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All eyes in the curling community will be on Kelowna starting Friday, when teams from around the world compete to qualify for the 2026 Olympics in Italy. As Travis Lowe reports, Team Japan will have an Okanagan curler ‘behind the bench.’

Teams from across the country are in Halifax competing in the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. The goal for teams is a simple one: win and get to represent Canada at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. Kendra Gannon reports.

Veteran Canadian bobsledder Taylor Austin joins Global News Morning Calgary as he competes on the World Cup circuit ahead of the 2025 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

Team Canada freestyle moguls skier Maïa Schwinghammer shares her skiing journey and beginnings as she prepares for her first Winter Olympic Games in 2026 in Italy.

Canadian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak has been banned from competition until 2027 for repeatedly failing to show up for drug testing under anti-doping rules, officials announced Tuesday.

The United States government is upping the ante in its attempts to arrest a former Canadian olympian who they say is one of the most powerful and ruthless drug kingpins in the world. Kristen Robinson reports.

Canadian athletes will be showcasing their skills on and off the ice during the International Skating Union World Cup, taking place in Calgary from Nov. 21 to 23. Highlighting their creative talents as artists, the money they make helps fill gaps in athlete funding. Drew Stremick reports.

WATCH: Dozens of the world’s top figure skaters have landed in Saskatchewan for the 2025 Skate Canada International, which will serve as a preview of the Milan Olympics which are under 100 days out.

We check in with Rob Belliveau and Andrew Paris to learn more about the Festival of Rings, a celebration of Nova’s Scotia’s amazing communities, held in conjunction with Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials.

The gap between the ancient world and the present has been bridged in one class at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. Students came out to the field dressed in togas to showcase what the Olympics looked like in ancient Greece and how those lessons are relevant today. Angela Capobianco reports.

Families in Vancouver’s Olympic Village are once again calling for action on a long-promised elementary school. As Travis Prasad reports, a proposal to expand the development has some parents cheering and others raising concerns.

The FBI has seized a rare supercar believed to be linked to wanted man Ryan Wedding. Wedding once lived in B.C. and competed for Canada in the Olympics.

Penticton City Council rejected a temporary use permit for a tiny home village to help disperse a homeless encampment. What happens now? Bob Ursel is coaching Team Japan as they head into the Olympic curling qualifiers in Kelowna. The Kelowna resident has had quite a career himself.

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Curling Canada officially announced the curlers selected to represent Team Canada in the Milano Cortina 2026 winter games. After the week-long battle in the Canadian curling trials in Halifax, both Team Homan and Team Jacobs says they are excited to wear the maple leaf. Kendra Gannon reports.

After more than a decade competing at the highest levels, including an 8th-place finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics, one of Canada’s most decorated sailors is closing this chapter of her career. In a conversation that looks back at her early days on the water, Sarah Douglas joins Candace Daniel to share what it truly...

Curling fans are feeling the excitement as the Canadian Trials ramp up in Halifax. Fans are locked in as they cheer for their favorite teams, and energy in the Scotiabank Centre is building as both the women’s and men’s teams fight for a spot in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Kendra Gannon reports.

One of Canada’s most decorated Olympians has received a temporary ban from competition imposed by the International Testing Agency. Penny Oleksiak, who has won seven Olympic medals in swimming, has accepted this suspension. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he is ready to move forward with a U.S.-backed peace deal with Russia. Plus, a...

Ryan James Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of leading an international drug trafficking ring, is facing new federal charges in the U.S. related to the alleged murder of a witness, the U.S. Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday.

One of Canada’s most decorated Olympians has received a temporary ban from competition imposed by the International Testing Agency. Penny Oleksiak, who has won seven Olympic medals in swimming, has accepted the suspension which goes until 2027. Although she has not tested positive for any banned substances, she failed to adhere to the strict rules...

In this segment from today’s “The Ben Mulroney Show,” Ben delves into the alarming rise of Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympian-turned Canadian drug kingpin likened to Pablo Escobar, and the extensive drug trafficking network he allegedly leads. The Thunder Bay, Ont., native who competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Winter Olympics has been...