18 h. ago Surge sign former NBA draftee Greg Brown III for the 2025 season

Another former NBA draftee is joining the Calgary Surge. The Canadian Elite Basketball League club has inked 6-foot-7 forward Greg Brown III for the 2025 campaign. Brown was the 43rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, as selected by the New Orleans Pelicans. He was subsequently traded to the Portland Trailblazers. “Greg Brown III […]

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21 h. ago Scofflaw anglers to face big fines in 2025 fishing season, Manitoba says

The Manitoba government has announced new penalties for anglers caught breaking the rules while fishing in 2025.

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28 h. ago Rogers Centre beer is now more expensive than actual Blue Jays tickets

The Toronto Blue Jays returned to the Rogers Centre last week for their 2025 season, embracing a sold-out crowd of fans for the first time since last fall.But while Toronto was able to pack the stadium for the first game of the year, it might be a while before they're able to do it again.With a 3:07 p.m. first pitch set for Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals, the matchup is Toronto's first of six as part of the "Work From Dome" promotions, encouraging locals to pop out a few hours early from work and get down to the ballpark.At the time of writing, a pair of tickets for Wednesday afternoon's game against the Washington Nationals is going for as little as $10 each on StubHub, with fees included.And if you're looking to head to the ballpark and grab a drink along the way, you might even spend more on the beverage than getting in the ballpark.As part of the Dugout Deals sections 240 and 537, you can get a 12 oz/355 mL Budweiser/Bud Light for $6.49 during all games this s...

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45 h. ago Classical music in Vancouver: Here's what's coming for the 2025

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera and the Vancouver Recital Society have now all announced plans for the upcoming year. Here are the highlights

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48 h. ago Ontario's 2025 summer forecast has arrived and here's what's in store

Ontario's weather still seems to be yo-yoing between wintery lows and summerlike highs, but the province's 2025 summer forecast promises that higher temperatures will eventually stick around — but will they be too high?While blustery frigid temperatures seem committed to sticking around until the bitter end (can it be now, please?), experts have been predicting above-average temperatures in Ontario this spring, which have already been foreshadowed by a handful of above-seasonal days so far.This summer, they're holding fast to that prediction, forecasting above-average — even potentially record-breaking — temperatures throughout the sunny season.The Old Farmer's Almanac's summer 2025 report for the U.S. and Canada reports a slow build-up to hotter temperatures this summer, with June temperatures remaining more or less the same.However, the Almanac predicts July and August will bring above-average temperatures to much of North America, and, with last s...

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3 d. ago Edmontonian, 13, to be official national anthem singer for Elks' 2025 season

After moving to Edmonton just over a year ago, 13-year-old Suraiya Liapis will be the Edmonton Elks’ official national anthem singer for the 2025 football season. Settling into a new city isn’t always easy. Liapis and her family moved from the U.S. to Edmonton, where much of her mother’s side of the family lives, in […]

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6 d. ago Here's what beer prices are at Toronto Blue Jays games in 2025

The Toronto Blue Jays kicked off their 2025 season on Thursday, starting off a four-game set against the Baltimore Orioles.The on-field product wasn't exactly what fans in the Rogers Centre were hoping for, with Baltimore coming away with a 12-2 win.But away from the action, Blue Jays fans were able to check out a revamped drink menu that debuted this week, which included several new signature items and new canned beverages.The cheapest beer in the ballpark remains the Dugout Deals option, though prices have been upped slightly from the $5 per beer price when the program started.If you're looking to grab a drink at a Blue Jays game this year, here's what the prices around the stadium were looking like at the team's home opener:12 oz Budweiser/Bud Light, $6.49 (available only at sections 240 and 537)473 ml Budweiser Zero (non-alcoholic), $7.49473 ml Corona Sunbrew (non-alcoholic), $7.49473 ml domestic tall can, $12.991 oz spirit, $13.49473 ml craft tall can beers, $13.79473...

