Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Canada's Olympic champion wrestler Erica Wiebe eyes return to competition
Olympic champion wrestler Erica Wiebe feels it's time to get back on the competition mat.She and teammate Amar Dhesi of Surrey, B.C., intend to represent Canada at a December World Cup in Belgrade, Se...
Nov 27, 2020
Sportsnet parts ways with veteran Blue Jays announcer Mike Wilner
TORONTO - Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner. The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the dec...
Nov 27, 2020
Toronto FC ready to refocus on future as long, hard season comes to an end
One of Toronto FC's biggest stars isn't thinking about whether or not he'll be named the league's most valuable player this season. After all, while some other nominees are still fighting for Ma...
Nov 27, 2020
World champion Jacques retires from Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team
Paralympian and world champion Maude Jacques has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team.Jacques first cracked the national team lineup and helped Canada capture ...
Nov 27, 2020
Rogers Centre owner pauses plans for Toronto Blue Jays' stadium amid pandemic
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold. "Prior to the pan...
Nov 27, 2020
Belgium No. 1 in FIFA rankings, France second and Brazil third
ZURICH - With Belgium still at No. 1, FIFA released its final rankings list for 2020 on Friday and set the seedings for the European portion of the World Cup qualifying draw. Defending World Cup champ...
Nov 27, 2020
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov...
Nov 27, 2020
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov...
Nov 27, 2020
Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker named Canadian Premier League player of the year
Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker has been named Canadian Premier League player of the year. The 30-year-old Bekker was announced as the 2020 winner on Thursday, taking the nod over finalists Marco Bustos ...
Nov 26, 2020
As Alberta's COVID-19 cases rise, so does tension over world junior championship
Alberta's spike in COVID-19 infections and the virus's infiltration of Canada's team is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epi...
Nov 26, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...