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Mitch Marner to wear red and white Maple Leaf as Canada rounds out 4 Nations roster

Mitch Marner to wear red and white Maple Leaf as Canada rounds out 4 Nations roster

TORONTO — Mitch Marner skated alongside Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby this summer in preparation for the season. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger will get a chance to do it for real in February.
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Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scores twice for first PWHL goals, Sirens beat Victoire

Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scores twice for first PWHL goals, Sirens beat Victoire

LAVAL, Que. — Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scored twice for her first Professional Women’s Hockey League goals and assisted on the winner to lead the New York Sirens past the Montreal Victoire 4-1 on Wednesday.
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Matthews scores twice early in third period, Leafs come back to down Predators 3-2

Matthews scores twice early in third period, Leafs come back to down Predators 3-2

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday.
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COC repeats calls for increased federal funding as Paris athletes honoured in Ottawa

COC repeats calls for increased federal funding as Paris athletes honoured in Ottawa

OTTAWA — As Canada's Paris Olympians and Paralympians were celebrated in Ottawa Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) also used the occasion to renew calls for increased federal funding.
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Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery, jeopardizing his season with the Dallas Stars

Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery, jeopardizing his season with the Dallas Stars

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery and will be out four to six months, jeopardizing the season for the 32-year-old now dealing with the second major hip injury of his career.
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Golden at-bat idea brings critics to the plate: 'Absolutely stupid and ridiculous'

Golden at-bat idea brings critics to the plate: 'Absolutely stupid and ridiculous'

When baseball historian Bill Humber first heard about the golden at-bat idea that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred floated on a recent podcast, he was a little taken aback. "I kind of laughed, actually," Humber said Wednesday.
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Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills

Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t believe she’ll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's three transgender bills from legal challenges.
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Kingsley Jones steps down as Canada men's rugby coach after seven years on the job

Kingsley Jones steps down as Canada men's rugby coach after seven years on the job

Rugby Canada is looking for a new men's coach after seven years with Kingsley Jones at the helm. Canada is currently ranked 23rd in the world rankings, sandwiched between Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
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Return to B.C. a 'full-circle' moment for new Lions' head coach Buck Pierce

Return to B.C. a 'full-circle' moment for new Lions' head coach Buck Pierce

SURREY, B.C. — Buck Pierce is back where his CFL career began. It's been about 20 years since the quarterback from Crescent City, Cali., hopped into the car with his dad and took the long, winding drive up the West Coast to a B.C.
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Finland picks recent Cup champs, Sweden mixes youth and experience with 4 Nations Face-Off rosters

Finland picks recent Cup champs, Sweden mixes youth and experience with 4 Nations Face-Off rosters

Sweden and Finland rounded out their rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday by choosing a handful of recent Stanley Cup champions in an effort to win the first international tournament with the NHL’s best players since 2016.
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