Canada Olympics

• Climate change puts Winter Olympics and future of snow sports at risk: report

  Natural snow is becoming less plentiful in some regions and water availability for snowmaking is falling as a result of climate change.

  Environment

  Jan 26
  
• Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing residents cope with abrupt COVID lockdowns

  The COVID-19 lockdowns are part of China's "zero tolerance" measures to fight the pandemic that have been ratcheted-up ahead of the 2022 Olympics.

  World

  Jan 25
  
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• Athletics Canada CEO Dave Bedford retiring after sexual tweets surface

  The national governing body for track and field has announced that Bedford would be retiring immediately. Mat Gentes has been named interim-CEO.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• Olympics boycott unpopular among many EU nations: ‘Not useful’

  France made its position clear last week, saying that a no-show of leaders and dignitaries at the opening of the Beijing Olympics would have little true impact.

  World

  Dec 13, 2021
• China calls Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics a ‘farce’

  In its response Thursday morning, China dismissed the latest diplomatic boycotts from Canada and the U.K., saying it "doesn't matter if their officials come or not."

  World

  Dec 9, 2021
• Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics a sign of ‘progress,’ athletes say

  Canada has decided to impose a diplomatic boycott for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics in China. a decision some applaud as it gives the 'moral choice' to the athletes.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
• Beijing Winter Olympics: 100 days to go until opening ceremonies

  The opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are 100 days out, and the Games will likely have some similarities to Tokyo last summer.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021
• O’Toole urges feds to consider Beijing Olympics boycott as China condemns man to death

  Robert Schellenberg was sentenced to death late Monday night over a drug smuggling charge handed down in January 2015.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2021
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• Father of Canada’s Julia Grosso describes watching daughter’s golden penalty kick

  'We were all nervous, very, very nervous,' Carlos Grosso said. 'But when she scored that goal, it exploded in my house, big time.'

  Sports

  Aug 6, 2021
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• ‘The ultimate role model’: Andre De Grasse’s mom, former coach react to gold medal win at Olympics

  "Andre is the ultimate role model: Kind, respectful and all the things we look for in a young man," Tony Sharpe told reporters Wednesday afternoon.

  Sports

  Aug 4, 2021