Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Athletics Canada cancels numerous camps, tells athletes to return home
OTTAWA - Canada's governing body for track and field has asked all of its athletes training abroad to return home. Athletics Canada also cancelled the Canadian indoor championships, which were sc...
Mar 13, 2020
No rite of spring for golf: Masters postponed due to virus
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Augusta National on Friday postponed the Masters, another massive hit to the spring sports calendar from the new coronaivirus that already is responsible for the loss of Marc...
Mar 13, 2020
Bahrain and Vietnam GPs off because of coronavirus outbreak
PARIS - The Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races were postponed Friday because of the coronavirus outbreak, the third and fourth races of the Formula One season to be called off. Bahrain was scheduled...
Mar 13, 2020
Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the US
NEW YORK - The stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is quiet. There is no music coming from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the members of Pearl Jam won't tour. There is no one to admire the t...
Mar 13, 2020
US Soccer president quits after gender discrimination suit
Carlos Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer Federation president on Thursday night, three days after the organization sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed th...
Mar 12, 2020
Trump "postpone" idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister
TOKYO - President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister. "The IOC and the organ...
Mar 12, 2020
UFC shifts cards, bars spectators at three events in face of COVID-19
The UFC is going ahead with its Fight Night card Saturday in Brazil but without spectators. And the mixed martial arts promotion is shifting future cards from Columbus, Ohio, and Portland to the UFC A...
Mar 12, 2020
Rachel Homan curling team announces split with lead Lisa Weagle
OTTAWA - Rachel Homan's curling team has parted company with all-star lead Lisa Weagle. A statement on the team's Twitter account Thursday evening said "while this is a very difficult decision to make...
Mar 12, 2020
Column: What will fans talk about without sports?
Going a week without watching sports used to be a dare. It's the new reality. A quick glance at today's TV sports listings provides all the confirmation you need. It looks like the departure screen at...
Mar 12, 2020
No fans, now no players: PGA Tour shuts down for a month
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The Players Championship went from having no fans to having no players. In a surprise announcement Thursday night, the PGA Tour cancelled the rest of The Players Championship...
Mar 12, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...