WINNIPEG – Members of the Winnipeg Rowing Club return with five 1st Place finishes at the 136th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines. The winners were: Senior Women’s Single – Michelle Truax Senior Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax Championship Women’s Pair – Rianne Boekhorst & Michelle Truax U19 Double – Abby…
Court to Decide on Humboldt Broncos Money
SASKATOON — A court hearing related to money raised following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash will be the first real test of Saskatchewan’s efforts to regulate crowdfunding campaigns, says a lawyer for the fund. The Humboldt Broncos Memorial Fund Inc. is to ask Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench on Wednesday for an initial order that…
Jockey Badrie Reaches Top 3
Prayven Badrie has come a long way since 2011, when he first arrived at Assiniboia Downs from his home in Trinidad. In fact, this weekend Badrie won two races and moved into third place in the jockey standings at ASD, just six wins behind leader Antonio Whitehall. For Badrie and his team, success at the…
$100,000 Starting Point for the Bomber’s 50 / 50 This Friday
WINNIPEG – The 50/50 prize pot for next Friday’s Blue Bombers game against Ottawa starts at $100,000. One lucky ticket winner will walk away form the game with half of the total funds raised from that game. Friday’s game is also the annual Military Appreciation Night, which will feature a fly past of two Canadian…
Bombers Win Third Straight With Victory Over Tiger Cats
WINNIPEG – Another great night from Andrew Harris, and contributions from all facets of the team were enough for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to hang on for a 29-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger Cats on a sweltering evening at Investors Group Field. Harris finished the night with 82 yards on the ground…
Manitoba Bison Football Training Camp Opens Saturday
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Bison football team will open training camp for the 2018 season on Saturday. The training camp will run three-weeks, which includes a road pre-season game in Regina on August 22nd and culminates in the Canada West season opener at UBC on Saturday, September 1st at 9:00PM. Manitoba starts with two-a-day sessions…
Another Big Week at The Downs
Now that Sky Promise is off to Alberta with his Manitoba Derby winnings and the defending jockey champion Rohan Singh has left Winnipeg for Louisiana Downs, it’s time to count the spoils from the Festival of Racing. And make no mistake, the entire weekend was sensational but Derby Day itself was better than anyone could…
Winnipeg Blue Bombers O-Lineman, Qadr Spooner, Suspended for Two Games
WINNIPEG – The CFL announced the suspension of Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive lineman Qadr Spooner after testing positive for a banned substance, methasterone, under the drug policy of the CFL and the CFL Players’ Association. Blue Bombers General Manager Kyle Walters issued a statement regarding Spooner’s two game suspension: “We were informed recently that Qadr…
Paralyzed Broncos Player Says: “I’ll get better”
CALGARY — Ryan Straschnitzki spent an hour at his second home Tuesday. The 19−year−old Albertan, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, spent an hour practising sledge hockey at the Winsport Centre in Calgary under the watchful eye of former national team member Chris…
U of L Women’s Hockey Team Coach Remains on Bench Following Harassment Complaints
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The head coach of the University of Lethbridge women’s hockey team is to receive more training after the school investigated a formal harassment complaint filed by six of her players. In documents obtain by the Lethbridge Herald the players outlined 21 complaints against Michelle Janus. They included claims the coach told a…