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Canada takes on the host team in Olympic women’s soccer on Sunday in St-Etienne, France. Watch live coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
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Government withholding some of Canada Soccer’s funding after Olympic women’s team spying scandal
Canada sports minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is withholding some of Canada Soccer’s funding following a spying scandal involving the Olympic women’s soccer team. FIFA docked six points from the team due to a drone spying scandal at the Paris Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic soccer, bans coach Bev Priestman for 1 year in drone spying scandal
FIFA came down hard on Canada Soccer on Saturday for a drone spying scandal, deducting six points from the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Paris Games and banning three staff members, including head coach Bev Priestman, for one year each. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Canada vs. Greece in Olympic men’s basketball
Canada returns to the Olympic men’s basketball tournament for the first time since Sydney 2000. Watch their opening match at Paris 2024 as they face Giannis Antetokounmpo and Team Greece on Saturday at 3 p.m ET. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Charron, de Grasse lead Canada in rainy trip down Seine as Céline Dion closes Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Céline Dion returned to the world stage at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris, in her first public performance since revealing she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, to close out the event on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sinclair, Labbé deny viewing drone footage as scandal threatens to tarnish Canada Soccer
Former captain Christine Sinclair says she had never been shown or discussed drone footage in team or individual meetings she was a part of during 23 years on the national team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump comeback could see familiar faces re-emerge — and they may spell trouble for Canada
Two-thirds of Canadians say a second Donald Trump term would be either ‘”bad news” or “terrible news” for Canada, according to a poll of 1,435 adults conducted by the Angus Reid Institute. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada Soccer suspends women’s head coach Priestman for remainder of Paris Olympics
Canadian women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by Canada Soccer, the organization announced in a statement on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Canada vs. New Zealand in Olympic women’s soccer
The Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team takes on New Zealand in the Paris 2024 tournament opener for both teams on Thursday. Watch live coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nearly 100 years after its last medal, men’s basketball in Canada finally has its own Dream Team
After a 24-year absence, Canada’s Olympic men’s basketball team enters the Paris 2024 tournament in a unique position — newcomers with unfinished business. CBC | Sports News
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