Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar netted his 20th as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night in the season-ending game for both teams. Weegar had never had more than eight goals in a season. The jump to 20 tied the 30-year-old …
Read More »Special teams, top line power Jets to 5-2 win in St. Louis – Winnipeg
After a stretch of quiet play from the Winnipeg Jets’ big guns, the top line came through in a big way in a 5-2 win in St. Louis Tuesday night. The Jets top trio of Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Alex Iafallo combined for 10 points as they closed out …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Is this the season for some excitement around Canada’s NHL teams? – Winnipeg
First of all, I am not going to sweat a loss — any loss — in the preseason. These are practice games. In fact, in being very impressed with the Ottawa Senators Thursday night, it prompted me to be quite excited about Canada’s teams in the NHL. There is a …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Will other NHL teams mimic champion Golden Knights? – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The NHL is a copycat league. It has been for years. Over the past few decades, we’ve seen teams mimic each other with the neutral zone trap, building through strength up the middle, playing heavy hockey or spending money on defence and …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers among CFL teams fined for salary cap violations – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 28, 2023 12:10 pm Updated April 28, 2023 2:57 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were among four teams that exceeded the CFL’s salary cap last season, the league announced Friday. The others were the …
Read More »Ontario to create bail compliance teams, premier says
Ontario will forge new “bail compliance teams” in its latest effort to tackle violent crime, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday. The province is investing $112 million to create dedicated teams in police forces across the province, expand a provincial squad that tracks down those who’ve broken bail conditions or are …
Read More »Five of eight Canadian Premier League teams set to make playoffs this season
By Neil Davidson The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2023 3:37 pm Updated March 15, 2023 6:04 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Premier League is expanding its playoffs to include a fifth team. Previously the top four clubs in the eight-team league made the …
Read More »Canadian Premier League teams add young soccer talent to rosters via U Sports draft
Expansion Vancouver FC added to its roster Thursday by taking Anthony White and Ameer Kinani with the first two picks of the CPL U Sports draft. The eight Canadian Premier League clubs were allowed to each select two players from a list of 199 university athletes who declared for the …
Read More »In historic first, women’s rowing teams take on Regatta long course
Studio Verso rowed themselves into the history books as the first women’s team in over two centuries to win the long course, racing the entire length of Quidi Vidi Lake. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC) Even after two centuries, there’s still room for the Royal St. John’s Regatta to make history. For the first …
Read More »Microsoft Teams’ Together Mode test lets just two people start a meeting
In the middle of pandemic lockdowns last year, Microsoft launched Together Mode for its Teams workplace messaging app in an effort to help attendees feel more connected. To use the mode, a meeting should have five participants at the very least, but it looks like the tech giant is looking …
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