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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced his support for a global Olympic truce during the Paris Games on Monday.

WATCH: Saskatchewan diver Rylan Wiens is Paris bound, qualifying in the men’s 10 metre platform and synchronized 10 metre platform events for the 2024 Olympic Games.

17-year-old Nicholas Zhang will be in Paris this summer, representing Canada at the Olympic Games. Barry Deley has his story.

April 17th marks the 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic games. It is the kickoff to an exciting few months ahead. This week, Team Canada’s uniforms for the Games were also unveiled. Laval native and Team Canada athlete in men’s artistic gymnastics, Felix Dolce, joins our Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella in-studio to...

Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve won gold medals for pairs figure skating at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. They joined Global News to talk about representing Canada at the world level and their upcoming skating season.

Edmonton swimmer Emma Finlin, 18, is back at Kinsmen pool after qualifying for the Paris Summer Olympic Games at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar. Slav Kornik has her story.

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games is underway in Calgary, with hundreds of athletes competing in eight events. Floor hockey athlete Danio Chiodo and Special Olympics Canada CEO Gail Hamamoto join Global News Morning Calgary to talk about what this competition means to them.

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games have rolled into Calgary, and are bringing some former Olympians to the city. Elizabeth Manley, a silver medallist in figure skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, joins Global News Morning Calgary to talk about returning to the city and supporting Special Olympics Canada.

As gymnasts from across the world gather in Montreal, one Mexican athlete has had to stay behind, airplane ticket in hand. It’s all down to the federal government’s recent decision to reimpose visas for Mexican nationals. As Gloria Henriquez reports, her dreams to qualify for a spot for this summer’s Olympic games may be over...

The Special Olympics are a reminder of the true power of sport. As Moses Woldu found out, a pair of snowshoeing twins will share in that experience for the very first time.

Canada is hoping for a strong showing in track and field at this year’s Olympic games, and an Ontario teenager could be a big reason why. Christopher Morales Williams made international headlines this week after running the fastest indoor-400-metre race ever. Unfortunately, he didn’t officially set a new world record due to a technicality. Mike...

Dozens of Manitoba athletes will go for gold at next week’s Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary.

Excitement is growing for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary, starting next week on Feb. 27. But before the games begin, the torch must make its way to the cauldron. On Friday morning, the final leg of the torch run kicked off in Lethbridge. As Jaclyn Kucey reports, one special athlete joined law...

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games take place in Calgary Feb. 27 to Mar. 2. Global News Morning had a chance to speak with a Manitoba athlete and a local organization supporting athletes about the upcoming event.

WARNING: Some of the images in this story are disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Hopes for an imminent ceasefire in Gaza suffered a major setback after Israel boycotted the latest round of peace talks. The Israeli government is reportedly refusing to attend negotiations in Cairo, until Hamas provides a list of the surviving hostages in...

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games are coming to Calgary in just a few short weeks, and a single Lethbridge athlete is getting ready to head to the national competition for the first time. Sarah Jones has more on the 17-year-old figure skater who’s looking to take home gold.

On Jan. 19, the 2024 Junior Olympic Games will get underway in South Korea. Seventy-eight athletes across Canada will be making the trip, including two curlers from here in Edmonton. Chloe Fediuk and Allie Iskiw make up part of the Team Canada mixed curling team, they joined us on Global News Morning with all the...

There will be plenty of Manitoba representation at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. Teagan Rasche speaks with one athlete who is no stranger.

The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024 is less than a month away, and organizers are looking for volunteers. General manager Karen Dommett joins Global News Morning Calgary to talk about planning an event of this scale, and how you can volunteer.

The road to the Special Olympics Winter Games is well underway with athletes, coaches and volunteers set to converge in Calgary from Feb. 27 to March 2. The Colvin family will be there, with Bridget competing in curling and Paul and Debra volunteering once again as coaches. They talk about their excitement for the games...