Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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A study in perseverance, forward Tyler Pasher works his way back into Canada fold
Tyler Pasher's soccer career has been a study in perseverance. The 27-year-old winger from Elmira, Ont., received Canada call-ups in 2015 from Benito Floro and 2017 by Octavio Zambrano. But he never s...
Jul 24, 2021
Roundup: Woods comes close to winning medal for Canada in thrilling road race
Michael Woods came agonizingly close to opening Canada's medal account on the first full day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Ottawa cyclist finished fifth in a thrilling men's road race...
Jul 24, 2021
Canadiens make controversial pick at No. 31 with Logan Mailloux
MONTREAL - General manager Marc Bergevin is defending the Montreal Canadiens' controversial selection in Friday's NHL entry draft. The Habs took Logan Mailloux with the No. 31 pick just days after the...
Jul 23, 2021
Edmonton Oilers select Xavier Bourgault 22nd overall in NHL entry draft
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers' newest prospect was nearly at a loss for words Friday night. The club took Xavier Bourgault with the 22nd overall pick in the NHL entry draft and the French-Canadian fe...
Jul 23, 2021
Megill earns 1st win, Alonso homers twice as Mets blank Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - Tylor Megill tossed six scoreless innings for his first big league win and got his first career hit, Pete Alonso homered twice and the New York Mets defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 ...
Jul 23, 2021
Jets draft forward Chaz Lucius 18th overall
WINNIPEG - Chaz Lucius wasn't shy about mentioning his admiration of Jets star Mark Scheifele in his pre-draft interview with Winnipeg The honesty obviously worked - Winnipeg selected to select Lucius...
Jul 23, 2021
Calgary Flames select right-winger Matthew Coronato 13th overall in NHL entry draft
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames newest prospect is a bit of an animal - a bison, in fact. Matthew Coronato said he earned the nickname "The Bison" from the announcer and hockey operations staff during hi...
Jul 23, 2021
Senators use No. 10 pick on forward Tyler Boucher
OTTAWA - It's been a tough year for the Ottawa Senators newest prospect, Tyler Boucher. First he came down with COVID-19. Then there was the sprain to his MCL and a tear in his meniscus, limiting how ...
Jul 23, 2021
Bettman: Plan is to hold '22 NHL draft in person in Montreal
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday night the plan is to hold the 2022 NHL draft at Bell Centre in Montreal, which is where the 2020 event was scheduled to take place before th...
Jul 23, 2021
Canadian Adam Hadwin, Ryan Armour shoot 65s to share 3M Open lead
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) - Canadian Adam Hadwin missed the weekend cuts in his last three tournaments, continuing a disappointing stretch as he dropped to 120th in the FedEx Cup standings. The 33-year-old f...
Jul 23, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...