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 captains Scott Arfield, Christine Sinclair win Canada Soccer monthly awards
TORONTO - Canada captains Scott Arfield and Christine Sinclair have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for October. Both helped their clubs to success with Arfield and Glasgow Rangers ope...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos will make her 16th UFC appearance when she takes on Japan's Kanako Murata on a Nov. 14 Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Markos (10-9-1) is repla...
Nov 03, 2020
Broncos GM Elway, team president Ellis positive for COVID-19
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on...
Nov 03, 2020
NHL trailblazer Willie O'Ree looks back on journey: 'I felt like I could do anything'
Willie O'Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn't realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL's first Black player, O'Ree asked a whi...
Nov 03, 2020
FC Edmonton hires Eric Newendorp as president and general manager
EDMONTON - FC Edmonton has named Eric Newendorp as its new president and general manager. Newendorp most recently served as vice-president of sales and analytics for the Tulsa Drillers, the double-A a...
Nov 03, 2020
Canada's Raonic downs Bedene, advances to second round at Paris Masters
PARIS - Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic beat Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in first-round action at the Paris Masters. Raonic, the 10th seed in Paris, never faced break point and needed just one hou...
Nov 03, 2020
Golf generated $18.2 billion in economic benefits for Canada in 2019 : report
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Canada's golf industry generated $18.2 billion in economic benefits across the country in 2019, according to a recent analysis. The report was produced by Group ATN Consulting Inc. on...
Nov 03, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu named finalist for American League Cy Young Award
Toronto Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu has been named one of three finalists for the 2020 American League Cy Young Award. The finalists were announced on Monday, and are voted on by the Baseball Writers' ...
Nov 02, 2020
Burgeoning Stu Sells series an important part of curling calendar
A visit to the High Park Club during the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard is like the curling equivalent of seeing your favourite band in a small club and then chatting up the musicians afterwards over a few...
Nov 02, 2020
Raptors' Engelbrecht: Every draft prospect has unique pandemic challenges
TORONTO - It's the longest pre-draft year in NBA history, stretching now into its 17th month. So long, that for the first time in his NBA career, Patrick Engelbrecht is still scouting draft pros...
Nov 02, 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...