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"Enlightenment" was the theme, physicist Stephen Hawking the guide and Olympic Stadium the venue Wednesday night as London welcomed 4,200 athletes from more than 160 nations to the 2012 Paralympic Games.

A National Hockey League lockout would obviously have a trickle-down effect onto the Western Hockey League, where some of the rich teams will only get richer.

The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Kyle Turris to a $17.5-million, five-year contract extension. The 23-year-old native of Burnaby recorded 12 goals and 17 assists last season, both career highs. The deal, which is worth an average of $3.

GAME DAY: VICTORIA AT KAMLOOPS, 7 P.M. With training camp coming to an official close, Victoria Royals staff are anxious to get the show on the road, starting tonight in Kamloops against the Blazers.

Both the Vancouver Sun and the Times Colonist have run stories recently regarding the federal government's pulling the plug on fish habitat work by eliminating environmental assessments of new and existing projects that impact habitat.

There is no new deal on the horizon in the NHL's collective bargaining talks.

Preparing for what she knew would be her last professional tennis tournament, Kim Clijsters - four-time Grand Slam title winner; mother of 4-year-old Jada - devoted her effort and energy to the U.S. Open. Family time needed to wait a tad longer.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista will have season-ending surgery to stabilize a tendon in his left wrist.

That Andy Roddick's last match as a twentysomething would not be his last match at the 2012 U.S. Open was hardly in doubt Tuesday, especially whenever he was launching that intimidating, tough-tohandle serve of his.

The Canadian women's sevens rugby team is hot. Its current world No. 2 ranking indicates the Langford-based program will likely be a factor when the sport makes its Olympic debut in the 2016 Rio Summer Games. But there's another reason.