61 m. ago World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with China, but it would take a more severe hit if Trump carries through on his toughest “reciprocal” tariffs. The decline […]

Economics

1 hour ago Tickets for Toronto Maple Leafs playoffs games are already going for bonkers prices

The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading back to the playoffs.For the ninth year in a row — an NHL-best — Toronto will attempt to end its postseason curse and bring home Lord Stanley's mug for the first time since 1967.While we can't guarantee how they'll do this postseason, we can be sure of one thing: it'll cost you a pretty penny to check out their games in person in Scotiabank Arena.A playoff schedule — or opponent  — isn't out yet for the Leafs this year, with the NHL regular season coming to an end on Thursday, April 17.But with tickets already on sale on both Ticketmaster and resale sites like StubHub for the first round of the playoffs (and subsequent rounds, should the Leafs advance), it's looking like the cheapest seat we could find at press time is coming at $344 CAD for Game 2 of the series.We singled out pairs of tickets that include actual seats (i.e. not standing room) and are not listed as obstructed views. The cheapes...

Economics

1 hour ago Canucks vs. Golden Knights Game Day: And so a miserable season closes

One team is headed for the playoffs, one is facing oblivion.

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2 h. ago NHL legend reveals blockbuster Toronto Maple Leafs trade that almost happened

The Toronto Maple Leafs once nearly had one of the biggest stars of the 2000s on their roster as part of a trade that never came to fruition.Vincent Lecavalier had nine goals, seven assists, and 16 points across 23 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning en route to the 2004 Stanley Cup, the first in franchise history.But three years prior, in December 2001, he almost found himself making his way to the Leafs as part of a package for defenceman Tomas Kaberle and forwards Jonas Hoglund and Nik Antropov."That deal was done. I got a call from [current Montreal Canadiens GM and former agent Kent Hughes]," Lecavalier said on an episode of Leafs Morning Take with Nick Alberga and former Leafs player Jay Rosehill. "I was in my pre-game nap and he called me. 'Alright it's done, you're going to Toronto!' So I was like 'oh wow, OK.'"Lecavalier was just three years removed from being picked first overall and having former Lightning owner Art Williams proclaim him to be the "Michael Jordan of hockey....

Economics

2 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause

The pearl clutchers are at it again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. At present, the longest sentence a Canadian murderer can receive is 25 years […]

Events

3 h. ago U.K.’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people

LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government. Several women’s groups that supported the appeal celebrated outside court and hailed it as a major victory in their effort […]

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11 h. ago Anatomy of a heartbreaker: How the Calgary Flames were eliminated Tuesday from playoff contention

With the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues both notching wins Tuesday, the Flames were bounced from the Western Conference wild-card race

Culture

11 h. ago Maple Leafs fully buy in with Craig Berube, win Atlantic Division

BUFFALO — The Maple Leafs took their coach’s cue and ran with it. The 2024-25 Leafs under Craig Berube are a different outfit than they have been in the past, certainly with this core, different in the way they go about winning hockey games, different with their resolve. Where will it take them in the […]

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11 h. ago Darnell Nurse dodges a bullet, won't be suspended for any playoff games

Darnell Nurse and the Edmonton Oilers dodged a bullet Tuesday night. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety only handed the Oilers defenceman a one-game suspension for his crosscheck on Kings defenceman Quinton Byfield Monday night at Rogers Place. This means Nurse will only have to miss the meaningless final game of the regular season Wednesday […]

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13 h. ago Marner hits 100 points, Maple Leafs clinch Atlantic Division title in win

Toronto will face Ottawa in Battle of Ontario first-round playoff matchup

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15 h. ago Calgary committee greenlights allowing cannabis sales at adult

Under the current rules in Calgary, cannabis can be delivered to minor prohibited events but it cannot be sold by retailers on site. 

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15 h. ago FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled in federal court Tuesday to defend his reasons for the Facebook owner’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram more than a decade ago – one of two acquisitions the Federal Trade Commission now contends was illegally anticompetitive. FTC lawyer Daniel Matheson repeatedly pressed Zuckerberg to explain several internal messages he sent […]

Technology

15 h. ago Which Canadian NHL team has the most to lose heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Off The Post, Toronto SUN Sports Columnist Steve Simmons, Postmedia Hockey Columnist Bruce Garrioch, The Province and Vancouver Sun Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston and Postmedia’s Rob Wong debate which of the Jets, Maple Leafs, Oilers and Senators has the most to lose heading into the first round of […]

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16 h. ago San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture has career cut short by condition also faced by Edmonton Oilers’ Kevin Lowe

With San Jose Sharks’ captain Logan Couture announcing he’s quitting the NHL because of osteitis pubis — the same malady that struck Hall of Fame Edmonton Oilers defenceman Kevin Lowe before the 1987 Canada Cup — it’s a painful, sad ending for the Sharks leader. Couture, whose last NHL game was on Jan. 31, 2024, […]

Transport

17 h. ago Smith denies Guthrie gag order but won't commit to public inquiry into AHS allegations

"That's a caucus decision," she told reporters of MLA Peter Guthrie's future with the UCP. "We don't talk about internal caucus matters here."

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17 h. ago EPS issues warning about released sexual offender living in Edmonton

Edmonton police are warning citizens about a recently released sex offender in Edmonton who they believe will commit another sexual offence. In a Tuesday news release, the Edmonton Police Service said that convicted sex offender Robert Edward Ventress, 55, is to be released from jail after completing a sentence for failing to comply with a […]

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17 h. ago As NHL playoffs approach, how odds, math and probability collide on picking a Stanley Cup favourite

"The Eastern Conference, just like the Western Conference, I think is wide open right now," said one hockey handicapper.

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17 h. ago Reefer rift? Calgary councillors split on pot sales proposal

Currently, the city allows for cannabis products to be delivered to adult-only festivals

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18 h. ago Canucks: Tyler Myers knows Rick Tocchet is vital for maintaining grind to improve

Term may be as important as salary for Tocchet. The Canucks remain a work in progress and he wants to finish the job. If not, there will be suitors for his services.

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18 h. ago Military veteran still battling federal government over Mefloquine poisoning

Disabled veteran Dave Bona has severe Mefloquine poisoning after serving with the Canadian Armed Forces for 14 years

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