5 d. ago It's a hit! London Majors' prank name leads to merchandise sales boom

An April Fools’ Day prank by a London baseball team has sent its merchandise sales skyrocketing as the team prepares to play two games under its made-up moniker this season.  The London Majors pranked their fans on April 1, announcing on social media that the franchise was rebranding to become the Forest City Cobra Chickens, […]

Politics

2 w. ago BAD MEDICINE: Trump’s tariffs wipe out $7 trillion as he watches golf

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter says Donald Trump’s tariff have now wiped out $7 trillion and has the stock market in a continual free fall with people, small businesses and large corporations losing everything. And while the world’s economy burns, Trump fiddles about watching the LIV Golf tournament at the Trump National Doral G.C. over […]

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2 w. ago Australia Says Global Chaos a Result of US’s ‘Bad Decisions’

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has blamed “bad decisions” on tariffs for stock markets tumbling around the world, even as his department forecasts only minor impacts on domestic economic growth and inflation.

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3 w. ago London jobless rate improves, but U.S. tariffs toll hasn't yet hit

The London region’s unemployment rate improved in March as the local economy added 2,200 new jobs, a strong showing that doesn’t yet reflect the impact of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The region’s jobless rate now sits at 5.9 per cent, down from February’s 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Including […]

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3 w. ago Just how bad will U.S. tariffs hit London region manufacturers?

Tariffs landed with a thud in Ontario’s industrial heartland Thursday, shuttering one major automaker and spreading uncertainty among smaller automotive parts suppliers across the London. The U.S. held to its pledge to punish manufacturers shipping goods south of the border, charging a 25 per cent tariff on automobiles, tariffs on some automotive parts in addition […]

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3 w. ago How 'bout them Cobra Chickens? London Majors fans embrace gag name

A London baseball team's April Fools' Day prank is such a hit out of the park, the players are going to wear it on their chests.

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3 w. ago Downtown London office vacancies inch up, but slide may level off: Realtor

The emptying of office space in London’s downtown may be levelling off, one commercial realtor says, as the latest commercial vacancy rate hit a new high in the first quarter of this year. London’s downtown now has 32 per cent of its office space vacant, up from 31.7 per cent at the end of 2024, […]

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