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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'We don't want to take a step backwards:' Expectations high as Canucks open camp
VANCOUVER - Nearly four months after they were ousted from the NHL playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks are back - and with big expectations. The Canucks lost several key pieces in free agency, but general...
Jan 03, 2021
Bledsoe, Ingram lead Pelicans past Raptors, Raptors falls to 1-4 on the season
NEW ORLEANS - Eric Bledsoe capped a 19-point, 10-assist performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and the New Orleans Pelicans held on for a 120-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors o...
Jan 02, 2021
Canada blanks Czechs 3-0, reaches semifinals of world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Quarterfinals in international hockey tournaments are tense affairs. A win means playing for a medal and a loss means not. Canadian goaltender Devon Levi's big-picture perspective helped hi...
Jan 02, 2021
Paul Westphal, Hall of Fame basketball player, dies at 70
Paul Westphal, a Hall of Fame player who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and later coached in the league and in college, has died. He was 70. The Phoenix Suns confirmed Westphal's d...
Jan 02, 2021
Finland advances to world junior semifinals with thrilling 3-2 win over Sweden
EDMONTON - Roni Hirvonen scored with 25 seconds remaining and Finland edged Sweden 3-2 in quarterfinal action Saturday at the world junior hockey championship. Finland completed a comeback from a 2-0 ...
Jan 02, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign three receivers, including club top rookie Acklin
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American wide receivers Jaelon Acklin, Marcus Tucker and Jalin Marshall. Acklin, 25, was named the Ticats' most outstanding rookie in 2019 after regis...
Jan 02, 2021
Texas fires Herman after 4 seasons, hires Tide OC Sarkisian
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas was tired of waiting for Tom Herman to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Next up: Steve Sarkisian, the architect of the Al...
Jan 02, 2021
Roll Tide! No. Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas - Alabama rolled into another College Football Playoff championship game. DeVonta Smith caught three of fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Mac Jones' four touchdown passes, Najee Harris r...
Jan 01, 2021
No new positive COVID-19 tests inside world junior hockey championship bubble: IIHF
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new cases of COVID-19 at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. The federation issued a statement Friday saying 9,629 te...
Jan 01, 2021
Canada preps for quarterfinal showdown with Czech Republic at world junior tournament
Canada did the work to top its pool at the world junior men's hockey championship and earn an advantageous quarterfinal matchup with the Czech Republic. However, Canada head coach Andre Tourigny said ...
Jan 01, 2021
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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 ...
