Russia confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data. The case now heads to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CBC | World News
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World juniors roundup: Czechs stun Russia to delight home crowd in tournament opener
Jan Jenik had a goal and an assist as the host Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 win over Russia on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia extends detention of Canadian-American citizen Paul Whelan
A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the detention of former U.S. marine Paul Whelan, a Canadian-American citizen, until March 29 on espionage charges, Interfax news agency reported. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that’s nonsense. CBC | Sports News
Read More »As Russia, China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes in Idlib intensity
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »As Russia and China veto humanitarian aid to Syria, airstrikes intensify in Idlib
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia plans to file appeal against Olympic ban
Russia has signalled it will file an appeal against its four-year Olympic ban due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions that President Vladimir Putin on Thursday branded as “unfair.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »FBI’s Russia probe made errors, but wasn’t biased, says U.S. justice watchdog
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, but that it was free of political bias. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian athletes say WADA sanctions against Russia ‘not enough’
The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don’t convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year’s Summer Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer’s Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. CBC | Sports News
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