2020 Olympics
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National
Gold for Canada’s Maggie Mac In 100m butterfly event
Source: Christy Somos, ctvnews.ca, July 26, 2021 This is Canada’s first gold medal at the Games. TORONTO — Canada’s Maggie…
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National
Silver for Canada in Women’s 4×100 Freestyle
Source: The Canadian Press, tsn.ca, July 25, 2021 Oleksiak swam the anchor leg, beating out American Simone Manuel at the…
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covid
Canadian athletes weigh in on 2020 Olympic Games postponement
Source: Meghan Collie, globalnews.ca, April 4, 2020 The delay may even give some athletes an advantage because they have time…
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covid
Why is Olympic decision taking so long
Source: Laura Scott, Dan Roan and Alex Capstick, bbc.com, March 24, 2020 Several National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from around the…
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covid
Canada becomes first country to withdraw from the summer Olympics
Source: J Kevin McGran, thestar.com, March 23, 2020 Many in the athletic community have praised Canada’s move. Canada became the…
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News
Longtime Saskatoon curler remembers Sandra Schmirler
Source: Chad Leroux, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, March 03, 2020 At the age of just 36, Schmirler passed away from cancer, news which…
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international sport
Mo Farah questioned over London Marathon injections
Source: George Ramsay, cnn.com, March 02, 2020 According to a Panorama investigation, Mo Farah recorded a number of medicines but…
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international sport
At the age of 32, Maria Sharapova retires from tennis
Source: Ben Morse, cnn.com, February 27, 2020 At just 17-year-old Sharapova beat No.1 seed Serena Williams in the final of…
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covid
Tokyo Olympics are under threat if the coronavirus is not contained
Source: cbc.ca, February 26, 2020 As the death toll climbs and the number of confirmed infections rises to over 77,000, many are…
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Sport
It’s qualifying season for the 2020 Olympics — here’s how Canadian teams can get in
Source: Jesse Campigotto, CBC Sports, January 14, 2020 6 squads already have tickets to Tokyo and others are positioned to…
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