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Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola unable to attend Canada camp due to injury

Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola unable to attend Canada camp due to injury

Canada Soccer's plan to showcase its men's national program to Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola has been derailed by injury. Canada Soccer said Thursday that Akinola was one of four players who did not make the camp in Bradenton, Fla.
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Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif still planning to resume football career with Chiefs

Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif still planning to resume football career with Chiefs

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif misses football. The Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman has no regrets about opting out of the 2020 NFL campaign to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But the six-foot-five 321-pound Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.
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Dunstone and Anderson to play for Saskatchewan, Brothers accepts Nova Scotia invite

Dunstone and Anderson to play for Saskatchewan, Brothers accepts Nova Scotia invite

Three more entries were confirmed for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday as Sherry Anderson was named Saskatchewan's representative, Jill Brothers accepted the Nova Scotia invite and Laurie St-Georges took the Quebec spot.
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One day in, Chris Armas already feeling right at home as head coach of Toronto FC

One day in, Chris Armas already feeling right at home as head coach of Toronto FC

TORONTO — One day into the job and new Toronto FC coach Chris Armas is already feeling right at home. The former New York Red Bulls boss has extensive ties to his new club.
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Blackhawks place Jonathan Toews on long-term injured reserve

Blackhawks place Jonathan Toews on long-term injured reserve

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss at least 10 games and 24 days after the team placed him on long-term injured reserve Thursday because of an unspecified illness.
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Former Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of sex-related offences involving student

Former Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of sex-related offences involving student

TORONTO — A high-level taekwondo coach gradually took control of a teenage student's life, abusing his position of trust as he began a years-long stretch of escalating sexual assaults that culminated in rape, a Toronto judge ruled Thursday.
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Former Wolfpack coach wants to stage one-off game in Toronto later this year

Former Wolfpack coach wants to stage one-off game in Toronto later this year

Former Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott hopes to stage a one-off game in Toronto later this year.
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UFC won't punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change

UFC won't punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change

The UFC will no longer punish fighters for using marijuana in most cases, making a major change to its anti-doping policy.
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COVID-19 pandemic has forever impacted life of Montreal Alouettes star and his family

COVID-19 pandemic has forever impacted life of Montreal Alouettes star and his family

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever left its mark on Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba and his family. Mamba's mother-in-law, Elizabeth Tweneboah, died in June after contracting the novel coronavirus. She was 66.
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Canadian forward Tyler Pasher returns to MLS with the Houston Dynamo

Canadian forward Tyler Pasher returns to MLS with the Houston Dynamo

Canadian forward Tyler Pasher is back in Major League Soccer, signing with the Houston Dynamo from the USL Championship's Indy Eleven. The 26-year-old from Elmira, Ont.
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