Descrease article font size Increase article font size University of Manitoba Bisons kicker Maya Turner had a day to remember on Saturday. That’s when she became the first woman to play and score in a regular-season U Sports football game and capped it off by kicking a game-winning field goal …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Jets’ Cole Perfetti has opportunity to take on big role this season – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the first week of Winnipeg Jets training camp winding down, and the preseason schedule now underway, one of the ongoing storylines will be about a certain player’s ability to rise to the occasion. Cole Perfetti’s opportunity to be the number two …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Questions remain, but upcoming season must be different for Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Friday, April 27: That was the last day of an eventful NHL season for the Winnipeg Jets. It was Game 5 of that first-round series versus the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights. It marked the end of a frustrating …
Read More »Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony board says it needs $2M to put on 2023-24 season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A few days after Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony announced it was cancelling the 2023-24 season, the board of directors has released further details of the financial hardships the organization is facing. It issued a release on Tuesday, saying it requires $2 million in funding …
Read More »Winnipeg’s construction season isn’t hitting the brakes until mid-November: city – Winnipeg
Bottlenecks, excavators and simmering impatience behind the wheel: Winnipeg’s construction season of more than 200 projects isn’t slowing down anytime soon. “We haven’t had any notable weather delays this year, so things are going full steam ahead until freeze up,” Ken Allen with the city’s public works department said Wednesday. …
Read More »Could wildfires get worse in Canada? Officials to update on record season – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 11, 2023 6:22 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal officials are set to provide an update on Friday on the outlook for the rest of this year’s devastating wildfire season. Officials have already said Canada is experiencing its worst …
Read More »Longtime OHL commissioner David Branch to retire after next season
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 3:18 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size David Branch says he will retire as Ontario Hockey League commissioner, a role he has held since the league was founded in 1980, after the upcoming season. Branch was named commissioner …
Read More »‘The Hardy Boys’ stars reminisce as show’s final season airs
As YTV’s The Hardy Boys enters its final chapter, the show’s stars say they’re proud of the way the latest screen adaptation of the classic book series has bridged generations of fans since its 2020 debut. “I remember scrolling down a few IMDb reviews and I saw a whole paragraph …
Read More »Upstart pro pickleball league launches first season in Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Professional pickleball is coming to Guelph. The Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL) will launch its inaugural season with an event at Sleeman Centre July 29-July 30 featuring 32 of Canada’s best pickleball players, including some from the Guelph area. League commissioner Mike McAninch …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
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