Vicki Hall
Winnipeg Sun
Calgary, AB, Canada
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CFL looks to diversify fan base with new ad campaign
As a kid growing up in Peterborough, Ont., Ottawa RedBlacks receiver Brad Sinopoli realized his mother Nancy was a bit of an outlier when it came to her passion for the pigskin. → Read More
CFL looks to diversify fan base with 'Bring It In' campaign
The stereotypical CFL fan may be a white male over 50, but the league is expanding its push to sell the game to fans in all demographics → Read More
Calgary bid committee says average Winter Olympics cost is $3.2 billion
CALGARY — Nearly 30 years have passed since Hidy and Howdy roamed the streets of Calgary. → Read More
Canadian Olympian Shawn Barber announces he's gay
Via Facebook, world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has announced that he is gay. → Read More
Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Shawn Barber announces he’s gay in Facebook post
'Gay and proud,' the world champion wrote early Monday morning in a post that was confirmed as legitimate by his agent → Read More
‘A chip on your shoulder’: Calgary Stampeders use Grey Cup loss as fuel for upcoming season
Bo Levi Mitchell waited four long months to watch the video evidence of the nightmare that was the 2016 Grey Cup → Read More
Jim Kyte's nieces, pioneering players themselves, follow in footsteps of first legally deaf NHLer
Emma Kyte was born in 1998, the year after her uncle Jim retired from a professional hockey career that saw him log 598 games on the NHL blue line. → Read More
Craig McMorris believes injured brother will race at 2018 Olympics
Craig McMorris realizes that people might write off his little brother when it comes to competing for Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. → Read More
Five takeaways from CFL Week
The five things we took away from the inaugural CFL week. → Read More
Montreal Alouettes’ Nik Lewis embraces softer side of life, eyes receptions record
Nik Lewis is the most bruising, fearsome receiver in the CFL → Read More
'Every little bit helps': Canadian Olympians to get raise thanks to federal budget
Sprinter Akeem Haynes is grateful for every penny he receives in carding money from the federal government. → Read More
‘Every little bit helps’: Canadian Olympians to get a raise thanks to federal budget
The pay raise is a pleasant surprise, but it won’t change sprinter Akeem Haynes' life drastically → Read More
Silver sendoff for Canadian skier Alex Harvey
Alex Harvey can’t count the number of kilometres he has logged on his personal odometer over 12 years on the national cross-country ski team. → Read More
Kaillie Humphries staying positive year before Winter Olympics
Kaillie Humphries may be a two-time Olympic champion, but she is also accustomed to life as a darkhorse. → Read More
Alex Harvey puts cherry on top of fantastic season with World Cup sprint win
In front of a raucous home crowd, Alex Harvey put a punctuation mark on his finest season yet Friday by winning World Cup sprint gold on the Plains of Abraham. → Read More
'I'm still not out of it': Clara Hughes continues to fight, delivers talks on depression
CALGARY — Sporting a brilliant blue blazer and her trademark smile, Clara Hughes delivered a commanding TED-Talk style presentation this week at the University of Calgary. → Read More
Canada's moguls dominance in doubt after shaky performance at world championships
Canada is accustomed to touching down at the Olympic moguls competition as the overwhelming favourite → Read More
Kingsbury breaks ski after winning unsatisfying bronze
Mikael Kingsbury channelled his inner John Morris — the dean of broom breaking in curling — on Wednesday after settling for bronze at the world moguls championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. → Read More
Marielle Thompson posts seventh win this season in unpredictable ski cross
Marielle Thompson belongs in the same conversation as bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries and mogul skier Mikael Kingsbury, as Canadian Olympians who are simply expected to win every weekend. → Read More
Canada's Alex Harvey wins world cross-country gold in 50-km race
Alex Harvey conserved his energy this week with an eye to winning the biggest race of them all at the world cross-country ski championship. → Read More