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6 d. ago U.S. anthem met with rain of boos by Toronto Blue Jays fans on Opening Day

The Toronto Blue Jays opened up the 2025 MLB season this afternoon, but things weren't all happy during the pregame ceremony.As is usual for every MLB game with the Jays, both the Canadian and American anthems were played before the first pitch. As the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung, Jays fans rained down boos onto the field to show their displeasure with their southern neighbours.Booing the American anthem has become normalized at Canadian sporting events over the last few months, but this is the first time we've heard it happen at an MLB game.@offsidecanada Fans boo the USA national anthem at the Blue Jays opening day in Toronto 👀🇨🇦🇺🇸 #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #bluejays #toronto #america #usa #canada ♬ original sound - OffsideThe booing stems from some tense relations between the United States and Canada ever since U.S. President Donald Trump took office back in January. The 78-year-old has taken an aggressive stance with his northern neighbour, including starting a trade war wit...

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6 d. ago U.S. anthem met with boos by Toronto Blue Jays fans on Opening Day

The Toronto Blue Jays opened up the 2025 MLB season this afternoon, but things weren't all happy during the pregame ceremony.As is usual for every MLB game with the Jays, both the Canadian and American anthems were played before the first pitch. As the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung, Jays fans rained down boos onto the field to show their displeasure with their southern neighbours.Booing the American anthem has become normalized at Canadian sporting events over the last few months, but this is the first time we've heard it happen at an MLB game.@offsidecanada Fans boo the USA national anthem at the Blue Jays opening day in Toronto 👀🇨🇦🇺🇸 #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #bluejays #toronto #america #usa #canada ♬ original sound - OffsideThe booing stems from some tense relations between the United States and Canada ever since U.S. President Donald Trump took office back in January. The 78-year-old has taken an aggressive stance with his northern neighbour, including starting a trade war wit...

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6 d. ago Rogers Centre exterior looks a bit different this Toronto Blue Jays season

For fans coming to the Toronto Blue Jays games this season, changes to the Rogers Centre aren't quite as drastic as in recent years.After undergoing a C$400-million renovation heading into each of the past two seasons, the stadium, in operation since 1989, has slowed down the new additions to the park for 2025.The biggest changes this year are a new pair of exclusive clubs, located in right field and behind home plate, respectively.The new Rogers Banner Club and Club 328 offer a chance for members (and non-members, pending on availability) to check out a unique private experience just steps away from their stadium seats.But if you're walking into a game anytime soon or simply walking past the ballpark, you might notice a bit of a refresh of the stadium exterior.This week, the team unveiled its annual player banners for the 2025 season, featuring the members of the Opening Day roster and the new "lights up, let's go" slogan.Eight new players cracked the fold for this year, including ...

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7 d. ago How much has to go right for Blue Jays to bounce back to form?

The less said about a 74-88 season the better. The Blue Jays players know it. Their manager John Schneider knows it. And a front office under steady attack is certainly well aware of the stakes that await when the 2025 season gets underway Thursday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. Following the pomp and ceremony that’s […]

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7 d. ago OPENING DAY PREVIEW: What has to go right for Toronto Blue Jays to contend in AL East?

The less said about a 74-88 season the better. The Blue Jays players know it. Their manager John Schneider knows it. And a front office under steady attack is certainly well aware of the stakes that await when the 2025 season gets underway Thursday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. Following the pomp and ceremony that’s […]

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7 d. ago There are still tons of tickets available for the Toronto Blue Jays home opener weekend

The Toronto Blue Jays ranked ninth in MLB attendance last season, but will they have trouble drawing fans to Rogers Centre in 2025?The Blue Jays open their season Thursday afternoon in the first of a four-game series versus the Baltimore Orioles. While Opening Day is sold out, plenty of seats are still available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.There are still plenty of seats on Ticketmaster that remain up for grabs for the coming days, including entire rows down the first and third-base lines.The stands are looking pretty empty for the first weekend of the Jays' season, though the Home Opener is sold out.Perhaps fans are just waiting for warmer months to begin attending, though you can't help but wonder if other factors are at play.Blue Jays fans fed up with managementWhen you win games, fans will come in waves. That was evidenced during some of the Blue Jays' stacked rosters in 2015 and 2016 and even for a good chunk of time during the Vladimir Guerrero Jr./Bo B...

