9 d. ago TNA Wrestling: Victory Road comes to Edmonton Expo Centre Friday

TNA Wrestling comes to Edmonton for the first time ever with a pair of shows Friday and Saturday at the Edmonton Expo Centre

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1 week ago Could Superman save the world? Brandon Routh has beautiful ideas

The star of Superman Returns appeared at this year's Edmonton Expo

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1 week ago Four hilarious Hobbits tease, charm and talk farts at Edmonton Expo

Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd came out with big smiles, wearing signed Oilers, Darnell Nurse-riffing No. 25 jerseys with their Hobbit names on the back to be later auctioned for charity

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2 w. ago Penticton Vees beat Vancouver Giants on opening weekend to start transition to WHL

The first game in front of the Vees' fan faithful at the South Okanagan Events Centre comes Friday, when the Kelowna Rockets are the visitors

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2 w. ago Richie Laryea scores in 51st minute as Toronto FC plays Crew to draw

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Richie Laryea scored in the 51st minute and Toronto FC played the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw on Saturday. Toronto (5-13-12) has six consecutive ties in MLS play dating to Aug. 9, with two against the Crew. Toronto was looking for its first road victory over the Crew […]

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2 w. ago Five things you don't want to miss at Edmonton Expo this weekend

Time to slip on those Vulcan-Hobbit ears and empty that Bag of Holding for all your incoming loot — Edmonton Expo is back Friday through Sunday! Now part of the international Fan Expo machine with more than a dozen sister conventions around the continent, Edmonton’s attendance is among the highest, with 40,000-plus enthused attendees. Paid […]

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2 w. ago Toronto Blue Jays players clap back after U.S. broadcaster insults Canadians

Toronto Blue Jays players are taking a stand after a Baltimore Orioles broadcaster insulted the intelligence of Canadian baseball fans on Friday night.The incident began after fans at Rogers Centre rained down boos after Baltimore pitcher Shawn Dubin threw to first, trying to pick off Myles Straw. It's a fairly regular occurrence for the play to cause fans to boo, but MASN Orioles broadcaster Brian Roberts decided to use it as an opportunity to insult Canadian baseball fans.He said that sometimes he has major questions about the baseball intelligence of Canadians, and that they know more about hockey than baseball. Hockey may be the top sport in Canada over baseball, but the comments were way off base, as the country is not only passionate about the sport but also very knowledgeable.Baltimore’s broadcast crew on Blue Jays fans booing the pick off move:“Sometime we had some major questions about the baseball IQ of Canadians.”“Maybe they know...

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3 w. ago Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as strains show in wartime economy

Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate Friday by one percentage point to 17%, a step that could support the economy as growth slows and spending on the war against Ukraine increases the budget deficit. The bank had raised its key rate as high as 21% to combat inflation, but has begun to retreat […]

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4 w. ago Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman applauds Morgan Wallen’s tribute to late, great Toronto ace

Country star Morgan Wallen knows how to play to the crowd during his lively concerts, but at a sold out show at the Rogers Centre on Friday night, he also paid tribute to a legend of the building’s primary tenant. And that caught the attention of current Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman, who moments after […]

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