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Calgary Flames sign Martin Pospisil to three-year contract extension

Calgary Flames sign Martin Pospisil to three-year contract extension

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed forward Martin Pospisil to a three-year contract extension worth US$7.5 million, the club announced Wednesday.
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Brown returns from injury as Redblacks face Stampeders without Adams Jr.

Brown returns from injury as Redblacks face Stampeders without Adams Jr.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks return from a bye week looking to reboot a season slipping away.
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Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges

Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges

TORONTO — As Canada heads into a long weekend, the Lifesaving Society is urging parents and caregivers not to have their phones in hand while watching children playing near water or swimming.
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Colorado loans Canadian winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes to Lexington of USL Championship

Colorado loans Canadian winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes to Lexington of USL Championship

COMMERCE CITY — The Colorado Rapids have loaned Canadian winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes to Lexington SC of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2025 season. Colorado took Stewart-Baynes fourth overall in the MLS SuperDraft in December 2023.
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Roughriders quarterback Harris, Stampeders defensive back Webb earn July CFL honours

Roughriders quarterback Harris, Stampeders defensive back Webb earn July CFL honours

TORONTO — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders defensive back Damon Webb earned top honours for July in the CFL's honour roll announced Wednesday. Harris was the top offensive player, earning a grade of 92.
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Canada earns relay bronze at world swimming championship as McIntosh eyes third gold

Canada earns relay bronze at world swimming championship as McIntosh eyes third gold

SINGAPORE — Canada claimed a mixed relay bronze medal and Summer McIntosh put herself in contention for a third straight gold medal at the world swimming championship Wednesday. Kylie Masse, of LaSalle, Ont., Oliver Dawson, of Grande Prairie, Alta.
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Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal

Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal

WELLINGTON — Bev Priestman says she didn't leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. "For me I didn't feel safe, that's being brutally honest," said the former Canada women's coach.
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German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan

German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident at remote site that rescuers struggled to reach because of bad weather, a local government spokesman said Wednesd
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Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Dylan Samberg to three-year extension

Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Dylan Samberg to three-year extension

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$5.75 million, the club announced Wednesday.
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Unbeaten Canadian lightweight (Prince) Lucas Bahdi one win away from WBA title fight

Unbeaten Canadian lightweight (Prince) Lucas Bahdi one win away from WBA title fight

Unbeaten Canadian (Prince) Lucas Bahdi will meet former world champion Roger (The Kid) Gutierrez in a 12-round WBA lightweight title elimination bout on Aug. 23 in Orlando, Fla.
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