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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Oilers players take the ice at Rogers Place as Phase 2 of NHL return begins
The Edmonton Oilers were back at Rogers Place on Monday - some of them, anyway. The club opened its arena for voluntary, small-group training as the NHL moved to Phase 2 of its return-to-play pro...
Jun 08, 2020
Müller the chef serves up title-winning assists for Bayern
DSSELDORF, Germany - Call them Road Runner and The Chef. Alphonso Davies and Thomas Mller have built an effective and affectionate partnership this season, and it's driving Bayern Munich toward a reco...
Jun 08, 2020
'Create your own excitement': Players ponder empty buildings
The roar of the crowd has been such a staple of major sports, such an advantage for the home team, that NFL clubs have been accused at times of artificial amplification. The Atlanta Falcons even admit...
Jun 08, 2020
Feds say two Saskatoon flights carried COVID-19-positive passengers
Two recent flights into Saskatoon have been added to the Government of Canada's list of flights that carried people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. According to the government's website, ...
Jun 08, 2020
Hamilton a big sporting voice in Black Lives Matter movement
Prevented from doing his day job by the coronavirus outbreak, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is standing out during the pandemic through his passionate campaigning against racial injustice. The M...
Jun 08, 2020
Massive sports corruption case finally heard at Paris trial
PARIS - A Paris court heard allegations Monday that top athletes hushed-up suspected doping by giving millions of dollars in illicit payoffs to corrupt administrators, as the trial got underway for th...
Jun 08, 2020
Shortened MLB draft could have big impact on Canadian baseball talent
David Calabrese and Cooper Davis are heading into this year's MLB draft without expectations. The two Canadian players are still hoping to hear their names selected by professional teams, of cour...
Jun 08, 2020
Seeking to explain Nova Scotia shootings: Inside the ‘threat-sensitive brain’
HALIFAX - More than seven weeks after a man disguised as a Mountie killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP has finally hinted at what may have motivated one of the worst mass killings in Canad...
Jun 08, 2020
No singing, limits of 30 people for worship services
Faith leaders of diverse religious backgrounds came together to make sure worship services were included in the plan to reopen Saskatchewan. As of Monday, they will be allowed to welcome back 30 peopl...
Jun 08, 2020
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
NEW YORK - Baseball's amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development - same as all those young prospects picked every year. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 ve...
Jun 08, 2020
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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 ...
