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This is a big year for Canadian basketball star Aaliyah Edwards, from going to the NCAA Final Four with her UConn team, to being drafted in the WNBA, to representing Canada at the Paris Olympics this summer. CBC | Sports News
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World Central Kitchen resuming Gaza aid mission after Israeli strikes killed Canadian, 6 other workers
The organization suspended food delivery in the region after the attack on three World Central Kitchen vehicles full of food from a nearby warehouse. CBC | World News
Read More »Giants make tight end Theo Johnson 2nd Canadian taken at NFL draft in Detroit
The New York Giants on Saturday selected Penn State tight end Theo Johnson of Ajax, Ont., with the seventh pick of the fourth round in the NFL draft Saturday. Offensive lineman Isaiah Adams was the first Canadian off the board when Arizona chose him on Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian offensive lineman Isaiah Adams selected by Cardinals in 3rd round of NFL draft
Isaiah Adams is an Arizona Cardinal. Arizona selected the Illinois offensive lineman with the seventh pick of the third round, No. 71 overall, in the NFL draft on Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jordi Fernandez still set to coach Canadian men’s basketball team at Olympics after taking Nets job
Canadian men’s national-team head coach Jordi Fernandez was hired Monday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, but Canada Basketball says the new job won’t affect the Spaniard’s place at the Paris Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Audrey Leduc sets new Canadian women’s 100m sprint record, achieves Paris Olympic standard
Audrey Leduc ran to a second-place finish in 10.96 seconds outdoors at the LSU Alumni Gold meet on Saturday, achieving the Paris Olympic standard and becoming the fastest Canadian women’s 100-metre sprinter. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team books ticket to Paralympics after routing Algeria
Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team is Paris bound. The group punched its ticket to the 2024 Paralympics by routing Algeria 88-30 on Friday at a qualifying tournament in Osaka, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Celine Dion, Michael J. Fox voice their support for Canadian Olympians in new video
Two of Canada’s biggest stars are all-in for Team Canada at this summer’s Paris Olympics and are keen to tell the stories of the homegrown athletes who will be competing there. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women earn 2nd straight blowout win over Spain at wheelchair basketball qualifier
Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team continued its strong start at the Paralympic qualifying tournament on Thursday in Osaka, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Resilience is one of Canadian women’s soccer team’s greatest assets as it looks to defend Olympic gold
It’s been a challenging three years for the Canadian women’s soccer team since they won the Olympic gold medal, but the resilience they demonstrate will serve them well in Paris. CBC | Sports News
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