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Jets, Canucks face potential COVID issues as NHL season gets underway
The 2020-21 NHL season got underway Wednesday with a tribute to front-line health care workers. A video tribute to the health care professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic was shown at the empty W...
Jan 13, 2021
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hamonic to one-year, US$1.25-million deal
VANCOUVER - Playing for the Calgary Flames, defenceman Travis Hamonic got a close-up view of the Vancouver Canucks' skilled, young talent.Going up against the likes of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes a...
Jan 12, 2021
NHL reports 27 positive COVID-19 tests during camps, including 17 from Dallas
The NHL says 27 players returned positive COVID-19 tests during training camps as the league prepares to open its season. The league said in a release Tuesday that it conducted approximately 12,000 te...
Jan 12, 2021
Curling bubble plans provide hope for some teams, while others left disappointed
The fields are slowly filling up for the national curling championships, events that have provided a beacon of light in what has been a dreary competitive season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Positivi...
Jan 12, 2021
MLS commissioner feels for Canadian teams given pandemic-related border issues
MLS commissioner Don Garber says he feels for the league's three Canadian teams given the border issues caused by the pandemic. Toronto FC, the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps all had to find ...
Jan 12, 2021
Calgary's National Sport School that produces Olympic champions avoids axe
CALGARY - The National Sport School in Calgary that has produced Olympic and Paralympic champions is switching school divisions in order to survive. The Calgary Board of Education was going to close t...
Jan 12, 2021
A skinny shinny season: city-run rinks ban outdoor hockey amid COVID-19 pandemic
Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather ritual for many Canadians. The treasured pastime has largely disappeared this winter, however, as many city-run ice surfaces ...
Jan 12, 2021
Leafs looking to break old habits in 2021: 'An opportunity to change the narrative'
The Toronto Maple Leafs feel like the problem has been identified.And they spent much of the off-season reshaping their roster, and looking inwards, in hopes of correcting the issue.A team loaded with...
Jan 12, 2021
Jets lose Sbisa, Comrie to waiver wire; Senators lose Balcers
The Winnipeg Jets lost defenceman Luca Sbisa and goaltender Eric Comrie to the waiver wire on Tuesday, while the San Jose Sharks reclaimed winger Rudolfs Balcers from the Ottawa Senators.Sbisa, a jour...
Jan 12, 2021
Canadian soccer player tests positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Florida camp
A Canadian player has tested positive for COVID-19 at the national team camp in Bradenton, Fla.Canada Soccer did not identify the player but said the positive test came during camp arrival screening. ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A lavish, spectacle wedding seems cheap
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married this weekend at Madison Square Garden, Sarah Mills says it could take over ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 2
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - The future of the deal is up in the air after President Trump announced he won't ext...