Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
3%
1 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Sports
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
TORONTO - Sean Whyte kicked a club-record eight field goals as the B.C. Lions held on for a 24-17 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon.
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Lions → kick → afternoon
B.C. (9-6) earned a third straight win and seventh in eight games as Whyte broke the club mark he and Lui Passaglia held jointly.
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he → earn → mark
The Lions also solidified their hold on second in the West Division.
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Lions → solidify → Division
Edmonton’s Vincent Blanchard owns the CFL record of nine field goals in a single game established Sept. 26 in the Elks’ 37-25 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Blanchard → own → Cats
Toronto (9-7) had its four-game win streak snapped.
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streak → have → ?
The Argos, who’ve already clinched a home playoff game, suffered their first loss at BMO Field in five contests there.
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who → clinch → contests
The Montreal Alouettes (11-3) could clinch first in the East Division with a win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-7) later Saturday.
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Alouettes → clinch → Bombers
Toronto had a glorious opportunity to force overtime but B.C.‘s defence twice stopped Toronto quarterback Nick Arbuckle at the one-yard line.
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defence → have → line
The second time was with 11 seconds remaining.
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time → remain → seconds
Toronto also threatened to score late in the game, but B.C.‘s T.J. Lee intercepted Arbuckle at the Lions’ 11-yard line with two minutes 38 seconds remaining.
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Lee → threaten → line
Arbuckle finished 27-of-33 in pass attempts for 292 yards and two TDs with two interceptions.
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Arbuckle → finish → interceptions
Arbuckle, who turns 33 on Sunday, also started on his birthday last year but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in a 47-29 home loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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who → turn → Cats
B.C. starter Nathan Rourke completed 15-of-32 passes for 254 yards before 13,974 spectators at BMO Field.
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Rourke → complete → Field
Arbuckle’s 36-yard TD strike to David Ungerer at 5:30 pulled the Argos to within 21-17.
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strike → pull → 21
Whyte’s 29-yard field goal at 2:33 put B.C. ahead 21-10 after Toronto’s Shawn Lemon sacked Rourke for a 13-yard loss.
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Lemon → put → loss
Makai Polk had Toronto’s other touchdown.
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Polk → have → touchdown
Lirim Hajrullahu added two converts and a field goal.
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Hajrullahu → add → converts
Whyte’s 40-yard field goal at the 11-minute mark of the third quarter moved B.C. ahead 18-10.
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goal → move → B.C.
He connected from 19 yards out at 4:19 after Deontai Williams’s 17-yard interception return to the Toronto 29-yard line.
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He → connect → line
Whyte’s 12-yard field goal to end the second quarter gave B.C. a fortunate 12-10 halftime lead.
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goal → end → lead
It came after time appeared to run out on Rourke’s scramble to the Toronto four-yard line, but he was deemed down with one second remaining.
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he → come → second
Polk gave Toronto a 10-9 lead with a five-yard TD grab at 13:25.
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Polk → give → 13:25
It ended a seven-play, 70-yard drive.
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It → end → drive
Whyte put B.C. up 9-3 with a 32-yard field goal at 12:05.
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Whyte → put → 12:05
Hajrullahu’s 18-yard field goal at 9:27 of the first quarter made it 3-3.
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it → make → quarter
But Whyte countered with a 26-yard boot at 13:53 to put B.C. ahead 6-3.
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Whyte → counter → B.C.
Whyte opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal at 4:53.
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Whyte → open → 4:53
Lemon recovered a Lions fumble on the drive, but it was nullified by an offside call.
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it → recover → call
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct, 3, 2026.
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report → publish → Press