Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore not very hopeful for 2020 CFL season
Montreal Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore isn't hopeful the CFL will have a 2020 season. League action was originally scheduled to begin Thursday night but remains suspended d...
Jun 12, 2020
MLB offers players 80% of prorated salaries, 72-game season
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball and its players are moving closer - to a deal or to Commissioner Rob Manfred ordering a shortened season without an agreement. MLB offered players 80% of their prorate...
Jun 12, 2020
Canadian international Alphonso Davies named Bundesliga rookie of the month
Canadian international Alphonso Davies has won the Bundesliga Rookie Award for May. The 19-year-old Bayern Munich fullback beat out Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram and RB Leipzig midfi...
Jun 12, 2020
Boston Bruins player tests positive for COVID-19, remains asymptomatic
BOSTON - A member of the Boston Bruins has tested positive for COVID-19. The team announced Friday the positive result came after players wishing to use the club's facilities as part of ...
Jun 12, 2020
Commonwealth Games open to athletes taking a knee
LONDON - The Commonwealth Games has joined a growing list of sports bodies allowing athletes to protest against racism without fear of repercussions. Organizations such as FIFA and the NFL reacted sim...
Jun 12, 2020
"They got a decent team up there" - Nurse says Raptors in same position as last year
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet will never forget the victorious bus ride back to the hotel from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Kyle Lowry did DJ duties, and kept hitting repeat on Queen anthem "We are ...
Jun 12, 2020
Formula 1 cancels races in Azerbaijan, Singapore, Japan
Formula One races in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan were cancelled on Friday because of issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. The sport's governing body said it still hopes to deliver up to 1...
Jun 12, 2020
Owen Caissie first of five Canadians taken at 2020 MLB Draft
Outfielder Owen Caissie was the first of five Canadians to be selected at the 2020 MLB Draft when the San Diego Padres took him in the second round, 45th overall on Thursday. The 17-year-old Cais...
Jun 11, 2020
Blue Jays GM says baseball needs to step up to the plate on societal change
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says Major League Baseball teams, including his own, need to work towards more diversity within their organizations. Executives from all 30 teams working ...
Jun 11, 2020
Adekugbe unbeaten in group phase of Canada Soccer video game tournament
Striker Cyle Larin was the odd man out Thursday as the field of five in the Canadian men's national team FIFA 20 tournament was thinned to four. Sam Adekugbe of Norway's Valerenga Fotball will take on...
Jun 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...