Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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All NFL teams to enter intensive COVID-19 protocol Saturday
The NFL is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting Saturday to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 as the number of cases rises around the country. Use of masks will be mandatory at all times at te...
Nov 18, 2020
Invitations are out to 23 Canadian gamers with seven spots open for FIBA Esports Open
TORONTO - The invitations are out. Twenty-three NBA 2K gamers are getting a chance to represent Canada at the FIBA Esports Open next month. Shane Talbot, who oversaw Raptors Uprising GC's perfect NBA ...
Nov 18, 2020
'Champions Start Small' motto stuck with figure skater and new mom Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel noticed a small sign by a family room door while staying with her baby daughter in a neonatal intensive care unit last fall. It read: "Champions Start Small" - the motto for the S...
Nov 18, 2020
Pandemic poses preparation challenges for Canada's Tokyo-bound teams
Getting a bunch of people together from across Canada to play sports against a bunch of people from another country is logistically complex at the best of times.Stir in a pandemic discouraging interna...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins, coach Rick Campbell returning in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will bring back general manager Marcel Desjardins, head coach Paul LaPolice and the majority of the football operations staff in 2021. Desjardins, Ottawa's GM since the t...
Nov 18, 2020
"I know he's there" - Bishop-Nriagu says her future success will be due to Fairall
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu kept every training program coach Dennis Fairall had written for her over the decade the two had worked together. And so, when Bishop-Nriagu returned to the track after becoming ...
Nov 18, 2020
Quarterback Mike Reilly expected to return to B.C. Lions: team president
VANCOUVER - When the B.C. Lions return to training camp, club president Rick LeLacheur expects star quarterback Mike Reilly to be tossing the football with his teammates. LeLacheur told a virtua...
Nov 17, 2020
Canada reviewing NBA plan to play in Toronto amid pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian government is reviewing a proposal from the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic. A spokesman for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday officials have bee...
Nov 17, 2020
NBA draft one of several huge tasks facing the Raptors this month
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have the 29th and 59th picks in Wednesday night's NBA draft, capping the longest and most convoluted pre-draft period in league history. The Raptors haven't been able eva...
Nov 17, 2020
Calgary Stampeders reduce coaching staff amid pandemic economic pain
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders coaching staff remains mostly intact for 2021 with the exception of a pair of position coaches. Running backs coach George Cortez and defensive backs coach Joshua Bell...
Nov 17, 2020
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...