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Canada names 25-man Olympic men’s hockey roster

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Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team has been set.

Hockey Canada unveiled the 25-man roster for February’s Milan games.

Already named to the team earlier this year: 2-time gold-medalist Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Sam Reinhart and Brayden Point.

Jordan Binnington returns in goal, Darcy Kuemper and Logan Thompson will round out the crease..

Another 2-time gold medalist returns on the blueline in Drew Doughty.

He’s joined by Thomas Harley, Josh Morrisey, Colton Parayko, Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore and Devon Toews.

Youngster Macklin Celebrini will be at forward, along with Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Bo Horvat, Brad Marchand, Mitch Marner, Mark Stone, Nick Suzuki and Tom Wilson.

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2020 Olympic Games Postponed

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For the first time in the 124-year history of the competition, the 2020 Summer Olympics have been postponed.

The International Olympic Committee has agreed “100%” to a proposal from the organizing committee to push the start of the Games to 2021 to protect everyone from COVID-19.

Shintaro Ishihara is chair of the organizing committee and through a translator he said “I am sorry about it. I regret it. And than in a way it’s a sigh of relief. Both.”

He stressed “This could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better Olympic and Paralympic Games than what we had planned for this year.”

Ishihara stated a lot of thought went behind the decision, noting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and IOC President Thomas Bach held a conference call and discussed in length outstanding questions and concerns.

He says it was a mutual decision that gave their committee some direction.

A joint statement states the postponement will safeguard the health of athletes and everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the International community.

The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these troubled times and it was agreed that the Olympic flame will stay in Japan.

It was also agreed that the Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

The Olympics were completely cancelled during periods of World War, in 1916, 1940 and 1944, but never suspended or postponed.

The 2020 Games were scheduled to start four months to the day.

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Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run In Sioux Lookout

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Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout are preparing for another Law Enforcement Torch Run in the community tomorrow.

The run will begin at the Town Beach at 11am in support of the Special Olympics.

There are two routes, a 5km run as well as a 2km family friendly walk.

Constable Curtis Robb says there will be a barbecue after the run as well that everyone is welcome to come out to.

Robb also says all funds help directly support over 2300 Special Olympic Athletes in Ontario.

He also says the money helps support programs and to raise awareness of the Special Olympics.