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Ontario, Canada will keep airing an ad critical of tariffs through the weekend ‒ and then pause it ‒ following President Trump's objections.
Sportsnet has been the exclusive TV home of Blue Jays games since 2010, but because Major League Baseball has always entrusted its postseason coverage to U.S. national networks, no Canadian broadcaster has ever produced a World Series.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was increasing tariffs on Canada by an additional 10% as he reacted to an ad that aired during the World Series broadcast on Friday.
CBC reports Ontario is spending $75 million on commercials aimed at Republican voters in the U.S. The spots began airing on Newsmax and Bloomberg last week, and are now being shown on Fox News, Fox Sports,
President Trump abruptly called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday over an anti-tariff ad campaign, featuring the voice of Ronald Reagan, funded by the government of Ontario.
The international partnership deal follows an earlier TV licensing and distribution pact between the Canadian media player and Fox Entertainment Global.
The Toronto Blue Jays broke national TV records during Game 7 win vs. the Seattle Mariners, uniting Canada along the club's World Series run.
Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners on Monday drew record-breaking viewership across Sportsnet and Sportsnet+, averaging 6 million viewers nationwide—the most-watched baseball broadcast in Canadian history.
Three years of reduction and rebuild now give way to a Toronto Raptors core in prime ages. Pride of the city RJ Barrett laces up for his age-25 season. Former Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes is just 24 years old.