Murray Wood: When football is just a game
There is extra anticipation around the Roughriders' first-place showdown with the Elks tonight. Murray Wood says everyon...
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NBA champion Toronto Raptors ready to pick up where they left off
The Toronto Raptors were the hottest team in the NBA in early March, on a league-best four-game winning streak, coming off a solid west coast road swing and having just clinched a playoff sp...
Jul 31, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential bi...
Jul 31, 2020
Rush send McIntosh to Philadelphia Wings in blockbuster trade
A Saskatchewan Rush fan favourite is taking his talents to Philadelphia as part of a blockbuster trade in the National Lacrosse League on Friday. The Rush traded forward Ben McIntosh and three draft p...
Jul 31, 2020
Hurricanes' Dougie Hamilton out for Rangers series opener
TORONTO - All-Star defenceman Dougie Hamilton won't play for the Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday's opener against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference's expanded playoff qualifying round. Ha...
Jul 31, 2020
Sophie Schmidt, Alphonso Davies win Canada Soccer Player of the Month awards
Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies. Schmidt and the Houston Dash won the Challenge Cup, cappi...
Jul 31, 2020
Nurse on Canadian anthem: "We need to do better in the systemic racism area"
The Toronto Raptors will treat both national anthems as "one long song" ahead of their opening game of the NBA restart on Saturday, according to coach Nick Nurse. Two days after every player and ...
Jul 31, 2020
Sources: CFL no longer talking to Business Development Bank of Canada
TORONTO - The CFL's search for federal government assistance will continue as the calendar flips to August, with time ticking down on the league's hopes for a shortened 2020 season. Two sources c...
Jul 31, 2020
Stroll quickest at 2nd British GP practice; Vettel struggles
SILVERSTONE, England - Montreal's Lance Stroll led the second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday while struggling Ferrari had another bad day, with Sebastian Vettel spending most of it stuc...
Jul 31, 2020
Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins optimistic about return of closer Ken Giles
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says he's optimistic closer Ken Giles will be back in the Toronto bullpen soon. Giles has been sidelined since suffering a forearm injury Sunday. B...
Jul 31, 2020
'Anything can happen': Canadiens no bothered by underdog role against Penguins
TORONTO - Shea Weber is fine being the underdog. Good thing, because the Montreal Canadiens and their captain are certainly that heading into the team's qualifying round series against the Pittsburgh ...
Jul 31, 2020
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Sarah Mills: History revealed in Ireland could teach Canada a lesson
Infant bodies have been excavated from a mother-and-baby institution near Galway. Sarah Mills says it shows a difficult ...
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8:30 - Wildfire smoke is once again rolling into Saskatchewan, raising concerns about air quality and serving as a not-s...