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9 d. ago Everything you need to know about Toronto Blue Jays home opener

The Toronto Blue Jays are just a few days away from getting things going on their 2025 season.And while recent years haven't brought too much playoff success, every campaign offers up a shot at new success.The Blue Jays home opener is set for March 27 at the Rogers Centre against the Baltimore Orioles, with the first pitch at 3:07 p.m.Here's what Toronto’s team is slated to look like, with a few key players set to miss the start of the campaign due to injuries:Starting rotationBowden FrancisKevin GausmanChris BassittJosé BerríosMax ScherzerMax Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young winner, is one of the biggest free-agent signings in team history and the only new face in the team's bullpen. At age 40 and battling a hand injury to begin the season, his fans will be watching eagerly to see if he can bring that magic that’s made him one of the most dynamic pitchers of his era.BullpenJacob BarnesRichard LoveladyYariel RodriguezNick SandlinBrendon LittleJef...

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9 d. ago 'Perfect fit for our team': Surge sign former NBA guard Khyri Thomas

A little Association experience never hurt any roundball club. So the Calgary Surge went out and got some in the form of 6-foot-3 guard Khyri Thomas. The native of Omaha, Neb., and 2018 NBA Draft choice by the Philadelphia 76ers has signed on with the club for the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League season. “We are […]

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9 d. ago What’s new at Rogers Centre for the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays season

Max Scherzer and Andres Gimenez won’t be the only additions that will be featured at Rogers Centre for the 2025 season. With stadium upgrades, giveaways, new food and drink options and merchandise, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays has plenty to offer fans heading down to the ballpark this year. Club 328 Headlining the […]

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2 w. ago Auction of Washington Wines Announces 2025 Event Season Benefiting the Community

Award-Winning Actor and Winery Owner Kyle MacLachlan Selected as Auction of Washington Wines’ 2025 Honorary Chair SEATTLE, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auction of Washington Wines, one of the top five wine auctions in the country, returns for its 38th year of fundraising in May and August 2025. Tickets are now on sale for […]

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2 w. ago Canadian teen Victoria Mboko through to second round of Miami Open

Canadian teen Victoria Mboko continued her impressive start to the 2025 tennis season Wednesday with her first main-draw win at the WTA level. Mboko advanced to the second round of the Miami Open with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 victory over world No. 54 Camila Osorio of Colombia. After a close opening two sets, Mboko converted […]

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2 w. ago Toronto Maple Leafs just hiked season ticket prices by as much as 20%

As if the Toronto Maple Leafs weren't expensive enough to see, the team has just substantially raised prices for its season-ticket holders, some of them by more than a whopping 20 per cent.Devotees who have been with the franchise through its decades of failing to clinch a Stanley Cup are so unimpressed by the change that even U.S. outlets are writing about the issue, with one fan telling The Athletic that their seats went from $8,522 for two in the 2024-2025 season to $10,396 for the set in 2025-2026 — a 22 per cent surge.And, this hefty increase wasn't for a spot anywhere near the glass, but in the back of the upper bowl, to boot. Those closer to the ice are seeing their tickets almost equally jacked up by double-digits as well, though, with some gold seats now averaging out to $344 more per game ($2,000 more for the season, to a staggering $28,240 total).While the jump beyond usual inflationary increases was completely unexp...

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2 w. ago Toronto's legendary ice cream shop is officially open for the season

As the chill of winter slowly, but surely fades away, Toronto is gearing up for warmer and brighter days ahead, and one sign of the approaching summer is the return of Tom's Dairy Freeze.Located at 630 The Queensway, the iconic ice cream shop has been serving up delicious soft-serve ice cream, old-fashioned sundaes, milkshakes, and banana splits since 1969.After a seasonal break from December 1 to March 13, Tom's Dairy Freeze has officially reopened for the 2025 season as of March 14.Tom's Dairy Freeze is officially open for the season as of Friday. Photo: Jack Landau.On any given day in the summer, you can expect to see a long line stretching down the block from the shop, as those craving a sweet treat wait patiently to have their ice cream cones adorned with colourful dips and fun toppings.As of Friday, March 14, Tom's is open daily from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., and if you're serious about your ice cream, make sure to arrive a little early — after all, we've b...

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