{
  "id": 3054988,
  "title": "Wheelchair Basketball Canada names women’s, men’s rosters for worlds in Ottawa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/wheelchair-basketball-canada-names-womens-mens-rosters-for-worlds-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:51:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/08/24/wheelchair-basketball-canada-names-womens-mens-rosters-for-worlds-in-ottawa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Wheelchair Basketball Canada has announced the women's and men's rosters for the upcoming world championships in Ottawa. The women's team features veterans Kady Dandeneau, Melanie Hawtin, Puisand Lai, Tara Llanes, Cindy Ouellet, Tamara Steeves, Élodie Tessier, and Arinn Young, who returned from the 2024 Paralympic team. Additional members include Elise Froese, Rosie Long, Mercy Nyakundi, and Bethany Johnson. On the men's side, seven players return from the 2022 Paralympic Games and 2022 world championships, including Reed De’Aeth, Nik Goncin, Colin Higgins, Lee Melymick, Tyler Miller, Blaise Mutware, and Garrett Ostepchuk. The Canadian men, who finished sixth at the 2022 worlds, last won gold in 2006. The tournament will run from September 9-19 and will determine the number of spots each zone will receive for the 2028 Paralympic Games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}