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Toronto Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Here's what you need to know about ESPN's new streaming service and its deals with the NFL and WWE
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4 days ago
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Here's what you need to know about ESPN's new steaming service and its deals with the NFL and WWE
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Toronto Sun
6 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
Published Aug 05, 2025 • 2 minute read The Department of Justice logo is shown on a podium during a news conference, Sept. 30, 2010, in Philadelphia. Photo by Matt Slocum / AP The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, two months after the federal government quietly removed a much longer list that included many localities that support the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The earlier, typo-riddled list was met with pushback from across the political spectrum, with officials often saying it wasn't clear why their jurisdictions were included. The new announcement doesn't appear to threaten consequences beyond what the federal government is already doing. Attorney General Pamela Bondi warned in the announcement that the department would 'continue bringing litigation against sanctuary jurisdictions and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eradicate these harmful policies around the country.' 'Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,' she said. The new list is composed overwhelmingly of Democratic jurisdictions, including states like New York and California, cities like Boston and New York City and a handful of counties, including Baltimore County, Maryland, and Cook County, Illinois. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. There's no clear definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, but the term is generally applied to state and local governments that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The administration never fully explained the errors in the first announcement, which included hundreds of jurisdictions, including places that had voted overwhelmingly for Trump and at least one that had declared itself a 'non-sanctuary city.' The list was published in late May on the Department of Homeland Security's website but within three days was replaced with a 'Page Not Found' error message. Trump officials have long warned that the federal government would go after jurisdictions that resist the president's plans for mass deportations. In April, Trump signed an executive order requiring Homeland Security and the attorney general to publish a list of jurisdictions they believe are obstructing federal immigration laws. The administration has filed a series of lawsuits targeting state or city policies it says are interfering with immigration enforcement, including those in Los Angeles, New York City, Denver and Rochester, New York. It sued four New Jersey cities in May. In late July, a judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Canada World Toronto & GTA Wrestling Toronto Maple Leafs
Newsweek
16-07-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Millions Face Garbage Strike Nationwide—Union
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 'Teamsters' union have extended their strike to impact hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles as well as a landfill site in Ohio. The strike began in the greater Boston area in early July over new contract negotiations, and has now spread in solidarity to over 2,000 workers of waste management company Republic Services in California, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia and the state of Washington, who are either on strike or refusing to cross the picket line, the Teamsters union said in press release on Tuesday. The Teamsters and Republic Services have been contacted for comment via email. Why It Matters Garbage disposal strikes can lead to trash piling up on streets, sometimes with piles stretching across an entire block, along with the accompanying stench that can arise in the summer, as demonstrated by a trash collection strike in Philadelphia in early July. Residents in at least a dozen cities in Massachusetts reported an increase in rodents among their piling up trash due to the Teamsters' strike, and have said they worry about the trash's impact on children, per A man tosses trash at a garbage collection site, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. This is an image from the Philadelphia strike, and is unrelated to the current Teamsters strike. A man tosses trash at a garbage collection site, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. This is an image from the Philadelphia strike, and is unrelated to the current Teamsters strike. Matt Slocum/AP Photo What To Know This new strike in Los Angeles is expected to impact approximately 2 million people who rely on Teamsters workers to pick up their trash, the union said in its statement. There is also a strike at one of the nation's largest landfills in Youngstown, Ohio. This strike will prevent trucks and trains carrying a total of 12 million pounds of daily waste from New Jersey and New York City from unloading at the landfill, it added. The Teamsters stated in a press release: "Over 2,000 Republic Teamsters are either on strike or honoring picket lines because of the company's illegal union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith. Republic's strike has resulted in major disruptions to waste collections for millions of Americans nationwide." More than 2,000 Teamsters at Republic Services are currently on strike or actively honoring picket lines nationwide. Trash is going uncollected for millions. And more is to come until Republic Services offers its workers fair contracts. — Teamsters (@Teamsters) July 15, 2025 This multi-state strike stems from souring contract negotiations between the greater Boston Teamsters Local 25 and Republic Services. Republic Services says it has offered these workers a nearly 16 percent wage increase and a 43 percent wage increase over the next five years. What People Are Saying Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien in a press release on Tuesday: "It's shocking, and increasingly disgusting, how far Republic Services is willing to push its workforce. Our members are everyday Americans performing essential services across our communities, but Republic is unwilling to offer workers good wages, decent benefits, or a fair contract. The American public needs to understand that Republic Services and its overpaid, corrupt executives own this strike. Their greed is forcing trash collectors and waste haulers across the country out into the street. We don't want this garbage piling up. We want to return to work. But we refuse to be exploited." Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman said in a press release: "This company is one of the most depraved employers we've ever come across. Republic has lied, stalled, and broken the law to try to squeeze every last dime out of workers. But these corporate thieves have underestimated our members. Republic Teamsters will keep striking, we will keep growing our picket lines, and we will not give up the fight until we win a fair contract." Republic Services told Waste Today: "Contrary to the many falsehoods the Teamsters are spreading, our offer outpaces competitors. When a wage proposal this significant is combined with zero-premium health care and generous retirement contributions, there is no question who is responsible for this ongoing strike: Teamsters Local 25 and its president Tom Mari. It is time for the Teamsters to get serious about negotiations so our employees can return to Teamsters' claims that Republic Services does not fairly compensate its employees should be put where they belong: in the trash. We continue to bargain in good faith, but the Teamsters are not taking negotiations seriously." What Happens Next No agreement was reached in Boston as of Tuesday night, with both sides saying there was little progress. It is unclear when negotiations will resume, accordin to NBc Boston
Toronto Sun
27-06-2025
- Toronto Sun
Super Bowl halftime performer charged for running on field with 'Sudan and Free Gaza' flag
Published Jun 27, 2025 • 1 minute read A person holds up a flag during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. Photo by Matt Slocum / AP NEW ORLEANS — A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanours, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words 'Sudan and Free Gaza,' Louisiana State Police said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, turned himself in to authorities to face of charges resisting a police officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, police said. He surrendered in coordination with his attorney and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center. Nantambu revealed the flag and ran on the field during rapper Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance on Feb. 9. He was detained on the field after his demonstration but not charged. The NFL said at the time he would be banned for life from league stadiums and events. According to a statement from police, Nantambu had been hired as an extra performer and 'had permission to be on the field during the performance, but did not have permission to demonstrate as he did.' NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy thanked investigators for their work. 'We take any attempt to disrupt any part of an NFL game, including the halftime show, very seriously and are pleased this individual will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,' McCarthy said in a statement. Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Music News
