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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Invictus Games for wounded veterans kicks off in Vancouver with star-studded ceremony
VANCOUVER - Entertainers and dignitaries led by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, officially kicked off the 2025 Invictus Games in British Columbia on Saturday in a star-studded opening ceremony. The kick...
Feb 08, 2025
Roughriders re-sign veteran defensive lineman Micah Johnson
It's been a busy off-season for GM Jeremy O'Day and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The latest player to come to terms with the Green and White is actually a familiar face. On Friday the team announced ...
Feb 07, 2025
Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports
It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...
Feb 07, 2025
'These Games are very unique': Invictus Games bring community, competition to B.C.
VANCOUVER - Patrick Levis was lost. The Canadian Armed forces major was paralyzed after having surgery to remove a pineapple-sized tumour from his abdomen. His new reality only made worse the post-tra...
Feb 07, 2025
Quebec tables bill to formally make hockey its 'national' sport
QUBEC - The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in Februar...
Feb 06, 2025
'Super excited': Luther Invitational Tournament begins in Regina
One of the longest-running high school basketball tournaments in the country is back on the court for its 71st year. The Luther Invitational Tournament brings together eight female teams and eight mal...
Feb 06, 2025
Canada, U.S. women's teams not focused on boos ahead of Rivalry Series
HALIFAX - The Canadian and American national women's hockey teams aren't worried about the current political climate overshadowing Game 4 of the Rivalry Series. Players and coaches from both sides of ...
Feb 06, 2025
Don't take out anger at Trump by booing U.S. peewee hockey players: Quebec officials
MONTREAL - Quebec City officials are urging the public not to boo the preteen American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins next week. Mayor...
Feb 05, 2025
Marcus Sayles signs two-year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defensive back Marcus Sayles will be wearing green and white for two more seasons. On Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that Sayles had signed a two-year contract extension with the te...
Feb 05, 2025 Marcus Sayles signed a two-year extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team announced on Wednesday. (Supplied/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Scarcity behind the medals: National sport organizations running deficits
The winner of a complete set of medals and Canada's Olympic flag-bearer in Beijing's closing ceremonies is in debt. Isabelle Weidemann wasn't comfortable stating how far she's in the red. The 29-year-...
Feb 05, 2025
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
