Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Montreal Olympic Games left a legacy that's still being felt, 50 years later
MONTREAL - When reflecting on the 1976 Montreal Games, it's hard not to think of the controversies surrounding the Olympic Stadium, whose problem-plagued construction and ballooning costs earned it th...
Jul 13, 2026
Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta, government aims to box out grey market
EDMONTON - Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes A...
Jul 13, 2026
Riders roar to 38-7 victory over Hamilton Tiger-Cats in CFL action
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence turned around its turnover luck and helped the team earn a 38-7 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders' defence, which onl...
Jul 12, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Marcus Sayles lays a big hit on a Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver on July 12, 2026.
Carney perfects flipping Stampede flapjacks as separatists host similar breakfast
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney perfected the art of flapjack flipping at a pancake breakfast Sunday as Alberta separatists vying to shed his leadership held a similar event. Carney attended one ...
Jul 12, 2026
'Social phenomenon': Fashion saddles up to politics at the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, conside...
Jul 12, 2026
'It's looking good': Carney chats pipelines while mingling at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney, on the heels of a trip to the Middle East, landed Saturday night at the Calgary Stampede where he ate mini doughnuts, watched chuckwagon races - and talked pipeli...
Jul 11, 2026
In any language: English speakers are tuning into World Cup broadcasts in Spanish
MIAMI (AP) - Ashleigh Hallam teaches English as a second language at her local library in Indiana. Soccer is now teaching her Spanish as a second language. For her, this World Cup couldn't make more s...
Jul 10, 2026 Spectators watch the opening match of the World Cup soccer tournament between Mexico and South Africa, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Ontario Racing grants more to standardbred, thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing
TORONTO - Ontario Racing is giving the province's standardbred industry a significant boost. Standardbred racing will receive over $14 million in additional money as part of the Ontario government's b...
Jul 09, 2026
Canada objects to Olympics loosening restrictions on Russia athletes amid Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Canada objected on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee loosening its suspension on Russian athletes. The move, announced Tuesday, would apply to the 2028 games in Los Angeles, ope...
Jul 09, 2026
Former Roughrider Charleston Hughes to be inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Charleston Hughes, a former star for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this fall. Hughes, a six-time CFL all-star, led the league in sacks over fiv...
Jul 08, 2026 Charleston Hughes will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in September at a ceremony in Hamilton. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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Sarah Mills: Canada can learn lessons from Ireland
The Republic of Ireland has begun the painful process of reconciling its past. Sarah Mills says the country is going thr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 24
On Friday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs with Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, how one resta...