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Women's rowing eights crew returns to Victoria, Olympic gold in hand

Women's rowing eights crew returns to Victoria, Olympic gold in hand

The lateness of the hour did not deter a large crowd of family, friends and supporters from welcoming home the Tokyo Olympic-champion Canadian women鈥檚 rowing eights crew Saturday night at Victoria International Airport. The flight arrived at 11:30 p.
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Victoria's Carbery continues rise up to NHL as Maple Leafs assistant coach

Victoria's Carbery continues rise up to NHL as Maple Leafs assistant coach

Spencer Carbery of Victoria has bench hopped from the ECHL to the AHL now to the NHL as the newly hired assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Lalonde and Butterworth do the Island proud in Olympic Games steeplechase

Lalonde and Butterworth do the Island proud in Olympic Games steeplechase

A reliable veteran and a rank outsider accentuated a heavy Island presence in the women鈥檚 3,000-metre steeplechase Saturday in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Langford-based Canadian women's rugby team sorts through shocking Olympic outcome

Langford-based Canadian women's rugby team sorts through shocking Olympic outcome

The failure of the Langford-based world No. 3 women鈥檚 rugby sevens team to even get out of the pool stage must rate as the biggest shocker so far for sa国际传媒 overall in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Pacific FC heralds return to Starlight Stadium with victory over Cavalry FC

Pacific FC heralds return to Starlight Stadium with victory over Cavalry FC

PACIFIC FC 2 CAVALRY FC OF CALGARY 0 Veteran announcer Cliff LeQuesne said over the Starlight Stadium public-address system on Friday night before the game: 鈥淲e鈥檝e waited a long, long time to say this, but welcome back to Canadian Premier League acti
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Islander Mike Mason fails to qualify for final in high jump but proud to be four-time Olympian

It did not go as planned for high-jumper Mike Mason, of Nanoose Bay, on Friday in Tokyo, but anybody with the staying power to be in his fourth Olympic Games has little to apologize for. The 34-year-old Islander was seventh in Group B at 2.
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Sharpe, teammates suddenly in tough in Tokyo Olympics triathlon relay

Islander Matthew Sharpe and the Canadian mixed relay team鈥檚 chances for the podium at the Tokyo Olympics have suffered a blow with the withdrawal from the Canadian team of star Tyler Mislawchuk due to an Achilles injury incurred in the men鈥檚 race thi
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Langford-based Canadian rugby team crashes out of Olympics

Langford-based Canadian rugby team crashes out of Olympics

In an absolute stunner, the 2016 Rio Olympic bronze-medallist Canadian women鈥檚 rugby sevens team has crashed out of the 2020 Tokyo Games without even reaching the quarter-finals.
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Elk Lake-based Canadian women's rowing eight wins Olympic gold in Tokyo

Elk Lake-based Canadian women's rowing eight wins Olympic gold in Tokyo

The Canadian women鈥檚 rowing eight, based at Elk Lake, won Olympic gold on Thursday. New Zealand won silver and China bronze. The U.S., unbeaten in 11 years in major events and going for its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, was fourth.
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Royal Roads conflict studies give Victorian an edge in Olympic referee duties

Royal Roads conflict studies give Victorian an edge in Olympic referee duties

The fitting combination of being in the master鈥檚 program for conflict resolution at Royal Roads University and refereeing rugby at the Olympics is not lost on Julianne Zussman of Victoria. 鈥淭oo easy,鈥� she said with a chuckle.
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