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Forward Jake Virtanen signs new two-year deal with hometown Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - After a season of peaks and valleys, right-winger Jake Virtanen is looking for a little more consistency as he signs a new deal with the Vancouver Canucks. Virtanen and the Canucks i...
Oct 22, 2020
Canadian figure skating championships pushed back a month due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian figure skating championships have been pushed back a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is now scheduled to take place Feb. 8-14 at Vancouver's Doug Mitchell Thunderbi...
Oct 22, 2020
QMJHL's Voltigeurs suspend activities after player tests positive for COVID-19
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that the Drummondville Voltigeurs have suspended team in-person activities a player tested positive for COVID-19. The league ...
Oct 22, 2020
Canadian Denis Shapovalov makes early exit at Cologne Championship
COLOGNE, Germany - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the Cologne Championship after dropping his opening match. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to France's ...
Oct 22, 2020
Senators sign forward Connor Brown to a three-year, $10.8M contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Connor Brown by signing the forward to a three-year, US$10.8-million contract. The Senators and Brown were scheduled to have an arbitration h...
Oct 22, 2020
Pandemic tests Canada's ability to stay a winter-sport powerhouse in Beijing in 2022
What bobsled pilot Justin Kripps wants out of the upcoming sliding season is momentum. What that looks like will be dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I feel like there's there's a couple different w...
Oct 22, 2020
Skate America opens shortened, coronavirus-impacted season
When U.S. figure skaters and a few foreigners training in this country kick off the season at Skate America this weekend, it could be a rare opportunity to display their wares. So they will relish the...
Oct 22, 2020
Milestone sponsorship deal keeps pro women's hockey association goals in sight
Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic has been harder for women's pro sports than men's because of the financial gap between the two.Women's hockey in Canada was already in transition before the pandemic th...
Oct 22, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic earns spot in quarterfinals at European Open
ANTWERP, Belgium - Canada's Milos Raonic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Open. The No. 5 seed, from Thornhill, Ont., beat Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 7-5, 7-6 (4) in a second-roun...
Oct 22, 2020
Rays win to square series...Chambers leaves Penn State
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The World Series is tied at a game apiece following the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brandon Lowe (low) drove in three runs with a pair of homers while...
Oct 22, 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...