Ticketmaster ruling: Should there be a 'Canada first' approach to ticket selling?

Two months after the landmark ruling in the U.S. against entertainment giants Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster, its impact remains to be seen south of the border.But in Canada, the antitrust ruling won’t set a precedent, insiders say.The decision delivered in the antitrust lawsuit United States, et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC , found that Live Nation Entertainment held a monopoly that violated various federal and state antitrust laws.At this

We say it all the time, that we just aren’t minting Movie Stars like we used to, that even when a new one emerges, it’s not quite like how it was, because of the shattering of the monoculture. Nothing proves this point more than a Tom Cruise retrospective.
A teaser for Digger, Cruise’s upcoming film with Alejandro G. Iñárritu (as he is billed in the key art for the film), features a montage almost two and a half minutes long of Tom Cruise’s greatest hits, an

Dear Gossips,Anyone who has ever f-cked with K-dramas knows Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, better known as Goblin. It’s one of the most-watched, most popular K-dramas of all time, about an immortal mythological figure looking for his bride through the centuries so that she might help him find eternal rest. Goblin was released in December 2016, a smash hit, immediately iconic. Not just in viewership but in impact. There are key scenes in the show that are instantly recognisable –

The Toronto Blue Jays clearly need reinforcements in their starting rotation. And Shane Bieber's return to action yesterday (Tuesday) was part of the plan.
Bieber missed most of the first half of the season due to inflammation in his right elbow, which forced him to extend his spring training and make five rehab starts before returning to the majors.
But things didn't go exactly as planned for him. In fact, in his first start of the season against the Houston Astros at Rogers Centre, Bieber had

This season, the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants are headed in the same direction—straight into a wall. Both teams are sitting very low in the standings, and they'll clearly be on the selling side when the trade deadline rolls around.
However, David Stearns (Mets) and Buster Posey (Giants) were active during the offseason in an effort to improve their teams' performance. Judging by both teams' current records, the results have been more than disappointing, and further moves coul

The Buffalo Sabres went 14 years without making the playoffs.
That drought ended in 2025–26, when the Sabres finished atop the Atlantic Division. They even managed to eliminate the Bruins before falling to the surprising Canadiens.
Sabres fans finally told themselves: “That's it—we've emerged from the darkness. The future is bright in Buffalo. For once, we have a quality team!”
However, Jarmo Kekalainen and Marc Bergevin have recently made moves that are enough to make ev

The Canadiens were confident that Michael Hage, after two years in college, would choose to sign his first professional contract in the coming months.
And as you know, that didn't happen.
Instead of competing at the next training camp to play for the Habs right away (or to go to Laval, at worst), the plan now is for him to return to Michigan for a third season.
Has this changed the Canadiens' plans? I'm convinced it has.
After all, it was clear that, even if his chances of making the team weren'

I woke up this morning and noticed that no trades had been announced overnight. Well!
I'm obviously saying this because yesterday was a busy day. In the NHL, four trades involving at least one first-round pick were completed.
They mainly involved Simon Nemec, William Eklund, Jordan Kyrou, and Bowen Byram. It was one of the craziest days (excluding trade deadlines) in recent years in the NHL. June 29, 2016:
— Subban for Weber, Hall for Larsson—both 1-for-1 trades; Stamkos signs long-t

On Sunday, Rafael Devers showed disrespect to his manager. How? By refusing to leave the game when Tony Vitello wanted to bring in a pinch runner to replace him.
The Giants haven't spoken publicly about the incident, and that's how it's remained.
Two days later—today—Devers finally offered an explanation—something he didn't bother to do on Sunday, given that he rarely speaks to the media.
Seeing the uproar on social media, he wanted to set the record straight by saying that two

As is the case every year, Major League Baseball fans vote for the starting position players in the MLB All-Star Game.
And while involving fans in the selection process isn't necessarily a bad thing, it does lead to some odd results.
Updated vote leaders for the MLB All-Star Game… pic.twitter.com/nOYnua08L5
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) June 22, 2026
Starting with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who leads the American League first basemen vote by more than 500,000 votes. Vladdy do

