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With just months away from the Summer Olympics in Paris, athletes from around the world will be vying for Olympic glory and gold. Usually, those are the only prizes any victorious Olympian will be walking away with — but one Olympic sport will soon raise the stakes by putting money on the table. Mike Drolet...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are just a few months away. But scouts in Edmonton are looking ahead to fresh talent for the years to come. As Jasmine King explains, it all starts with finding young athletes willing to train.

For days, Iranian officials have been vowing to attack Israel, and the country appears to have followed up on that threat Saturday, launching a number of drones and missiles toward Israel. In Australia, at least six people are dead after a stabbing rampage inside a Sydney shopping mall. Plus, an Ontario man who suffered a...

Montreal wrestler Alex Moore has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk about overcoming adversity and fulfilling a lifelong dream.

Global’s Eilish Bonang is joined in studio by sailing sisters, Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance, who have qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris!

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.

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...

Calgary’s Jaime Czarkowski will be heading to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics – but not wearing a maple leaf. Czarkowski joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss why she joined Team USA’s artistic swimming team – and her journey to make it to the Olympics.

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.

The federal government has released its 2024 budget, taking aim at improving affordability amid Canada’s slowing economy, and an uphill road for the Liberals in the polls. The highlights from the new fiscal plan, including its focus on helping younger Canadians. Plus, Dawna Friesen speaks with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland about the increase in the...

During an interview shown on Ukrainian television on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said Russia would be asked to observe a ceasefire with Ukraine during the Paris Olympics this summer. The Paris Olympics will run from July 26 to Aug. 11.

Montrealers have a chance to see Canada’s best gymnasts compete this weekend. Athletes are gathering in Montreal for the Gymnix International taking place at the Claude-Robillard complex. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, success here could earn them a spot on the Olympic team heading to Paris this summer.

The National Street Skateboarding Championships are taking place this week at Le Taz Skatepark in Montreal. It is a free event and an opportunity to see Canada’s top men and women skateboarding athletes compete for gold on home turf before heading off to Paris this summer to compete for Olympic gold. The executive director of...

For the first time since 2008, Canada will be sending a men’s gymnastics team to the Olympics this summer. One athlete vying for a spot on the squad is Laval native William Emard. Global’s Felicia Parrillo met up with him in training on Monday and discussed what this opportunity means to him.

Canadians are already preparing to cheer on their athletes at the Paris 2024 summer games. Olympic hopeful Jackie Boyle of Team Canada’s track cycling joins Mark Carcasole for what’s to come over the next few months.

With less than a year to go until the 2024 Summer Olympics, officials in Paris, France are trying to contain a bedbug outbreak that has overtaken the city. The entire city is infested with the bugs, from people’s homes to the Paris Metro and high-speed trains.

An 18-year-old Tofino surfer is on her way to the Olympics next summer and is making history. The young B.C. native Sanoa Dempfle-Olin qualified for the games during a competition today, making her the first Canadian to do so. Kylie Stanton reports.

Five sports have been added to the 2028 Olympics including Canada’s national summer sport lacrosse and one of Canada’s fastest growing sports, cricket. David Shoemaker, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee joins Antony Robart for more on these additions to the games.

Laval-native Félix Dolci is the first Canadian in 60 years to win men’s all-around final in artistic gymnastics at the Pan American games. Global’s Laura Casella asks him about this major accomplishment and what’s up next, including the Paris Olympics next summer.