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There appears to be no end to the Canmore Eagles’ injury woes. Backup goaltender Levi Nelson is still out with a high ankle sprain, leaving Ryan Ferguson without relief for the past six weeks.

Notes After lobbying Cross Country Canada for more world cup opportunities, budding Canadian cross-country ski stars will have more chances to race internationally this year, but self-funded trips will see their yearly costs balloon to in excess of $

Recipients of a pair of beatdowns at the hands of arch rival Okotoks Oilers last week, the Canmore Eagles took out their frustrations on the Calgary Mustangs, beating the AJHL basement dwellers 10-5 in their most lopsided win of the season, Tuesday n

F or years, Bow Valley Riptides head coach Don Tremblay has searched for a swimmer heir apparent to Will and Peter Brothers.

The hunt for a greater, riskier and more difficult challenge found Will Gadd; or perhaps, like on many occasions, it was Will Gadd who found it.

Canadian skiers struck gold and silver early this year as Perianne Jones and Alex Harvey both landed on the podium in a final tuneup before the beginning of the cross-country world cup season.

Ripping through the Swiss countryside in the saddle of a borrowed Ducati crotch rocket, 2014 Olympic bronze medallist Jan Hudec wanted nothing more than to cruise mountain passes and enjoy summer bliss.

Hosting the 1A schools top regional tournament, Our Lady of the Snows Senior Boys volleyball team finished sixth at the 2014 south central zone senior boys volleyball tournament on their home court on Nov. 14-15.

Canadian curling fans can begin planning their viewing schedules now that TSN has announced the draws for the Pinty’s All Star Curling Skins Game at the Banff Fenlands Arena, Jan. 16-18.

Notes The Alberta World Cup Society is awaiting final approval from Parks Canada for the 2015 Haywood NorAm Western Canadian Championship cross-country ski race at Lake Louise, which will serve as a test event for the first cross-country ski world cu