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Medicine Hat, Alta., is welcoming athletes from across Canada for the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games. Zoe Lukowich reports.

As athletes, coaches and spectators come to Medicine Hat for the Special Olympics, the games are bringing more than the competition to the region. City officials say the influx of visitors is giving hotels, restaurants and other businesses a boost. Zoe Lukowich reports.

The provincial and federal governments have matched funding for a total $52 million investment into Calgary’s Olympic Oval. The funding is expected to keep the 1988 Winter Olympic venue operating for years to come. Bella Finn reports.

Canadians will never forget the moment when Donovan Bailey startled everyone by winning gold in the men’s 100 meters in 9.84 seconds during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Donovan is back with us this morning on TMS to reflect on the race that created history almost thirty years ago, solidifying his status as the...

A local basketball team will represent the province in Special Olympics Canada’s National Summer Games next month. As Nicole Stillger reports, they are feeling good and ready to compete.

Russian athletes could be back competing at the next Olympics. The International Olympic Commitee (IOC) has lifted the suspension it put in place in 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But three years after the fact, the war is still raging. So why might the IOC have changed its position? Mike Armstrong explains why.

Running until June 13, Special Olympics Canada are running a series of events across the province to help reshape the conversation around inclusion across the country. Rhae-Ann Holoien is the CEO of Special Olympics Saskatchewan, and she joined Juliane Bodini with more.

Athletes represented Peterborough and Ontario at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Alberta last week. As Madeleine McColl reports, the Olympians brought home several medals and memories that will last a lifetime

From first-time players to elite athletes, girls flag football, girls’ flag football is gaining momentum on the North Shore. With the sport set to debut at the 2028 Olympics, a local program is inspiring the next generation to get in the game. 

Work is officially in full swing to revitalize one of Calgary’s most recognizable landmarks. Official broke ground Thursday on the Olympic Plaza transformation project, a key part of the city’s overall goal to revitalize the downtown core. Adam MacVicar reports.

Why WestJet flight attendants are threatening to walk off the job, and what it means for travellers. The backlash to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors; and how this is linked U.S. President Donald Trump’s family. The emotional message from the parents of Parker, after the...

Professional and amateur cheerleaders from around the globe have descended on Montreal’s Verdun auditorium this week for the first ever Association for International All Stars competition. Tourism Montreal partnered with Cheer Quebec as part of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games to host the world class athletes. It’s only been an official Olympic...

Some of the world’s finest elite men and women triathletes are in our city this week competing for the World Triathlon Cup title and valuable Olympic qualifying points, as the World Triathlon Cup Edmonton returns. Canadian Olympian Tyler Mislawchuk and Do North Events CEO Stephen Bourdeau chatted with Global News Morning Edmonton.

It’s championship Sunday at the Richmond Olympic Oval for the national wheelchair basketball championships. Wheelchair Basketball Canada CEO Wendy Gittens joins Jay Janower on Global News Morning Weekend BC.

A former United States Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge for the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer, is accused of ripping up a recently installed sealant, causing over $1,000 in damage.

More controversy over the Richmond Olympic Oval, as a forensic audit says several years of financial information is ‘incomplete’, and couldn’t be relied upon. Jordan Armstrong reports.

Thirteen athletes from Special Olympics Peterborough will compete at the upcoming 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Alberta. Madeleine McColl spoke with members of the soccer team hoping to bring home gold.

The iconic gown worn by Celine Dion during her Eiffel Tower performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is on display in Montreal. The gown, designed exclusively for Dion, over 1,000 hours to create.

Inspired by former Whitecap and Canadian Olympic Team member Terry Felix, generations of kids in Sts’ailes have inherited a passion for the game. Asa Rehman reports.

Montreal has launched its program of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Summer Olympics. City officials say the Games of the 21st Olympiad put the province and the city on the world map. Despite problems that erupted outside the field of competition, many believe the event changed the city for the better....