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Japan defeats Canada in Nations Cup Opener

Captained by Wonowon’s Bo Hedges, Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team began its preparation for the Paralympics on Thursday at the Nations Cup, which took place in Cologne, Germany.

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Wonowon’s Bo Hedges and Team Canada began Nations Cup play in Germany on August 15th. (Wheelchair Basketball Canada)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Captained by Wonowon’s Bo Hedges, Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team began its preparation for the Paralympics on Thursday at the Nations Cup, which took place in Cologne, Germany.

The Canadians kicked off the tournament with a 71-55 loss to Japan.  

Hedges did not see the floor for the Canadians, who trailed 40-19 at the end of the first half and could not cut into the Japanese lead.

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Japan shot 48 per cent from the floor, and Canada’s 12 turnovers throughout the game led to 13 points for their opponents.

The Paralympic Games, scheduled to start August 28th in Paris, will be the fourth Olympics for Hedges.

Team Canada continues the tournament on Friday, facing the squad from Great Britain.  Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 a.m. in Fort St. John on August 16th.

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More details can be found at Wheelchair Basketball Canada’s website.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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