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Scarborough, Calgary win CEBL conference semifinals, advance to championship weekend

OTTAWA — The Scarborough Shooting Stars and Calgary Surge are packing for an exciting weekend on the West Coast. The Ottawa BlackJacks and Edmonton Stingers are packing it up for the season.

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Evacuation order, alerts issued for Mayo and other areas in Yukon due nearby wildfire

MAYO, YUKON — Residents of the Village of Mayo are under an evacuation order and others in central Yukon are under an alert as a wildfire inches closer to the small communities.

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Lauther plays hero as Riders clip Redblacks 26-24 on late 54-yard field goal

REGINA — Brett Lauther capped a wild fourth quarter with a 54-yard field goal in the dying seconds to give the Saskatchewan Roughriders a 26-24 CFL victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday in Regina.

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Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023

Sunday's Scoreboard CFL Saskatchewan 26 Ottawa 24 --- WOMEN'S WORLD CUP Round of 16 Sweden 0 United States 0 (Sweden wins 5-4 on penalties) --- LEAGUES CUP Round of 16 Miami 4 Dallas 4 (Miami wins 5-3 on penalties) --- MLB American League Toronto 13

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Toronto revokes Festival Eritrea permit after day of protests, violent clashes

TORONTO — The city of Toronto revoked the permit for an Eritrean cultural festival scheduled to run through the August long weekend after a number of violent clashes between participants and protesters sent nine people to hospital and stalled local t

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O'Brien pedals to time trials silver at world championships

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — A para-cycling track silver medal was added to Canada’s running tally at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships on Sunday.

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Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have prompted evacuation orders as crews continue to battle the blazes over the long weekend.

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Hot dog champ Chestnut downs 304 mini doughnuts in eight minutes at Queen City Ex

REGINA — A competitive eater famous for his wins at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York has smashed his own record for eating mini doughnuts at Regina's Queen City Ex.

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Andreescu to play Giorgi, Fernandez faces Stearns in National Bank Open first round

MONTREAL — Three Canadian women's singles players now know their first-round opponents with Sunday's qualification complete at the National Bank Open. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., will open against on No.

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Canadian Para swimmers stoked with medal haul at world championships

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Canada’s Para swimming team believes it delivered a powerful message that it will be a force to reckoned at next year's Paralympic Games by turning in its strongest performance in more than 15 years at the 2023 Manchester

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