lawmakers said successive years of wildfires in Canada have undermined air quality in their states and robbed Americans of their ability to enjoy the summer

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