It's hard to pinpoint the top story of the day on June 23, 2026, since there have been several major trades in the NHL today.
The most recent one sent Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway to Chicago in exchange for the No. 4 and No. 45 picks, as well as the giant defenseman Louis Crevier.
It had been 18 years since a top-5 draft pick had been traded before even being selected.
Well, it looks like we might just see another top-5 pick change hands before the draft even begins.
In fact, according to Chr

A pair of Vancouverites have made the cut for season 12 of CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada .Hosted by Jon Montgomery, the CTV show will kick off the new season on July 7 (9 p.m.) atop of Whistler Mountain “with one of the biggest twists in The Amazing Race Canada history,” according to a statement from CTV .The Vancouver teamjoining the nine other teams from across the country are best friends: DJ and events host Keshia Gordon, 35, and Nova Stevens, 33, a pageant and mindset coa

Over the past 24 hours, there have been several major trades.
Well, now another big name on the trade market has just changed teams: Bowen Byram.
The left-handed defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres will now play in Chicago.It's going to be the No. 4 overall pick, another pick, and a player heading to Buffalo for Byram. https://t.co/2CxLiYTyo5
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 24, 2026Let's just say that's a steep price to pay for Byram…
With three days to go before the NHL Dra

Aaron Boone is upset
He doesn’t understand how Jazz Chisholm Jr. can play with a lollipop in his mouth.Aaron Boone was pissed off that Jazz Chisholm Jr. played with a lollipop in his mouth. Boone didn’t realize it was the second time this season that Jazz had done it. pic.twitter.com/FagULjORxF
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) June 23, 2026
Jack Leiter Undergoes Ankle Surgery
A tough blow for the Rangers.
Jack Leiter Undergoes Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery https://t.co/eEt87NF

It’s really only been seven months since Connor Storrie became a front row celebrity. Heated Rivalry wrapped its first season around now-ish last year but it wouldn’t be until November, when the first season was released, that Connor and Hudson Williams were… well.. as known as they are.
So known that Connor was sat at the Saint Laurent show today beside Madonna. Which, as all the fans are saying, he might have manifested. This is the video that’s coming up a lot today.@

Pavel Zacha’s name is starting to come up more and more throughout the NHL—and in Montreal as well.
As we all know, the Canadiens are looking for a second-line center to play alongside Ivan Demidov.
Oliver Kapanen did a good job in his rookie season with 22 goals, but he still has a ways to go before he can be a second-line center.
Michael Hage is a very promising prospect, but the team can't rely solely on him to become the future second-line center.
In any case, the Habs need this

The road to the release of Tyla’s sophomore album has been a long one, but it finally arrives on July 24th. This week she’s dropping the third of a relatively successful string of singles leading up to the record. The album is called A*POP which stands for African Pop, a reference to both her South African roots and devotion to music. The new single will follow “CHANEL” and “SHE DID IT AGAIN” which both performed respectfully on the charts. Can she avoid the i

The Leafs were about to trade Matthew Knies at the last trade deadline.
But that… happened back when Brad Treliving was the GM in Toronto.
That said, it doesn't mean the new front office is interested in sending the American elsewhere. Not at all, in fact…
Darren Dreger (TSN) spoke with a few executives, and they all say the same thing: they don't believe John Chayka will trade Knies before the start of next season.
In Toronto, there are some very important decisions to be made&hel

I’ve been saying for months that SKIMS marketing has fell off but maybe they were saving up all their money for Hailey Bieber.View this post on InstagramA post shared by SKIMS (@skims)
When it comes to performing holidays online, sometimes it’s the post that gets attention (like Gisele curving Tom Brady) and sometimes, it’s the lack of post that says something. Serena Williams didn’t put anything on the grid for Father’s Day (she might have posted a story that I mis

At spring training, the Blue Jays had eight starting pitchers the team was counting on for 2026. That doesn’t include Bowden Francis, who is injured.
Cody Ponce and Jose Berrios won't be back in 2026. Eric Lauer has left for L.A. Max Scherzer (on the injured list) isn't reliable enough.
Dylan Cease, Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, and Shane Bieber are the four other starters who were at camp and are currently active.
Shane Bieber has just been added to the active roster.
ROSTER MOVES: RHP Sh

