Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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'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)
Crowds, culture and celebrations: looking back on Canada hosting the World Cup
VANCOUVER - Volunteers, supporters, coaches and officials are sharing their favourite memories of the World Cup after Vancouver hosted Colombia and Switzerland in the final match of the tournament to ...
Jul 07, 2026
Same old story: US men's soccer team has been stagnant for quarter century
SEATTLE (AP) - For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at...
Jul 07, 2026 United States' Christian Pulisic (10) reacts after Belgium scored a goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium in Seattle, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 6:50 p.m. Switzerland is through to the World Cup quarterfinals. Ruben Vargas buried the winning penalty to give Switzerland a...
Jul 07, 2026
Vancouver and Colombia bow out of World Cup, as Swiss get the last hurrah
VANCOUVER - The thrills of a penalty shootout between Colombia and Switzerland, after a scoreless half-hour of extra time, let Canada wring just a little more World Cup excitement out of its hosting d...
Jul 07, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 9:59 p.m. Romelu Lukaku scores three minutes into second-half stoppage time to give Belgium a 4-1 lead. The clock runs out and...
Jul 06, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Online reviews aren't always helpful
Sarah Mills says giving a business a chance to rectify something a client or customer is upset or disappointed by is a f...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 4
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the end of the WestJet strike, an irrigation project around Lake Diefenbaker, conce...