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Canada destroyed Japan 17-0 in the final game of the round robin at the women’s U18 world hockey championship. But now that the semifinals are set, don’t expect the Czech Republic to be pushovers despite the fact the Canadians are considered favourites on Saturday in Vantaa, Finland. CBC | Sports News
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Catriona Le May Doan passionate about new role as chair of Canada Games Council
Telling the story about the power of the Canada Games is a goal of retired long track speed skater Catriona Le May Doan, the recently elected chair to the Canada Games Council. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump has threatened Canada in all sorts of ways. What does he really want?
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Read More »Chaos and an abduction in Caracas as Canada recognizes Venezuelan opposition
Canada today recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, one day before Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in. Mass protests in the country saw the opposition leader emerge from hiding, only to be acducted and then released. CBC | World News
Read More »2-time Olympic champion Catriona Le May Doan elected chair of Canada Games Council
Catriona Le May Doan won Olympic gold at Nagano 1998 & Salt Lake City 2002 when she carried the flag into the Opening Ceremony. The long track speed skater has a long history with the Canada Games having competed for the first time in 1983. Fast forward 40 years later and she’s been elected as chair of the Canada Games ...
Read More »‘Where does the money go?’ Canada Soccer gets a red card for its finances
Gold medal wins and big-ticket sponsorship haven’t translated to revenues for Canada Soccer. Here’s why. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Michaela Gosselin wins back-to-back downhills on 7-podium day for Canada at Para alpine World Cup
Canada’s Para alpine skiers stole the show on Wednesday with seven podium finishes at a World Cup downhill event in Santa Caterina, Italy. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump responds to Trudeau resignation by suggesting Canada merge with U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal leader comes just two weeks before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president while threatening to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada on Day 1. CBC | World News
Read More »Shapovalov to lead Canada into 1st-round Davis Cup qualifier vs. Hungary in Montreal
Denis Shapovalov headlined Canada’s five-man roster for its first-round Davis Cup qualifier against Hungary, a lineup that did not include singles star Felix Auger-Aliassime. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond takes responsibility for 2nd straight disappointing world juniors
Canada was ousted from the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage with Thursday’s last-minute 4-3 loss to the Czech Republic. That shambolic result followed another disastrous exit at the same stage to the same opponent at the same tournament 12 months ago. CBC | Sports News
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