Canadian officials are in talks with the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball about exemptions that could open a path for professional athletes to cross the heavily restricted U.S.-Canada border
The winner of the all-Canadian division, which will be decided by June 13 at the latest, will square off with a U.S.-based team for the next round. For the Canadian team — either the Montreal Canadiens or Winnipeg Jets — to host their American opponents, the NHL will need a border exemption.
Rep. Brian Higgins said this week that any government exemption for NHL players at the border should also be considered to reunite families who have been kept apart by the pandemic measures.The Toronto Blue Jays opened their 2021 season by playing home games at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Fla. Earlier this week, the club moved to Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., where it played during the pandemic last year.
Mendicino said the Canadian government has had “very preliminary discussions” with Major League Baseball. Mark Shapiro, the Blue Jays’ president and CEO, told reporters Tuesday that the recent conversations at every level — municipal, provincial and federal — have been more consistent, substantive and “certainly more positive.”
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