Banned Substances

• Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber tested positive for cocaine before Rio Olympics

  A tryst with a woman Shawn Barber met on Craigslist led to a positive doping test for cocaine for the Canadian pole vaulter.

  Sports

  Oct 6, 2016
  
• Government moving to ban asbestos, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

  A nation-wide ban on asbestos is coming, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed this week.

  Canada

  May 11, 2016
  
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• Sharapova tests positive for meldonium: Does it boost athletic performance?

  Tennis star Maria Sharapova has tested positive for meldonium, a recently banned substance. But what exactly is it and does the drug actually boost performance?

  Health

  Mar 7, 2016
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• ‘It would let everybody down’: U of A Golden Bears’ head coach on players using banned substances

  As Golden Bears football training camp gets set to begin, at least one Canadian university athlete has tested positive for banned substances.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2014