Olympic

• Vancouver city council approves next step in 2030 Olympic bid

  The approval came despite concerns raised in a staff report on finances and a tight timeline to submit the bid to the International Olympic Committee by next February.

  Sports

  Jul 20, 2022
  
• Simone Biles mistaken for child, offered colouring book on recent flight

  Simone Biles, 25, is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history and was recently bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but a flight attendant mistook her for a child.

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  Jul 13, 2022
  
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• Olympic medallist Kim Glass left bloodied with swollen eye after attack in L.A.

  Volleyball Olympian Kim Glass was leaving a lunch at an L.A. restaurant when a man threw a metal object at her face.

  World

  Jul 12, 2022
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• Three-time Olympic medallist Meaghan Benfeito retires from diving

  The decorated diver, 33, from Montreal teamed with Roseline Filion to win bronze in the 10-metre synchro event at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

  Sports

  Apr 6, 2022
• London, Ont. Olympic star Maggie Mac Neil named Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020

  Londoner and Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has been named Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 by the Association of National Olympic Committees.

  Sports

  Oct 24, 2021
• Family, former coach of London, Ont., swimmer Maggie Mac Neil celebrate her Olympic achievements

  The family and former coach of a London, Ont., swimmer says they couldn't be more proud. Maggie Mac Neil, 21, won a trio of medals at the Tokyo Olympics, one of each kind. 

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2021
• Feds approve travel exemption for Olympic athletes amid quarantine bubble plan

  Athletes and staff will still need to stay at a government-authorized hotel when they return, but once they receive a negative result, they'll be able to join quarantine bubbles.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2021
• Canada’s Staehli wins women’s 5,000 m race, beats Olympic standard at Golden Games

  Staehli of Lucknow, Ont., won the race with a personal-best time of 15:02.34.

  Sports

  May 10, 2021
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• ‘Bring it back’: Jamaican Olympian urges return of stolen ‘Cool Runnings’ bobsled in Calgary

  Thieves made off with the shell of a Jamaican bobsled used in the movie 'Cool Runnings.'

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Olympic hopeful Marilou Duvernay-Tardif keeps hard at work during COVID-19 pandemic

  Marilou Duvernay-Tardif is making waves in the world of rowing as she gets back on the water.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2020