This year, Ed Rogers will buy out Bell's stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment-and, by extension, the Toronto Maple Leafs-for $4.7 billion. It's a massive shakeup in the world of Canadian sports and, in ☐ the scenes to make his investment pay off. He won't the year to come, he'll be working furiously behind do it through playoffs or sportscasts, but by leveraging the new golden goose of sports business: real estate. The consequences could reshape Toronto entirely.
Ever since Ed's father, Ted Rogers, bought the Toronto Blue Jays in 2000, the name has been synonymous with sports in the city. The team may not have won a championship since he took over, but there's a statue of Ted outside the Rogers Centre, and that's what counts. Rogers also made headlines in 2013 when it acquired the national broadcasting rights to the NHL, taking over Hockey Night in Canada from the CBC and achieving a near-total ownership of hockey broadcasts. For the family, sports ownership is about legacy.
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When students have access to nutritious food, they do better in school and life
FOOD
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MY PREDICTION - New Mortgage Rules Will Drive Up Housing Prices
Looser lending policies will encourage more people to buy homes they can't afford in the first place
HOUSING
Politicians will spar over how to tackle the housing crisis. Falling interest rates will draw young people into the real estate market. And a rude awakening is coming for homeowners renewing mortgages.
MY PREDICTION - Stuctured Literacy Will Help Level the Educational Playing Field
Canadian students have struggled to read and write. That stops this year.
EDUCATION
Quebec's classrooms will take centre stage in the secularism debate. Chatbots will help students create A-plus work, while others will grade themselves. And thousands of international students will be sent home.
