Sights and sounds from the 2025 Canada Games in St. John's
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St. John's is welcoming 4,200 athletes from Aug. 8-25 and you can tell by the energy of the opening ceremony how excited they are to compete. Competition has begun and you can watch it all live on cbcsports.ca and CBC Gem.
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