Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces. CBC | Sports News
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‘Give the guy a break’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Gretzky amid backlash over his support for Trump
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump says Gretzky supports Canada remaining an independent country
U.S. President Donald Trump is voicing his support for hockey legend Wayne Gretzky while suggesting the former NHLer isn’t keen on the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From one Great One to another: Gretzky pays tribute to late legendary broadcaster Bob Cole
Tributes to Bob Cole continued to pour in over the weekend, including touching messages from Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby on Hockey Night in Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emma Lake, Sask., man who stopped collecting after his Gretzky memorabilia was stolen says Bedard brought him back
Aron Gratias says he lost the drive to continue collecting after the theft of his large Wayne Gretzky memorabilia collection near Shellbrook, Sask., over two years ago. But he recently got back into it because of rookie NHL star Connor Bedard. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gretzky rookie cards could be hiding in mystery collection put up for auction by Sask. family
A Saskatchewan family has discovered what some are calling the Holy Grail of sports collectibles. It’s a large case filled with thousands of unopened O-Pee-Chee brand cards, all from 1979 — Wayne Gretzky’s rookie year. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Howe, Gretzky, Orr, 3 others get Canada’s stamp of approval
Canada Post is honouring some of hockey’s greatest players with its latest NHL collection of postage stamps. CBC | Sports News
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