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Canadian lawyer William Schabas, an international scholar on genocide, has been criticized by friend and foe for first researching crimes against the Muslim Rohingya of Myanmar and now defending the state accused of perpetrating them. CBC | World News
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Canadian skin banks ready to help New Zealand treat volcanic eruption victims
International tissue banks have mobilized to help New Zealand meet its need for an estimated 1.2 million square centimetres of skin to be grafted onto victims of Monday’s eruption on White Island, which killed 16 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian women remain undefeated at Cape Town 7s
The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team are a perfect 2-0 in pool play at the HSBC World Series Rugby Sevens event after beating Spain on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa. CBC | Sports News
Read More »No need to panic, Brad Gushue says, Canadian curling is just fine
It’s approaching two years since there was all that panic, look yourself in the mirror moments and hyperbolic talk about Canada needing a curling summit in the wake of last Olympics. Time for a reality check. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian athletes say WADA sanctions against Russia ‘not enough’
The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don’t convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year’s Summer Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women just miss out on gold in Dubai
The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team fell 17-14 to New Zealand in a hard-fought gold-medal final at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Erica Wiebe takes 1 small step towards Tokyo at Canadian wrestling trials
Former Olympic champion Erica Wiebe finds herself on the ropes in the quest to qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. But the 30-year-old made some small gains at the Canadian wrestling trials in Niagara Falls, Ont. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women use balanced attack to crush Brazil at Sevens Series in Dubai
With captain Ghislaine Landry on the sidelines for most of the match, Canada stormed to a 43-0 win over Brazil to improve to 2-0 at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian dance duo Gilles-Poirier aim for podium in Grand Prix Final
There is nothing better than a competition featuring the world’s best skaters going head to head at the halfway point in the season. This is exactly what will be happening in Torino, Italy at the end of this week when the top six finishers from the six-event Grand Prix Series head to the Grand Prix Final. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian race driver Robert Wickens refuses to surrender to crash that left him paralyzed
In October, Robert Wickens stood to dance with his new bride, Karli, a defiant celebration of the progress the Guelph, Ont., race car driver has made since a horrifying crash last year left him paralyzed. CBC | Sports News
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