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Vancouver Whitecaps ready for challenges of another pandemic season

Vancouver Whitecaps ready for challenges of another pandemic season

VANCOUVER — Heading into a new season, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos is frustrated. Just days before the Whitecaps are set to kick off their Major League Soccer campaign, he has yet to hold a training session with his full squad.
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Canadian champ Kerri Einarson leads the way at Grand Slam of Curling event

Canadian champ Kerri Einarson leads the way at Grand Slam of Curling event

CALGARY — Reigning Canadian women's champion Kerri Einarson is off to a 3-0 start at the Grand Slam of Curling's Humpty's Champions Cup. The Manitoba rink beat Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa 8-2 in the second draw on Friday.
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Canada's Adam Svensson leads MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute

Canada's Adam Svensson leads MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute

LAS VEGAS — Canadian Adam Svensson is halfway to another victory on the Korn Ferry Tour. Svensson matched the course record on Friday with an 8-under 64 to reach 12-under through two rounds of the MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute.
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Toffoli scores twice, Canadiens put some distance on Flames with 2-1 win

Toffoli scores twice, Canadiens put some distance on Flames with 2-1 win

Montreal Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme had a brief chat with Tyler Toffoli before Friday night's game. The team's leading scorer hadn't scored in six games.
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The names may be the same but it's a new-looking Toronto FC this season

The names may be the same but it's a new-looking Toronto FC this season

Minutes after Toronto FC ousted Mexico's Club Leon from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, captain Michael Bradley had a message for his team. "The knife stays between our teeth. Keep going.
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Ontario shutdown forces Woodbine harness driver Bob McClure to race in United States

Ontario shutdown forces Woodbine harness driver Bob McClure to race in United States

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior. The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where he'll race for the immediate future.
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Canadian Julia Budd and stepson Lance Gibson Jr. both post wins at Bellator 257

Canadian Julia Budd and stepson Lance Gibson Jr. both post wins at Bellator 257

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd and stepson (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr., both emerged victorious Friday at Bellator 257. Gibson, a 26-year-old lightweight from Port Moody, B.C.,.
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COVID-19 outbreak has been 'taxing' for Vancouver Canucks: Horvat

COVID-19 outbreak has been 'taxing' for Vancouver Canucks: Horvat

VANCOUVER — The physical strain and constant uncertainty of the last three weeks have been draining for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat.
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Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold 'heartbroken' after Olympic qualifier scrapped

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold 'heartbroken' after Olympic qualifier scrapped

TORONTO — Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold has hit another huge road block in Tokyo Olympic qualifying. This one might be insurmountable. After a competitive year wiped out by COVID-19, the 11-time national flyweight champion from Kitchener, Ont.
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Jets sign forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract extension

Jets sign forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract extension

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Adam Lowry to a five-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.25 million. The 28-year-old Lowry has 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) in 44 games this season.
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