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BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “farce.

LONDON — Canadian international Jessie Fleming has won the Barclays FA Women's Super League player of the month award for November.

VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller scored the shootout winner Wednesday, giving the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes could be looking for a new home sooner than expected. The City of Glendale informed the team that it intends to lock the Coyotes out of Gila River Arena by Dec.

TORONTO — Justin Champagnie tipped the ball in the basket then barrelled up the floor, his Toronto teammates in hot pursuit to celebrate what they thought was the winning basket to end a thrilling game.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will join a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year, citing extensive human rights abuses by the Communist regime in the host country.

Canadian Karen Paquin has been named to World Rugby's Women’s 15s Dream Team of 2021. The 34-year-old flanker from Quebec City joins players from England, France, Italy, New Zealand and Wales on the all-star squad.

Canada's women's junior field hockey team is scheduled to arrive home on Thursday after being stranded in South Africa due to the new COVID-19 variant. The team took off from Johannesburg on Wednesday, and was on a flight through Frankfurt, Germany.

HAMILTON — The CFL suspended Toronto Argonauts executive John Murphy indefinitely Wednesday for an altercation with fans after the East Division final. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated Toronto 27-19 at BMO Field on Sunday to advance to the Grey Cup.

The Beijing Olympics open in less than 60 days. And the NHL has just over a month to decide if it will be there.