Kayla Alexander had 17 points and 14 rebounds but Canada fell 60-55 to Spain on Friday in FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament action in Sopron, Hungary. CBC | Sports News
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Global Affairs ‘aware of reports’ of missing Canadian in Gaza Strip
Ottawa says it is aware of reports that another Canadian citizen has gone missing in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian women’s water polo team drops match to Olympic-spot rivals at worlds
Canada’s quest for Olympic qualification in women’s water polo hit a speedbump on Thursday, losing a chance to advance directly to the quarterfinals at the World Aquatics Championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sonjaa Schmidt becomes 1st Canadian to win U23 Nordic gold at world ski championships
Sonjaa Schmidt snatched gold during the final straight of the women’s 1.2-kilometre Sprint Final Classic on Tuesday, beating out five competitors to cross the finish line first with a time of 2:35.82. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist missing in Gaza for 2 weeks turns up alive
A Canadian Palestinian citizen journalist who has been missing for more than two weeks and had been feared dead has turned up alive in Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »Marco Arop sets Canadian 1,000m indoor record at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Canada’s Marco Arop won the men’s 1,000 metres in a Canadian indoor record time at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Sunday to claim his fourth middle-distance national record time. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Speed skater Maltais edges fellow Canadian Blondin for overall women’s mass start World Cup title
While Canada’s long track speed skaters didn’t collect any medals on the final day of the World Cup season finale on Sunday, Valérie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin still gave the Quebec City crowd plenty to cheer about after the women’s mass start event brought the competition to a close. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s water polo team wins opener at World Aquatics Championships
With their Olympic dreams on the line, the Canadian women’s water polo team was looking to get off to a good start at the World Aquatics Championships. They couldn’t have hoped for a better result in their opening match, breezing to a 24-2 victory over South Africa on Sunday in Doha. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian teen captures 1st career World Cup aerials win
Quebec City’s Alexandre Duchaine landed his first men’s aerials World Cup win in style on Saturday. The 19-year-old posted a double full-double full, a move he hadn’t performed in more than two years, to take gold. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian speed skater Dubreuil claims 500m silver at Quebec City World Cup
Canada’s long track speed skaters won two more medals on home ice at the World Cup season finale in Quebec City on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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