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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Calgary's speedskating oval, home of Canadian team, without ice until at least May,
Calgary's Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue. Canada's long-track speedskating team hasn't had ice there to train on since Sept. 5. The oval on the Unive...
Dec 16, 2020
Siakam takes control of message with three-part YouTube documentary series
There's a moment in Part 1 of his YouTube documentary series when Pascal Siakam turns to the camera, and succinctly sums up his bubble experience. "The bubble wasn't Disneyland, I'll tell you that," t...
Dec 16, 2020
Expansion Austin FC to pick first in trimmed-down 2021 MLS SuperDraft
TORONTO - Expansion Austin FC will pick first in the Jan. 21 MLS SuperDraft with a second first-round selection (11th overall) coming courtesy of the trade that sent Canadian defender Kamal Miller to ...
Dec 16, 2020
Twins' Morse given Fishel Award for PR excellence by MLB
Minnesota Twins communications boss Dustin Morse has been awarded the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence by Major League Baseball. The Twins senior director of communications compl...
Dec 16, 2020
Thompson takes silver, Drury claims bronze at ski cross World Cup event
AROSA, Switzerland - Canada had two podium finishes Wednesday in World Cup ski cross action. Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., the 2014 Olympic champion, took silver in women's competition after fi...
Dec 16, 2020
Breeders' Cup Classic, Queen's Plate champion Awesome Again dies at age 26
GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Awesome Again, one of the top Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horses in history, has died. The horse died Tuesday at age 26, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Homes in Kentucky sai...
Dec 16, 2020
Jordyn Huitema scores for PSG as Canadians feature in Women's Champions League play
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France - Jordyn Huitema became Canada's all-time leading scorer in Women's Champions League play Wednesday with a goal in Paris Saint-Germain's 6-1 romp over Poland's Gornik Lec...
Dec 16, 2020
Quebec, Manitoba officials think NHL could develop plan for safe return to play
Quebec's premier and Manitoba's top doctor are expressing optimism about a potential NHL plan to stage a 2020-21 season during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec Premier Francois Legault...
Dec 16, 2020
Montreal Alouettes quarterback helps team keep talent by restructuring contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal on Wednesday. The Alouettes say Adams' ...
Dec 16, 2020
Canadian co-owner sees Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lankan Premier League final
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka - The Jaffna Stallions, whose ownership group includes Calgary-born Rahul Sood, defeated the Galle Gladiators by 53 runs Wednesday to win the inaugural Lanka Premier League title...
Dec 16, 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 - Wednesday, May 27
8:30 - As the province sits under a heat wave, cities are now grappling with the worsening homelessness and overdose cri...