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    "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed",
    "publishableCanonical": false,
    "generatedAt": "2026-09-13T20:08:43Z",
    "providers": [
      "Claude"
    ],
    "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify",
    "pass": 2,
    "wave": 4,
    "engine": "claude"
  },
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    "id": "THING-Q923316",
    "registryId": "vr.tr.canadian-soccer-league",
    "name": "Canadian Soccer League",
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    "name": "Canadian Soccer League",
    "purpose": "Let an agent explain the Canadian Soccer League, relay the history of both leagues, sanctioning and context from Canadian football sources with attribution, and distinguish them from the Canadian Premier League, League1 Canada, Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League.",
    "definition": "A name used by two Canadian soccer leagues: the original Canadian Soccer League of 1987 to 1992, a national professional league that was then the top level in Canada, and a later league founded in 1998 as the Canadian Professional Soccer League, renamed the Canadian Soccer League in 2006, based mainly in Ontario, which lost sanctioning from Canada Soccer in 2013 and has since operated outside the official pyramid; the Canadian Premier League, founded in 2019, is now the top professional league. Current status should be checked against current sources.",
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      "explain both leagues",
      "relay history and sanctioning",
      "describe clubs",
      "distinguish related leagues"
    ],
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      "Shared name",
      "Sanctioning history",
      "Ontario based later league",
      "Superseded as top tier"
    ],
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      "Name of two Canadian soccer leagues",
      "Canadian Soccer League 1987-1992, Canadian Professional Soccer League, CSL",
      "The Canadian Premier League is the current top league; League1 Canada is a pro-am tier; MLS is a North American league"
    ],
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        "quantity": "original CSL",
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        "unit": "years",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "later CSL founded",
        "typical_range": "1998",
        "unit": "year",
        "note": "as CPSL, renamed 2006"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "lost Canada Soccer sanction",
        "typical_range": "2013",
        "unit": "year",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Canadian Premier League founded",
        "typical_range": "2019",
        "unit": "year",
        "note": ""
      }
    ],
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      "the 1987-1992 national league",
      "the 1998 onwards CPSL and CSL",
      "Canadian soccer pyramid leagues"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "national championship",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "Canadian Premier League",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "was sanctioned by",
        "target": "Canada Soccer",
        "why": "until 2013 for the later league"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "Major League Soccer",
        "why": ""
      }
    ],
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    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Canada Soccer sanctioning rules",
      "Provincial association rules"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Confusing the two leagues",
      "Stale status information",
      "Unattributed integrity allegations"
    ],
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        "description": "What the CSL is.",
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            "description": "Definition.",
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                    "text": "What were the two Canadian Soccer Leagues, and how do they differ from the CPL, League1, MLS and NASL?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the question about the 1987 league, the later league or the current Canadian pyramid?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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                  {
                    "text": "How did the original CSL operate and why did it fold in 1992?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific league?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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          }
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        "name": "History",
        "description": "History.",
        "rationale": "Attribution.",
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            "name": "Sanction",
            "description": "Sanctioning.",
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              {
                "id": "sanction-finding",
                "name": "Sanction",
                "description": "Sanction.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Why did Canada Soccer withdraw sanction from the later CSL in 2013, as reported?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "clubs",
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                "id": "clubs-finding",
                "name": "Clubs",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which clubs played in each league?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        ]
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      {
        "id": "pyramid",
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        "rationale": "Regulation.",
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          {
            "id": "cpl",
            "name": "CPL",
            "description": "Canadian Premier League.",
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              {
                "id": "cpl-finding",
                "name": "CPL",
                "description": "CPL.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the Canadian Premier League become the top domestic league?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Canadian Premier League?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "league1",
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            "description": "League1 Canada.",
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              {
                "id": "league1-finding",
                "name": "League1",
                "description": "League1.",
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                  {
                    "text": "How does League1 Canada fit below the CPL?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits League1 Canada?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "Soccer in Canada.",
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            "id": "growth",
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            "description": "Growth of soccer.",
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              {
                "id": "growth-finding",
                "name": "Growth",
                "description": "Growth.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How has soccer grown in Canada, including hosting the 2026 World Cup?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Canada Soccer?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
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                "id": "current-finding",
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                    "text": "Is the later CSL still active, checked against current sources?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits soccer in Canada?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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    "Should the two leagues be separate entries?",
    "How should Canadian soccer sources be linked?",
    "How should the later league s current status be recorded?"
  ],
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