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The Buzzer is off Friday and Victoria Day, so we’re giving you an early look at what to watch through the long weekend in international sports. Plus, a tough night for Toronto hockey fans, a good one for the Oilers, and big game(s) coming up for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
A few things for Canadian fans to keep an eye on over the next few days:
Track and field: Canadians in two global meets
The road to the world championships continues Friday in Doha, which is hosting the third Diamond League meet of the season. Two Canadians are competing: sprinter Aaron Brown and pole vaulter Alysha Newman.
Brown is coming off last week’s World Athletics Relays in China, where he helped the Olympic-champion Canadian men’s 4x100m team take bronze and qualify for the world …