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Canadian short track speed skater William Dandjinou continued his winning ways at a World Cup event in Dresden, Germany, on Saturday. The Montreal native finished the men’s 1,500-metre final in two minutes 11.460 seconds to win his second straight gold medal in the distance. CBC | Sports News
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‘I needed it for sure’: Snowboarding opens unexpected doors for Canada’s Liam Gill
When Liam Gill felt he didn’t belong, snowboarding came to his rescue. Diagnosed with a language processing disorder and dyslexia, Gill struggled to understand and make himself understood in school. Toting his snowboard to Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park several times a week, Gill would come off the hill buzzing with purpose. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Raptors acquire Canada’s Olynyk in trade with Jazz on NBA’s deadline day: reports
Canadian big man Kelly Olynyk has been acquired by the Toronto Raptors in a multi-player deal with the Utah Jazz, according to multiple reports Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s basketball team approaching Olympic qualifier with level of naiveté
As the Canadian women’s basketball team settles in Sopron, Hungary, for its Olympic qualifying tournament, its veterans are leaning on the younger players as much as the opposite is true. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Saskatoon-bred hockey players return home for Team Canada’s rivalry game against U.S.
Sophie Shirley and Emily Clark are preparing alongside their Team Canada teammates to come back from a 3-1 series deficit against their rivals, the U.S. National Women’s hockey team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Kia Nurse to miss Olympic qualifying tournament with minor injury
Kia Nurse will miss out on the upcoming FIBA Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament due to an injury. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mark Arendz leads Canada’s Para biathlon medal haul with 3rd World Cup win of week
Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., won his third consecutive Para biathlon race of the week on Sunday, capturing the men’s 10 km individual event at a World Cup in Martell, Italy. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Gilles, Poirier win Four Continents ice dance title
Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured their first International Skating Union title on Sunday, winning the gold medal in ice dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Simoneau wins artistic swimming silver at World Aquatics Championships
Montreal’s Jacqueline Simoneau earned a long-awaited medal for Canada on Saturday. The 27-year-old secured an artistic swimming silver medal in the women’s solo technical at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold in Italy
Canadian Reece Howden captured his second victory of the ski cross World Cup season on Saturday, crossing the finish line first in Alleghe, Italy. The 25-year-old now sits atop the men’s ski cross standings. CBC | Sports News
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