18 h. ago Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes

Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state’s most prominent public universities. Legislation pending before Gov. Jeff Landry would make Louisiana the first state to raise taxes to fund college sports since a judge approved a landmark settlement with the NCAA allowing […]

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5 d. ago Canadian military personnel to get 20 per cent pay hike, defence minister says

The move is part of a $9-billion spending increase that will see Canada’s defence and security budget climb to an all-time high of $62.7 billion annually by next year.

Events

1 week ago Bill 5 officially becomes law in Ontario as MPPs set to rise for summer

Final sign-off was granted for Bill 5 on Thursday. The law will create so-called special economic zones where projects can bypass various provincial laws.

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2 w. ago En Corée du Sud, le candidat de centre gauche large vainqueur de la présidentielle

Les Sud-Coréens ont voté massivement pour mettre fin à une crise politique sans précédent.

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2 w. ago LILLEY: High time Ontario puts kibosh on wasteful boards renaming schools

Legislation comes after Toronto District School Board voted in February to rename several institutions

Society

2 w. ago LILLEY: Ontario MPPs set to vote themselves a massive pay hike

McGuinty froze the wages of MPPs in 2009 as the world was dealing with the fallout of the global financial meltdown

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