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Canadians throw parties, gather with friends to cheer on Oilers in Stanley Cup final
The Edmonton Oilers may not be on home ice when they try to clinch the Stanley Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but screams of support will resound across Canada from rinkside watch p...
Jun 24, 2024 “We cheer them on every single game of the season,” said Derrick DeMone, an Oilers fan in Sydney, N.S., who will be watching at home with his sons, aged 24, 14 and 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Derrick DeMone
Sporting sequins and silver, Mama Stanley becomes an Edmonton celebrity for playoffs
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers fans crowd around Mary Loewen in a plaza outside the team's home arena during every playoffs game, asking to have their pictures taken with the superfan who's dressed as the...
Jun 23, 2024 “I want to be with the people in my kingdom,” said Loewen. “It’s just crazy to me but I love it, and I love them all back.” (The Canadian Press)
Oilers one win away from history after pushing Stanley Cup final to seventh game
EDMONTON - If the Edmonton Oilers can show off their trademark resilience just one more time, they will make Stanley Cup history. Depth forward Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist as the Oilers fo...
Jun 21, 2024
Cheering fans jam Edmonton plaza as Oilers force winner-take-all Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Thousands of deliriously happy fans of the Edmonton Oilers roared as one Friday as the hometown blue and orange ran over the Florida Panthers to set up a winner-take-all Game 7 in the Stanl...
Jun 21, 2024
Late actor Donald Sutherland was a quiet superfan of the Montreal Expos
Well before the celebrity superfan became a trend in the sports world, Donald Sutherland was in on the ground floor with a casual style all his own. The Canadian actor - who died Thursday at age 88 - ...
Jun 21, 2024
The Saskatchewan Summer Games return to Lloydminster next month
In just a month's time, more than 1,800 athletes from across the province will gather in Lloydminster for the Saskatchewan Summer Games. The games will run from July 21 to 27, with 14 different sports...
Jun 21, 2024
Wet weather affecting more youth sports games than normal
Summer has officially rolled into Saskatchewan, and with that, many hope the wet and cool weather is on its way out. Those in youth sports are feeling the effects of the rain, heavy winds and cool tem...
Jun 20, 2024
Snoop Dogg shows support for Saskatoon Berries at concert
Saskatoon's newest baseball team has a high-profile fan. The Saskatoon Berries got some major support from Snoop Dogg at Wednesday's concert at SaskTel Centre. The rapper wore a Saskatoon Berries jers...
Jun 20, 2024
Local fans optimistic Edmonton Oilers will bring home Stanley Cup
Fans of the Edmonton Oilers are feeling optimistic after another big win for the Orange and Blue. Edmonton beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Tuesday night, cutting Florida's lead in the Stanley Cup Fin...
Jun 19, 2024 Eddie Lavalley, manager at Boston Pizza, said the Oilers' run has been good for business, and he's hoping the team can complete its comeback and win the Stanley Cup. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Ontario's open single-game sports-betting industry continues to thrive.
TORONTO - Ontario's single-game sports betting industry is on a winning streak. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released a report that states the industry contributed $2.7 billion to Ontario's gro...
Jun 19, 2024
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