Florida Panthers' Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates his goal against Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) as Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe (23) reacts during the first period in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Fla., on June 17, 2025. Forty senators are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to ban all advertising for sports betting websites and apps. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP
More than 40 senators are calling on the federal government to impose a ban on sports betting advertisements in Canada.
A letter addressed to the Prime Minister Mark Carney from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo, Ont. Sen. Marty Deacon asks Ottawa to instruct the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to prohibit all advertisements for sports gambling applications and websites.
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
