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Canadian Olympic Committee says boycotting Beijing Games would be misguided

... The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee COC says organizing... participate at the 2022 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to... in a statement. The Canadian Olympic Committee believes that...
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Today’s coronavirus news: Trudeau, premiers to talk about COVID-19 vaccination rollout; Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo; Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge

... in next year s Winter Olympics. Rail, air and highway... Games, and some of the Olympic events are scheduled to......
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A big thank you to the Santa Claus Fund’s donors and volunteers

... Elaine Tanner, the latter an Olympic, Pam Am and Commonwealth......
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‘It was the right decision.’ Canadian Olympians don’t regret pushing to postpone the Tokyo Games, and can’t wait for them to start

... coming up and a Summer Olympics to compete in, and... way they would cancel the Olympics, ” said Ellenwood. She kept... over Europe. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed until...
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Lou Marsh embodied the ideals of sport. Here are some of the greats who got the award in his name

... officiated at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Marsh... four medal performance at the Rio Olympics. Other contenders that year.. Penguins centre Sidney Crosby and Olympic track star and...
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Today’s coronavirus news: Poll shows growing number of Canadians plan on getting COVID-19 vaccine; South Korea, Austria tighten restrictions to combat virus

... get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics — if a vaccine... the first time since the Olympics were postponed, again said... a white mask with the Olympic rings on the...
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Meet the Ont. police dog who has helped crack some of the province’s worst murders

... drop of blood in an Olympic size swimming pool, they can smell it in six Olympic pools. Thats one drop......
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A great public servant : Outpouring of tributes following John Turner s death

... fulfilling. A Rhodes Scholar and Olympic qualifying track and field star, ......
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Princess Margaret nearly married future PM John Turner, letters reveal

... Daily Mail. A Rhodes Scholar, Olympic level sprinter and step son of......
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Rosie DiManno: ‘Now, more than ever, we need trusted news’: Jordan Bitove and Paul Rivett explain how they came to buy Torstar and what they hope to do next

... Fame to a pair of Olympic bids to TIFF —......
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Flames icon Jarome Iginla headlines Hockey Hall of Fame s 2020 class

... at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics, will be the fourth... helping her country capture three Olympic gold medals and five......
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If athletes kneel during the American anthem, Trump ‘won’t be watching anymore’

... displays of solidarity, the International Olympic Committee has come under... knee. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that “no... propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or...
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China’s one-child policy caused a devastating population imbalance. Could two husbands be the solution?

... on a road towards the Olympic park in Beijing on......
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In Canada, it s racism with a smile : Donovan Bailey reflects on racial inequality

... to that point, earning an Olympic gold medal and cementing... run in that years summer Olympics. Canada is as blatantly......
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No Boston Marathon this year: Iconic event officially canceled for first time in 124 years

... It’s also the only major non Olympic marathon in the country......
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Bike shops busier than ever, but owners worry about stock supply issues

... shipped into Canada until August. Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe... after Wiebe locked up her Olympic berth, and with no......
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Superstar sprinter Usain Bolt and partner Kasi Bennett welcome their first child, a girl

Usain Bolt, the eight time Olympic gold medalist and fastest......
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Jamaican superstar sprinter Bolt becomes father for first time

Usain Bolt, the eight time Olympic gold medalist and fastest... 200m golds at three consecutive Olympics 2008, 2012 and 2016 , ... compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics, men’s 100m semifinals. REUTERS/Kai......
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Hindered by past government missteps, Canada’s vaccine efforts may have to heavily rely on other countries for manufacturing

... you could compete in the Olympic 100 yard dash, ” the.....
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What I’ve learned about being a mom in a pandemic — just let go

... Team Canada captain and two time Olympic gold medallist for women’s....