City honours Paralympic, Olympic volleyball athletes at nationals
Several members of the Canadian Paralympic women's sitting volleyball team and the Olympic women's beach volleyball team signed autographs at volleyball nationals at the Edmonton Expo Centre on May 18, 2025. (Connor Hogg/CTV News Edmonton)
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