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RICK MacLEAN: Special Olympics basketball is a family affair
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RICK MacLEAN: Special Olympics basketball is a family affair
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By Rick MacLean • For The Guardian
Published Aug 16, 2026
Last updated 1 hour ago
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This is the first year Special Olympics P.E.I. is represented in basketball at the Special Olympics Canada National Summer Games. Members of Team P.E.I., competing this week in Medicine Hat, Alta., are front row, from left: Jacob MacNeill, Ty MacLeod, Jennifer Hickox, Rick …
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