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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Montreal Impact's Jukka Raitala makes 'tough decision' to join Finnish national team
Choosing between club and country wasn't easy for Montreal Impact captain Jukka Raitala. The 32-year-old defender has been called up to the Finnish national team just as the Impact make a final ...
Nov 05, 2020
Canadian beach volleyball player's road to Tokyo detours with cancer scare
The COVID-19 virus has been good for Grant O'Gorman's health. The global pandemic shutting down the professional beach volleyball tour in the spring led O'Gorman to discovering he had testicular cance...
Nov 05, 2020
Seven years after the Kazan Universiade, Groenewoud, Furlan upgraded to gold, silver
It was a journey to the medal podium that took seven years, and robbed them of a chance to celebrate together in the spotlight.Canadian steeplechasers Chantelle Groenewoud and Jessica Furlan were upgr...
Nov 05, 2020
Players eligible for '21 CFL draft will have ability to opt out and go to 2022 event
The 2021 CFL draft will feature a number of different looks. The CFL announced Thursday the draft will be reduced from eight to six rounds and that eligible players will have the right to opt out in f...
Nov 05, 2020
"I'm trying to be creative" - Mandy Bujold turns to technology in absence of sparring
Boxer Mandy Bujold wears sensors in her hand wraps that measure the power and speed of her punches. One of her workouts includes five-minute rounds on the heavy bag in her garage. She'll do three roun...
Nov 05, 2020
Winnipeg Jets bring back journeyman forward Marko Dano on one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Marko Dano to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$700,000 in the NHL on Thursday. Dano was held off the scoresheet in three games with the Columbus Blue J...
Nov 05, 2020
Alpine Canada recalls some national-team athletes from Europe due to pandemic
CALGARY - Alpine Canada is recalling some of its national-team athletes from Europe because of the deteriorating COVID-19 pandemic situation there. The organization did not identify which athletes wer...
Nov 05, 2020
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime parts ways with longtime coach
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is parting ways with longtime coach Guillaume Marx. The 20-year-old from Montreal made the announcement Thursday on his Twitter feed. While no reason was giv...
Nov 05, 2020
ESPN announces 300 layoffs, citing 'disruption' amid virus
ESPN announced Thursday it is laying off about 300 employees and cutting about 500 jobs from its global workforce. The cuts amount to about 10% of the employees at the sports network and are due large...
Nov 05, 2020
Like the NHL, Electronic Arts forced to adapt to pandemic in making hockey game
TORONTO - Like the NHL, EA Sports was forced to adapt to the pandemic. While the league opted to finish out its season in a bubble, the video game developer moved to remote production. "It's been inte...
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 ...