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Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee set a North American 20-kilometre record on Sunday at the Australian 20km Race Walking Championships. CBC | Sports News
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AFC Toronto lands Canadian forward Mya Jones on season-long loan from NWSL’s San Diego Wave
Calgary’s Mya Jones, fresh off a successful rookie campaign with the NWSL’s San Diego Wave, has signed with AFC Toronto of the Northern Super League on a season-long loan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How Mexican cartels and Chinese criminal networks are moving ‘cocaine of the sea’ through Canadian ports
Chinese crime networks and Mexican cartels are using Canadian ports to trade highly lucrative fish bladders for the precursor chemicals needed to produce fentanyl. CBC | World News
Read More »Summer McIntosh swims to new Canadian, Commonwealth-record time in women’s 800m
Summer McIntosh just keeps getting faster. The 18-year-old swimmer broke a Canadian and Commonwealth record in the women’s 800-metre freestyle on Thursday night at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships in Plantation, Fla. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian residents are racing to save the data in Trump’s crosshairs
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration removes access to government websites and databases with critical medical and environmental data used around the world, some Canadian residents are playing key roles in the effort to preserve copies. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian short trackers show up in Milan as complete force less than one year from Olympics
Canada has all but locked up the first-ever team Crystal Globe, while star William Dandjinou leads the men’s standings. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Fueled by grudge, Nuggets’ Jamal Murray sets NBA single-game record for points by Canadian with 55
The only thing hotter than Jamal Murray’s jumper on Wednesday night might have been his temper. The Denver guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday. Two days later, Murray let his play do his chirping with a career-best 55 points the Nuggets’ 132-121 victory. CBC | Sports ...
Read More »Grassroots participation in Canadian hockey slowly beginning to rebound from pandemic, scandal
In 2019, more than 500,000 boys were registered for minor hockey in Canada. One year later, the number dropped under 375,000. In the years since, registration has slowly risen once again, and in 2023 it was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Kenyan ice hockey team on the rise has some Canadian connections
The Ice Lions hockey team based in Nairobi has its sights set on playing in the Olympics. The team recently celebrated its first title win in a friendly league, facing off against amateurs from ‘colder nations’ on home ice — a rink that was set up by a group of Canadians in 2005. The team is only the fifth African ...
Read More »Michael Czerny, Canadian cardinal at Vatican, blasts ‘ruthless’ plans to dismantle USAID
The Vatican’s charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAID, with Pope Francis’s point-man on development aid insisting that the Trump administration remember Christian principles about caring for others as it begins governing. CBC | World News
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