TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories
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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.
Here are our top stories:
LILLEY: Former CBC host blasts state broadcaster on way out the door
CBC loves diversity, but apparently, not diversity of opinion. That mistake has now cost them a former top host and perhaps created an enemy.
In a scathing letter announcing his “involuntary resignation,” now-former CBC journalist and television host Travis Dhanraj is taking aim at Canada’s state broadcaster, Brian Lilley reported.
In his letter, Dhanraj described how “the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has made it impossible for me to continue my work with integrity.”
He then went on to detail how the broadcaster quickly realized that Dhanraj welcomed different opinions and wanted his show to reflect the viewpoints of the entire country — something the CBC doesn’t love and which made executives uncomfortable.
Hockey fight breaks out on a golf course in viral clip appearing to feature ex-NHL enforcer
A clip that has gone viral on social media shows an argument between a large man and two slower-playing golfers who appeared to have had too much to drink.
Well, combine that with a stubborn, confrontational attitude and you get a disaster waiting to happen — especially when the justifiably impatient golfer is ex-NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky, Dan Bilicki reported.
In an equally popular follow-up story from Bilicki, the man on the receiving end of Tarnasky’s Alberta golf course beatdown appeared to be in good spirits after only suffering “a tiny lil black eye.”
As for Tarnasky, while cops confirmed he is not a subject of further investigation, the former Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning tough guy reportedly is being probed by the minor hockey association where he coaches over the incident that happened last week.
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Blue Jays fans go viral after wild brawl in 500 level of Rogers Centre
A win streak by the Toronto Blue Jays should be enough to keep fans in a good mood, but that wasn’t the case during a game against the Los Angeles Angels last weekend where a wild brawl broke out between a handful of dudes in the 500 level of Rogers Centre.
It allegedly started after one fan spilled a drink on another, insults between the two groups were exchanged, before punches were thrown, according to the clip, Bilicki reported.
Another video shows security coming to talk to the men and asking them to leave.
And was it worth it? The fans missed a great finish as the Jays extended their streak. What a shame.
Parks Canada staff doubted ‘graves’ at Kamloops school site: Emails
Parks Canada employees had doubts on the media narrative that 215 “hits” identified by ground-penetrating radar at the site of the former school at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., were actually the remains of children, according to emails in a report published by Blacklock’s Reporter.
And despite being provided with $12.1 million in federal money to conduct exhumation and DNA testing, no attempt has so far been made to identify what actually lies underground.
In April, Blacklock’s reported Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation had spent years being turned down for government grants — a situation that quickly changed once the “anomalies” were found.
Just in time for Blue Jays playoff push, Sportsnet gouging subscribers with massive price increase
It’s a good time to be alive if you’re a Blue Jays fan.
But while the next couple of months of Jays baseball is arguably the most important it’s been in a decade, Sportsnet is raining on the parade of some fans — by hitting subscribers of their streaming service Sportsnet+ with a hefty premium, Rob Longley reported.
That’s right, those who subscribe to Sportsnet+, which gives non-cable subscribers digital access to live sports content including the Jays, MLB and NBA, were notified of the massive price hike this week.
We’re not just talking about a couple of dollars, like other streaming services have done.
Rather, the latest gouging has prompted outrage from fans already subject to the Rogers-controlled monopoly on Jays content (through Sportsnet and the team), as well as much of the hockey content in this country, and surely will encourage an exodus to the grey area/illegal services.
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