Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Spurs' Becky Hammon first woman to direct NBA team
SAN ANTONIO - Becky Hammon became the first women to direct a team in NBA history, taking over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers following Gregg Popovich's ejecti...
Dec 30, 2020
Finns to give Canada first stiff test in world junior men's hockey championship
A generous schedule helped Canada both find its game legs and win three straight to start the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Time's up for the host country to develop chemistry and hone...
Dec 30, 2020
Sweden's world junior win streak snaps with 4-3 OT loss to Russia
EDMONTON - Russia snapped Sweden's extended win streak at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday, clinching a 4-3 overtime victory in Edmonton. Marat Khusnutdinov scored the game winner with j...
Dec 30, 2020
Longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara leaves for Capitals
WASHINGTON - Longtime Boston captain Zdeno Chara signed with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, saying his former team had decided to move on from the towering defenceman who helped the Bruins clim...
Dec 30, 2020
St-Pierre still thinks about fighting again but the thought usually doesn't last long
At 39, former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre still looks like he just walked off the cover of a fitness magazine. And the competitive juices still flow, despite the fact the native of St-Isidore, Que....
Dec 30, 2020
The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21
For some, the sky's the limit, which also just happens to be the title of the book written by 12-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown. For others, it's no stretch that big things appear ahead. Exhi...
Dec 30, 2020
Neymar representatives deny links to big Brazil party
SAO PAULO - Representatives for soccer superstar Neymar are trying to distance him from claims he has flouted pandemic warnings with a huge, multiday New Year's bash at or near his home in Brazil whil...
Dec 30, 2020
Neymar representatives deny links to big Brazil party
SAO PAULO - Representatives for soccer superstar Neymar are trying to distance him from claims he has flouted pandemic warnings with a huge, multiday New Year's bash at or near his home in Brazil whil...
Dec 30, 2020
AHL still targeting Feb. 5 as start date for upcoming season
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League remains on course to start its season in early February. What that actually looks like in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic remains to be seen. AHL pr...
Dec 30, 2020
Wearable tech a defence against COVID-19 in world junior tournament "bubble"
What looks like a thin pack of gum is attached to Braden Schneider's event credential at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. It's a beacon providing both contact-tracing capability shoul...
Dec 30, 2020
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
A referendum over whether Alberta should separate from Canada is looming closer, and Sarah Mills says there are similari...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...