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National Sports

Curling Canada to stick with 18-team format at men’s and women’s national playdowns

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022

OTTAWA – Curling Canada will stick with its 18-team format at the men’s and women’s national championships this season. The federation first used the format last year when the Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts were held in a so-called bubble in Calgary due to the pandemic. The 14 member associations will continue ... Read More »

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Auger-Aliassime continues scorching season-ending run with win over Tiafoe in Paris

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022

PARIS – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old from Montreal clinched his 16th straight match on his sixth match point, hammering a forehand past Tiafoe. Auger-Aliassime entered Paris on the heels of three straight ... Read More »

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Veteran running back Harris resumes practising with Toronto Argonauts

By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022

TORONTO – Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto’s final 10 regular-season games following surgery for a torn pectoral muscle. He was injured in the Argos’ 34-27 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 12 and the initial ... Read More »

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