May 23rd - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1950 Vancouver wins the right to host the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, at that time the largest sports event ever held in BC. Nearly 800 athletes and team officials from 24 Commonwealth nations ultimately.../2

Albertans have good reason to be angry: their real wages are down 10%, their minimum wage is frozen, their inflation is worst in Canada, their health care's at risk. None of that was caused by the rest of Canada. My take in today's Toronto Star: thestar.com/business/opini…. #cdnecon

May 25th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1993 Former Toronto Toronto Blue Jays star Kelly Gruber Kelly Gruber makes his debut with the Vancouver Vancouver Canadians hitting two singles, driving in one run, and scoring once during a 7-5 loss to Albuquerque at Vancouver's Nat Bailey.../2

El Flunky

I agree, if by "brutal" you mean "thoroughly enjoyable."

May 28th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1916 Jimmy Claxton of Wellington (Nanaimo), BC, pitches 2 1/3 innings for the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League against the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland giving up four hits, three runs (two earned), and four walks, with.../2

We are beyond excited to announce that the emcee for this year's induction ceremony will be 🥁🥁🥁 Hazel Mae! One week from tomorrow join us at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum for induction day celebrations as Hazel Mae leads us in honouring the Class of 2025: José

JASON BECK: New Vancouver history book, by Tom Hawthorn, contains 100s of fascinating and entertaining anecdotes in wonderful read "Play Ball!"#@vancanadians @NatBaileyStadium vancouverisawesome.com/history/meteor…

Buzzkill.

MUSEUM OF TORONTO Phyllis “Yogi” Bomberry was a catcher for women’s softball teams in Toronto and on the Six Nations of the Grand River. She helped lead her teams to championships with superb hitting and stellar defence. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/phy…

Thanks to Keith Baldrey at Global BC for adding "Play Ball!" to his bookcase. This gorgeous, coffee-table book filled with historic photos can be bought at Nat Bailey Stadium and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver. A limited supply is available at Munro's Books in Victoria.

Um, that Argos fan has a hole in his head.

Thrilled to be joining Mario Bartel Cornelia Naylor and Janis Cleugh in an effort to bring a community news publication back to #NewWest, Burnaby and the TriCities. We launched the Save Our Local News Campaign today.

Over a year ago, a woman approached me with a story about her five-year relationship with Regina police Sgt. Robert Semenchuck. Her case has exposed a disturbing misuse of police power and resources targeting dozens of women. Please read, please share. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Blue Jays Day is June 14 #AtTheNat! ⚾️ First 500 fans get a Davis Schneider bobblehead and a chance to win a trip to Toronto for a Jays game, thanks to Rogers. 🎟️ CanadiansBaseball.com

New book by @EricAndrewGee, "The Mind Mappers: Friendship, Betrayal and the Obsessive Quest to Chart the Brain," humanizes Canada’s most famous neurosurgeons, Wilder Penfield and William Cone. Book review by david moscrop theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/rev… via Globe Books

Umpires blew 954 calls, including 52 strikeouts during the week of June 2. These were the 10 worst called strikeouts.

It is misinformation to say Los Angeles is burning, says reporter appearing on CNN which is using a logo of a burning car and the words "ICE PROTESTS."

June 15th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1951 Sick's Capilano Stadium (later renamed Nat Bailey Stadium) opens in Vancouver, home to the Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International Baseball League. The Capilanos win their first game in their new home downing the.../2

June 16th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1922 Arguably the most successful early baseball team in BC history, the Vancouver Beavers, plays its final game, a 6-4 victory over Tacoma. Two days later the Pacific Coast International League folded and with it went the.../2