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Keeping the Faith: Nate Marquardt looks for successful UFC middleweight return
Nate Marquardt might not be ready to give up on his goal of winning UFC gold, but the 35-year-old is finding motivation in more than victory in his return to the middleweight division. “I have a lot of...
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Francois Ratier and his Rugby Canada women’s team putting together final...
Two weeks remain until the final buzzer sounds. Then it will be show time. Rugby Canada’s national women’s coach Francois Ratier says his players will be ready. The Women’s Rugby World Cup starts...
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Commonwealth Games Sevens preview: Rugby Canada a solid darkhorse to grab a...
Canada, like most teams on the HSBC Sevens World Series get an early start to their season this weekend, as the Commonwealth Games’ rugby sevens tournament goes on Saturday and Sunday. With the removal...
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Canada Sevens bounce back, win bowl championship at Commonwealth Games
Guest post by Mark Janzen GLASGOW – It definitely wasn’t the bracket Canada was hoping to be playing in come Sunday, but the men’s sevens group did as well as it could and won all three of its games to...
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Alexia Bystrzycki and Brianna Heinrichs: It’s time to crack down on student...
Next month, university students will cough up money for tuition, textbooks, residence and additional fees. Student fees, which include transit passes and health and dental insurance, range from $500...
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Vancouver looks set to land a stop on rugby’s Sevens World Series
Remember that splashy bid announcement, way back in June? Well, the bid may be on the verge of becoming an actual stop. The IRB’s Executive Committee is meeting this week in Singapore and it’s expected...
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Rugby on Canadian TV: European Rugby Champions Cup
Last month we learned about the demise of most of the best of European rugby on Sportsnet World. Top 14 and Guiness Pro12 have vanished completely from Canadian TV (if I’m wrong, please let me know)...
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Despite his talent, Jarryd Hayne’s jump from Australian rugby league to NFL...
Chasing your dream is a commendable thing. That’s what Australian rugby league superstar Jarryd Hayne is doing. He’s ditching a likely million dollar contract in Australia for the chance at greater...
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Sean Duke and Jason Marshall called up for Barbarians appearance; first...
Add two Canadians to the Barbarians honour roll. The by-invitation rugby club is a bit of all-star selection, and play games against both major international sides (they played Australia on the...
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Report: Singapore to get Sevens World Series stop
When Super Rugby announced just over a week ago that Tokyo would be home to the latest expansion of the pan-Southern Hemisphere league, another picture looked to be clicking into place. Singapore looks...
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Samoan star Trevor Leota loving life in Edmonton, predicts Rugby Canada loss...
When you’ve been a rugby star down under and in the UK, landing a post-playing career coaching job in Edmonton isn’t quite what you’d expect. But Trevor Leota isn’t quite what you’d expect. On the...
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Latest Las Vegas 7s speculation leaves us all scratching our heads
The world of rugby sevens just keeps spinning and spinning and spinning… First, we were told an announcement would be made in October. That didn’t happen. Then, there was word that November would be...
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Disappointment in Dubai: Canada women crash out of semis, men miss Portuguese...
Friday in Dubai started with high hopes for Canada’s men’s and women’s rugby sevens squads. The end of the day, that enthusiasm was tempered. The good part: the women finished third. The bad parts: the...
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World Rugby confirms Sevens World Series to expand to ten tournaments
As the Wellington Sevens wound to a close Saturday afternoon in New Zealand, a couple little nuggets about the much delayed schedule for 2015-16 have been revealed. Most significantly, Sevens World...
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Atlanta 7s: Three things about Canada’s 3rd place finish, with coach John Tait
Canada went into the Atlanta 7s sitting in third spot overall on the Women’s Sevens World Series, following a pair of third place finishes in Dubai and Brazil. Now they’re second, despite another...
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Tokyo 7s: Canada finally gets a bounce, scores its way into cup quarters
In a season that’s had at least as many down as it has had ups, Lady Luck has rarely been seen on Canada’s side. But on Saturday in Tokyo, for once, lucky fell Canada’s way. They attacked well and...
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Tokyo 7s: Canada upsets New Zealand, rumbles to season-high 4th place finish.
Call it a new high-water mark for Canadian rugby. For the first time ever in competitive representative play, a Canadian team has beaten New Zealand. In cold, wet conditions at the Tokyo Sevens,...
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The Morning Skate, April 6: Who’s your cup contender, will Canucks vs. Kings...
Torts told us to stop talking about 2011. We’re going to talk about 2011. As someone who’s been watching the Canucks for a very long time, I’d become used to the idea that no matter what happened, this...
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Take a bow, Langford, because off the field, Canada Women’s Sevens ‘exceeded...
When you show up in Victoria and keep hearing from all corners of how impressed World Rugby’s big cheeses that matter were with the buzz in town, you pay attention. A slick on field presentation....
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Meridian Farm Market
Anyone who is a fan of Trader Joe’s across the border knows why they like shopping there; connection to local artisans, fresh all-natural foods, organic products, friendly interactive service, respect...
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