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Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo will miss a fifth straight game after a setback in training. The 30-year-old Spaniard, the reigning MLS MVP, has been sidelined by a lower body injury since playing 88 minutes Aug.

Boris Bede has no axe to grind with the Montreal Alouettes. Bede spent five seasons in Montreal (2015-19) before being traded to Toronto in February 2020 for fellow kicker Tyler Crapigna.

Stephanie Labbé, whose heroics in goal helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, says she could not train for part of the Games because of "high levels of anxiety and multiple panic attacks." The 34-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta.

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VANCOUVER — Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be clad in Lululemon as they climb the podium in Beijing next year.

CALGARY — Having dispatched one Major League Soccer club in the Canadian championship, Pacific FC must do that again to continue its march to a title. Pacific blanked Canadian Premier League counterpart Cavalry FC 1-0 in Wednesday's quarterfinal.

TORONTO — On a miserable rain-drenched night when scuba gear was probably the most appropriate dress, Toronto FC's quality shone through.

CF Montreal has claimed the second of four semifinal spots in the Canadian Championship by beating Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers 3-1 on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the Ottawa Redblacks. Ottawa dropped its fifth straight game after losing 24-7 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Wednesday night at TD Place, and lost its first and second string quarterbacks to injury.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hit by a pitch in what appeared to be retribution for scooping up a Toronto scouting report, Kevin Kiermaier hopes to see the Blue Jays in the playoffs.