Tag: Ottawa

Historical Badasses: Klondike Joe Boyle

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As a Canadian, I spent a lot of time learning about the Gold Rush in middle school history class; as a sports fan, I read about the early days of professional hockey as a young child. Little did I know that one of the men responsible for bringing one of

CFL Beat: Week 3

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I have tickets to the REDBLACKS home opener this Friday, and I have to say that I really, really miss live football. It's gonna be really nice to get back in the swing of things so that I can be practised up properly for the fall. Anyways, enough yammering! WEEK 2

CFL Beat: Week 2

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It's a strange week for football scheduling up here, as Friday marks Canada Day and the start of a long weekend; all games for Week 2 are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, necessitating a need to push up this week's roundup! Honestly, it's probably just as well, as I'll be

CFL Beat: East Division Preview

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The CFL pre-season continues on here until June 23rd; after last week's intro to the league and the format of how everything runs, it's time to get you acquainted with key locations, names and faces for the coming weeks ahead! We start our league preview with the four teams from

CFL Beat: Welcome to Canada!

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Folks, football season draws near. While September still looms three months into the future, at the end of June, north of the 49th parallel, the Canadian Football League season kicks off in just a few short weeks. While the CFL now plays second fiddle to its American counterpart, its continued