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Here's a look at 10 players to keep an eye on during the 2021 CFL regular season

Here's a look at 10 players to keep an eye on during the 2021 CFL regular season

The CFL is resuming play after cancelling the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league will kick off a 14-game 2021 campaign Thursday night with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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De Grasse, Brown provide hope for more medals

De Grasse, Brown provide hope for more medals

TOKYO — Canada threatened to add to its medal total Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics but, despite a few close calls, the nation was left without any hardware to celebrate for the second straight day.
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Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile

Biles returns to competition with a bronze medal and a smile

TOKYO — Simone Biles returned to the competition at the Tokyo Olympics in style, and will leave with another medal. What color it is really isn't the point.
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Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl Grey Cup banner, with a familiar foe watching

Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl Grey Cup banner, with a familiar foe watching

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally get to unfurl their Grey Cup banner Thursday, some 620 days after earning it.
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Canada's Ellie Black finishes fourth in women's beam, Biles takes bronze

Canada's Ellie Black finishes fourth in women's beam, Biles takes bronze

TOKYO — Ellie Black finished fourth in the beam final at the Tokyo Olympics, just missing a first Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics for Canada. Black finished with a score of 13.866 points.
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Canadian Olympian, sprinter Angela Bailey dies

Canadian Olympian, sprinter Angela Bailey dies

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Angela Bailey, the Canadian women's record holder in the 100-metre sprint and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medal winner, has died after battling cancer under complicated conditions. She was 59 years old.
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Kyle Lowry leaving Toronto for the Miami Heat

Kyle Lowry leaving Toronto for the Miami Heat

TORONTO — Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is headed to the Miami Heat. Lowry put out a social media post to his more than 907,000 Twitter followers saying "Miami Heat X Kyle Lowry" and "Let's Goo!!" followed by five fire emojis.
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Blue Jays fall 5-2 to Cleveland in extra-inning loss

Blue Jays fall 5-2 to Cleveland in extra-inning loss

Toronto lefty Robby Ray laboured in his first outing in a Blue Jays uniform at the Rogers Centre on Monday in a 5-2, 10th-inning defeat against Cleveland.
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A look at five memorable moments from Kyle Lowry's time in Toronto

A look at five memorable moments from Kyle Lowry's time in Toronto

TORONTO — Star point guard Kyle Lowry is leaving the Raptors to sign with the Miami Heat, ending a successful nine-season run in Toronto that included seven straight playoff appearances and the franchise's lone NBA championship in 2019.
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Blue Jays trade Axford to Brewers for cash considerations

Blue Jays trade Axford to Brewers for cash considerations

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say they have traded John Axford to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. The 38-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 0.84 ERA over 10 2/3 innings in Triple-A, striking out 14.
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