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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
The second full weekend of CW interlocking play is scheduled for this weekend and thus far the Pacific Division leads by a solid 9-3 after games played two weekends ago... There will be 12 more interlocking games played this weekend with #2 UBC and UVic travelling to Winnipeg to face the Wesmen and Manitoba Bisons, while Calgary and Lethbridge face off in a pair of games against #8 Simon Fraser and...
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The Torch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
No excuse: I should have posted this earlier... Congratulations to all those recognized by the Governor General for either valour or meritorious service last week. Here are the citations for valour: Warrant Officer David George Shultz, S.M.V., C.D. Edmonton and St. Albert, Alberta Star of Military Valour On May 6, 2008, a Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team patrol was ambushed in the Zhari district...
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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Canada West schedule takes a break from the full interlock portion of the schedule with all games within the same divisions - all games are double headers - with the feature matchups likely #3 Calgary Dinos visiting Saskatoon to meet Saskatchewan Huskies who were in the Top 10 for much of the young season until a pair of losses on the very difficult road trip to UBC and UVic pushed the Dogs out. Before...
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geo2web.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
I grew up in Winnipeg, so I was thrilled to discover the thousand-plus maps of Winnipeg, Brandon and the rest of Manitoba posted on the Manitoba Historical Maps Flickr account. The maps include old city maps, transit maps, insurance maps, planning maps, topo maps, highway maps — some of which I actually recognized from my childhood. Favourites so far include a 1941 map of Greater Winnipeg’s...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Tomorrow, Elite League: Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers (6pm). Ticket information from Cardiff Bay Arena box office on 029 2038 2001..BELFAST GIANTS: Shane Johnson. The only player in the Giants’ team who was with the club for their inaugural season of 2000-01. The 35-year-old from Brandon, Manitoba, is a former Cardiff Devils defenceman. Began his career at Boston University, winning the...
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Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
by Keith Borkowsky , The Curling Guy There's plenty on the line this week in Prince George, B.C., where 24 of the top Canadian teams battle to determine the four men's and four women's teams that advance to the Canadian Olympic Trials. So much, that there's rumours that some may retire if they don't advance. For those that may know (and you're forgiven), Canada has a multi-step qualifying process to...
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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Alberta (3-0) 74, Winnipeg (0-3) 56 The Bears claim a solid road win at the Duckworth Center as Jamaal Bucknor gets 16 points and 7 boards while freshman Jordan Baker finishes with 15. The Bears led by 9 at 37-28 at halftime and extended the lead to 13 after three quarters. After a Wesmen run got the game back to within 9 early in the fourth quarter, Alberta quickly pushed away to their largest lead...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (MARKET WIRE) FP Newspapers Income Fund (TSX: FP.UN) announces financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. FP Newspapers Income Fund owns securities entitling it to 49 percent of the distributable cash of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership ("FPLP"), which owns the Winnipeg Free Press and Brandon Sun daily newspapers, and Canstar Community News ("Canstar"),...
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The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A sad but quick resolution has come in the case of the three softball players missing in North Dakota. Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, CA, Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, CA, and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada disappeared Sunday night after a trip to go “stargazing” at Lake Patterson in North Dakota. [...]
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Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their vehicle, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson. Police Lt. Rod Banyai said Tuesday night police are "still investigating" the cause of the deaths. Authorities have been searching since Sunday night for Kyrstin Gemar , 22, of San Diego; Afton Williamson , 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.;...
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The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Three young women, softball players and students at Dickinson State University, have been missing since placing a cryptic phone call Sunday night. No one has heard from nor seen any of the three girls, identified as Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, CA, Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, CA, and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba [...]
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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Cats rebound after last night's disappointing loss to the Bisons. Both teams are now 1-1 in Canada West action... More details to follow.
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CIS Hoops.ca (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Part Two of Wayne Thomas's Canada West Preview in which today he takes a look at the Eastern Division of Canada West. The Calgary Dinos are one of several teams appearing to have a good shot at the Eastern Division title in Canada West Basketball in 2009-10, but the defending Canada West Champs have rivals with experience, some key recruits, and more veteran depth at the guard spot, which can be decisive...
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