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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Worth the Wait: Doug Wilson, Kevin Lowe finally get Hall of Fame call
TORONTO - Doug Wilson was in the pool playing with his grandkids when the phone rang. Lanny McDonald was on the other end of the line. Wilson passed it to his wife, Kathy, so she would be the fir...
Jun 25, 2020
Canadian Elite Basketball League announces tournament in St. Catharines
The Canadian Elite Basketball League has announced plans to hold a tournament in St. Catharines, Ont., starting next month. The league said Thursday in a release that all seven of its teams will ...
Jun 25, 2020
CEBL announces return to play July 15
The Saskatchewan Rattlers will get a chance to defend their league title in 2020. The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday it will return to play July 15 with the opening of training ca...
Jun 25, 2020 The championship trophy that will be up for grabs on Aug. 24, 2019.
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Australia, New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup
GENEVA - Australia and New Zealand will co-host the 2023 Women's World Cup. The island neighbours beat Colombia 22-13 in a vote Thursday by FIFA's ruling council, which judged them as having the best ...
Jun 25, 2020
WestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company plans to cons...
Jun 25, 2020
Scott hopes heat and altitude will help hometown Utah at NWSL Challenge Cup
With the NWSL Challenge Cup taking place in the Utah Royals' backyard, Canadian international Desiree Scott hopes her team starts with a slight edge. "We've been training in the altitude and...
Jun 25, 2020
Former Raptors star Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons
Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality because the 43-year-old Carter...
Jun 25, 2020
Who hasn’t heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think
JOHANNESBURG - A half-year into the most momentous pandemic in decades, it's hard to imagine that anyone, anywhere has not heard of the coronavirus. But scores of migrants arriving in Somalia tell Uni...
Jun 25, 2020
Toronto FC confirms new long-term deal for midfielder Marky Delgado
Toronto FC confirmed Thursday that midfielder Marky Delgado has signed a new long-term contract. GM Ali Curtis had said in late April that the MLS team had reached agreement on a new deal with the 25-...
Jun 25, 2020
NFL cancels Hall of Fame game, delays inductions until 2021
The NFL on Thursday cancelled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Aug. 6 exhi...
Jun 25, 2020
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