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Canadian swim star Penny Oleksiak denies drug use, says she’ll keep training despite 2-year suspension
A two-year suspension from competitive swimming has forced Penny Oleksiak to answer questions about drug use, train by herself in public pools and defend her legacy as Canada’s most decorated female Olympian. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Blues’ Binnington focused on his game with Canadian Olympic selection looming
Goalie Jordan Binnington backstopped Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off and opened the NHL season as the front-runner to start in February’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games. But a sluggish start, for both him and the St. Louis Blues, has raised questions about where he fits in Canada’s Olympic plan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speedskater Courtney Sarault on top of her game ahead of Milano Cortina 2026
Short track speedskater Courtney Sarault’s mentality carried her to her first Crystal Globe success at the 2025 ISU Short Track World Tour circuit after earning a silver in the 1,500-metre final — making her the first Canadian woman to do so. She is expected to be named to the Canadian Olympic team later this month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Malindi Elmore sets masters record with 4th-fastest marathon by Canadian woman all-time
Fresh off her strongest of 10 marathon builds, Malindi Elmore set a Canadian masters record (45-49 age bracket) for women with a time of two hours 24 minutes 54 seconds on a warm Sunday in Valencia, Spain. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speed skater Weidemann races to 5,000m silver at World Cup in Netherlands
Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann won the silver medal in the women’s 5,000 metres Friday at the third event of the World Cup speed skating season in Heerenveen, Netherlands. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian sit-skier Samuel Peters races towards Milano Cortina in his 2nd FIS season
Last year, Samuel Peters podiumed seven times as a rookie in his first FIS season. Gearing up for a second season bookmarked by the Winter Paralympics, the skit-skier told CBC Sports about his introduction to the sport and his hopes to continue racing. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Josh Naylor, who starred after trade to Mariners, named top Canadian in MLB for 2025
Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor of Mississauga, Ont., has won the 2025 Tip O’Neill Award, presented annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the top Canadian player in Major League Baseball. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier sit 3rd at Grand Prix Final
Canadian ice dance duo Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit third after the rhythm dance at the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Thursday in Nagoya, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mastermind behind 2021 kidnapping of missionaires in Haiti — including a Canadian — sentenced to life
The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced on Wednesday in a U.S. court to life in prison for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American missionaries, along with one Canadian. CBC | World News
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