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Torrential rains swept across Japan’s capital Tokyo on Friday ahead of Typhoon Ampil’s arrival, causing power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week.

Not far from Montreal, in Quebec’s Kanesatake Mohawk Territory, a community is fighting illegal polluters to protect their waterways. They’re saying the Quebec government has not done enough to stop illegal dumping of construction waste in their territory. To put pressure, they’re training volunteers on how to stop and inspect dump trucks. A group representing...

Team Canada has defeated Team USA in women’s soccer 1-0, with a goal scored by 23-year-old Jessie Fleming on a penalty kick 74 minutes into play. Meanwhile, American gymnast Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam event after having withdrawn from a number of other individual events. Canadian gymnast Ellie Black will compete in...

Canadian decathlete Damian Warner shares the creative way he’s taking messages from Canadians with him on the road to the Tokyo Olympics and how training for the games has changed amid the pandemic.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place in July, after being postponed for a year. The delay and the pandemic have thrown the preparation of Canadian athletes into a state of constant flux. Mike Arsenault talks about it with Ontario mountain biker Haley Smith in the third episode of Training for Tokyo.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeast coast on Feb. 13, close to Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but could be felt as far south as Tokyo, according to Japanese reports. Fukushima Train Station experienced flooding as well.

Any decision about holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, must be based on science, U.S. President Joe Biden told a radio show. Biden, speaking on a Westwood One Sports radio programme broadcast on Sunday during halftime of the Super Bowl, said he hoped the Games would...

Typhoon Mindulle, which made landfall south of Tokyo early on Monday afternoon, brought heavy rain and strong winds to Tokyo and surrounding areas.

WARNING: Video contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised. One man was in critical condition and more than 10 others injured in a knife and arson attack on a major Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, Japanese media reported, as many party-goers headed into the city centre for Halloween gatherings. Police arrested the suspect, a...

Restrictions were eased to allow carded Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls to train with their teams, but the time spent out of the pool is putting pressure on one Regina swimmer hoping to make it to Tokyo.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place next month, after being postponed for a year. The delay and the pandemic has thrown the preparation of Canadian athletes into a state of constant flux. Mike Arsenault talks about it with Ontario decathlete Pierce LePage in the fifth episode of Training for Tokyo.

The city of Lethbridge is playing host to Canada’s top judo athletes as the team uses local facilities to train and prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo. Emily Olsen reports.

Wed, Jan 17: For the first time, women’s canoe slalom will be in the Summer Games. Calgary’s Haley Daniels is one of the best in the world and hopes to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. A unique fundraiser was held to assist Haley’s training. Kevin Smith has more.

Jessica Frotten trains in Saskatchewan, has been competing since 2015. She’s gone to world championships, Commonwealth and Pan Am games – finally earning a place on Team Canada for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Summer Games.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place in July, after being postponed for a year. The delay due to the pandemic has thrown the preparation of Canadian athletes into a state of constant flux. Mike Arsenault talks about it with Ontario sprint kayaker Alanna Bray-Lougheed in the fourth episode of Training for Tokyo.

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place in July, after being postponed for a year. The delay and the pandemic has thrown the preparation of Canadian athletes into a state of constant flux. Global News Weekend Host Mike Arsenault talks about it with BC swimmer Kierra Smith in the first episode of a new...

Quin Sekulich with the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary joins Global News Morning Calgary live via Skype to discuss how top Canadian athletes prepared for the Tokyo Olympics.

Typhoon Faxai made landfall in Japan on Sunday with heavy rain lashing Tokyo.

Olympic medallist and 2-time world champ Mark de Jonge chats with Paul Brothers about the news that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to Coronavirus. The Halifax native and his family are in self-isolation back home after training in Florida was cut short because of the outbreak.

A Kelowna paralympic hopeful is busy training as her shot at making it to Tokyo for the Paralympic Games grows closer. Sydney Morton met with Michelle Jorgensen at the dojo .