How did a graphic designer from Toronto who couldn’t really play music, and wasn’t a conventional singer, convince five seasoned Vancouver musicians to build a band around him?That was one of the questions Aaron Chapman wanted to answer while writing Real Enough: The Unlikely Story of Doug and the Slugs, the Vancouver historian’s new book with Slugs keyboardist Simon Kendall.“I remember asking Simon and John (Burton, Slugs guitarist), ‘Was he some kind of idiot sav

Boxer and influencer Jake Paul continues to surprise with his athletic ambitions.
The 29-year-old now says he wants to try his hand at college football before pursuing a career in the NFL, where he hopes to play as a slot receiver.
According to his statements, the idea of joining a college team has become a serious option in his career path. He explains that he wants to gain experience at the collegiate level to better prepare himself for the demands of professional football. Among the programs

Well…
We've been talking for months and months about the possibility of Jordan Kyrou being traded. And now it's happened.
The star player is leaving St. Louis… and heading to Washington. The Capitals have just acquired an excellent 28-year-old player who is likely to be a key player for Washington for a very long time.Jordan Kyrou is being traded to Washington
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 23, 2026More details to come…  
The post Jordan Kyrou has be

Oh, things are really heating up in Ottawa.
According to the latest reports, the Sens have acquired forward William Eklund from the San Jose Sharks.
This is a major move for the Senators, who needed to find a way to replace Brady Tkachuk in the lineup. 
For those less familiar with Eklund, he was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft and is off to an excellent start to his career in the National Hockey League. He has racked up 163 points in his first 252 NHL games and has just posted t

This weekend in TNT wedding speculation reminded me of a Taylor Swift song lyric from a track off 1989, my favourite out of all her albums. It’s this line from “I Know Places”:“Baby I know places we won't be found and…They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down”Tails and tight ends, I guess that really is the theme of this post. So we’ll start with the tails who might be getting played by Taylor’s head games. That’s how it’s

On February 9, 2024, Otto Lopez was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays after Yariel Rodriguez's signing was finalized. Four days later, the Quebec native was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations. Then, on April 4 of that same year, Lopez was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins.
Now, two years after the Giants released him following just two months with the team, the 27-year-old is likely to be invited to the All-Star Game and could become th

Yesterday, I asked if we’re concerned about Taika Waititi and Rita Ora not being seen together for over three months and the answer was a resounding “no”. So noted. But Taika is busy, with a new film, Klara and the Sun, adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name. It stars Jenna Ortega as an “artificial friend” in a sort of dystopian future.The trailer for Klara dropped yesterday and it has what is now identifiable as Taika’s stylistic whimsy an

Brendan Sorsby's professional future has just taken an unexpected turn.The NFL has confirmed that it will not hold a supplemental draft in 2026, a decision that automatically prevents the young quarterback from joining the league this year.
This situation comes at a particularly sensitive time for the former college player, whose name has been in the headlines in recent months due to a sports betting scandal. Sorsby admitted to placing thousands of bets on college and professional sports events,

Mike Babcock has finally been hired by the Edmonton Oilers.
He met with the media for the first time since his hiring… and let's just say his comments drew attention for all the wrong reasons.
Are you surprised? 
Basically, Babcock addressed his departure from Columbus… implying that what happened wasn't his fault.
He said he didn't cross the line and that he left because his wife asked him to. There was someone who felt uncomfortable with Babcock's presence within the Columbu

Olivia Rodrigo announced yesterday the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival, set to take place on August 29th in Irvine, CA and the roster of artists on deck is stacked with both legends and future icons spanning multiple genres.
The best part? It is entirely female. Some of the bigger names on the list along with Olivia include Chappell Roan, Doechii, KATSYE, Mitski, Garbage, Rachel Chinouriri, Santigold, the legendary Stevie Knicks and more. But there’s one name on the bill that is extr