OTTAWA - Edmonton Elks draft pick Darien Newell has been given a six-year sanction by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for a rule violation under its Canadian Anti-Doping Program.

The announcement Thursday from CCES comes after Newell was given a year-long ban by the CFL for a series of doping infractions.

The CFL ban was levied on April 30, shortly after Newell was selected in the second round of the league's draft out of Queen's University.

The CCES said that it was determined that Newell was also subject to its anti-doping program as he was a U Sports athlete at the time of the infractions.

During the sanction period, Newell is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the CADP or the World Anti-Doping Code, including training with teammates. The C

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