Sochi Olympics

• World Anti-Doping Agency recommendation could boot Russia from Tokyo Olympics

  At the last Winter Games, the IOC banned Russia as a country but allowed 168 Russian athletes to compete under the banner “Olympic Athlete from Russia.”

  World

  Nov 22, 2019
  
• Kaetlyn Osmond is retiring from competitive figure skating

  She announced her retirement from competitive figure skating on Thursday, ending a career capped with a remarkable season that included two Olympic medals and a world title.

  Canada

  May 2, 2019
  
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• Vladimir Putin ordered bomb threat plane to be downed in 2014, was canceled after false alarm

  Vladimir Putin in 2014 ordered a passenger aircraft which was reported to be carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi to be downed.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2018
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• Canada nabs Olympic bronze in luge after Russians stripped of medal from Sochi

  Canada's luge relay team is set to gain a bronze medal from the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

  Sports

  Dec 22, 2017
• Scott Thompson: Will Trump help Team Russia at winter games?

  Considering the rumoured bromance between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin, maybe The Donald will let the Russians join Team USA and they can all march under the stars and stripes.

  Dec 6, 2017
• New Russian doping report finds over 1,000 athletes involved in organized doping

  A new report into systematic Russian doping has found that more than 1,000 Russian athletes from summer and winter sports were involved in or benefited from an organized conspiracy over a four-year period.

  Sports

  Dec 9, 2016
• World record swimmer Normand Piché on crossing 5 continents in 86 days

  Normand Piché stopped by Global News on to guest host Global News Morning with anchor Laura Casella and weather specialist Kim Sullivan.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2016
• Goaltender Shannon Szabados returns to Canadian women’s hockey team

  The 30-year-old from Edmonton hasn't played for Canada's women since her 27 saves in Olympic women's hockey final in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.

  Sports

  Nov 23, 2016
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• Russian doping scandal: Canadian experts ‘repulsed,’ ‘disheartened’ by report’s findings

  Findings out of an investigation that confirmed Russia cheated at the Olympics has left Canadian leaders in the anti-doping field “repulsed,” “astonished,” and “devastated.”

  Health

  Jul 18, 2016
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• Russian doping report: How Russia pulled off state-sponsored cheating at the Olympics

  An independent investigation led by a Canadian law professor confirmed Monday that Russia cheated at the Olympics: widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russian sports that led to 312 falsified results spanning from 2011 to 2015. So, how did Russia do it?

  Sports

  Jul 18, 2016