Tokyo

• Danielle Dorris meets with Moncton fans after capturing 2 Paralympic medals

  Danielle Dorris is a gold and silver medal Paralympian from Moncton, N.B., and on Saturday she met with some hometown fans at the weekend market.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2021
  
• Montreal hosts major 3×3 basketball tournament — with a twist

  Montreal is hosting a major 3x3 tournament right in the heart of downtown Quartier Des Spectacles. It features twenty teams from around the world.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2021
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• Tokyo Paralympics open in empty stadium, just like Olympics

  The Paralympics have kicked off in Tokyo, with athletes once again competing in mostly empty stadiums.

  Sports

  Aug 24, 2021
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• Olympian who protested boycott in 1980 shares perspective on Beijing Games boycott

  With less than six months until Beijing hosts the world, there are calls for a boycott. An athlete who has been through another Olympic boycott says Canadians deserve to compete.

  Politics

  Aug 10, 2021
• Regina athlete headed to Paralympics to compete in wheelchair racing

  Jessica Frotten is on her way to Tokyo to compete for Team Canada in wheelchair racing at the upcoming Paralympic Games.

  Sports

  Aug 8, 2021
• Japan expands state of emergency to 4 other areas as Tokyo Olympics continue

  Japan reported 10,687 cases Thursday, exceeding 10,000 for the first time. It has recorded 15,166 fatalities from COVID-19, including 2,288 in Tokyo, since the pandemic began.

  World

  Jul 30, 2021
• Canada’s elite athletes at greater risk for mental disorders, study finds

  A new study, one of the first of its kind here at home, has revealed 41 per cent of elite Canadian athletes meet the criteria for one or more mental disorders.

  Health

  Jul 30, 2021
• Penny Oleksiak’s family reflects after she becomes Canada’s most decorated summer Olympian

  "This is probably the most driven and positive she's sounded in a long time," Hayley Oleksiak, Penny Oleksiak's sister, told Global News while reflecting on recent conversations.

  Sports

  Jul 29, 2021
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• ‘I could be up there’: Lethbridge athletes inspired by Olympic women’s success

  As of Wednesday, a total of nine medals had been earned for Canada in female sports, four of which were in swimming events.

  Features

  Jul 28, 2021
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• Tokyo sets new record in COVID-19 cases with Olympics underway

  The new cases exceeded the earlier record of 2,848 set the previous day and brought the total for the Japanese capital to 206,745 since the pandemic began.

  World

  Jul 28, 2021