Article content The big difference between sports in the U.S. and those in Canada right now is fans in the stands. As close as it comes in Canada are the cardboard cutout variety, but south of the border many teams have real live butts in seats, including the Texas Rangers who are starting this Major League Baseball season with sold-out crowds. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Variants big speed bump in getting fans in stands: Kindrachuk Back to video Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor and Canada Research chairman in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, said there is the potential for this to change this year, but it all depends on the third wave of COVID-19.