Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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Quebec's World Cup moguls, aerials to relocate to Calgary
CALGARY - A pair of World Cup freestyle ski events in Quebec are moving to Alberta. A moguls and an aerials event originally scheduled to be held at Quebec ski resorts Jan. 23 and Jan. 31, will be com...
Nov 06, 2020
MLS playoffs to open Nov. 20 with 17 matches ending with Dec. 12 MLS Cup final
TORONTO - MLS teams will have time to prepare for the playoffs after the regular season closes Sunday. But the schedule will be compressed with the 17-match, 23-day post-season kicking off after the N...
Nov 06, 2020
Stars long gone, but intriguing names still available in NHL free agency
NHL free agency during the COVID-19 pandemic was always going to be different. The salary cap staying at US$81.5 million, less money in the system because of a drastic drop in revenues, and the uncert...
Nov 06, 2020
Hubbard, Ogbongbemiga don't have time to feel bad about Cowboys' first loss of season
Canadians Chuba Hubbard and Amen Ogbongbemiga and the remainder of the Oklahoma State Cowboys don't have the luxury of time to lament their first loss of the season. Texas knocked then No. 6-ranked Ok...
Nov 06, 2020
Raonic advances to Paris Masters semifinals with close win over Humbert
PARIS - Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament Friday with a nervy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win over France's Ugo Humbert. Raonic, the 10th seed from Tho...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadians upset Northern Ireland at BetVictor World Cup of Darts in Austria
SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell upset fourth-seeded Northern Ireland 5-2 Friday in first-round action at the BetVictor World Cup of Dar...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski
Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...
Nov 06, 2020
Jamie Nye: Hoping CFL draft news is sign CFL fans are about to get some great news
The Canadian Football League gave us a plan. Yes, it was regarding the 2021 CFL draft, but it was a plan. There were no words like "maybe," "hoping," "trying" etc., like we've heard from the league ov...
Nov 06, 2020
Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez wins Silver Slugger Award
Toronto Blue Jays rightfelder Teoscar Hernandez has won a Silver Slugger Award for the first time in his career.The 28-year-old Hernandez broke out as one of the game's top sluggers in the shortened 2...
Nov 05, 2020
Trainer Mark Casse's Breeders' Cup contingent has a definite Canadian flavour to it
He's an American, but trainer Mark Casse will provide a definite Canadian flavour at the Breeders' Cup. Five of the six horses Casse will run at Keeneland have ties to Canada. Gretzky the Great is the...
Nov 05, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...