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After a two-year study of abuse in sports, a parliamentary committee is calling for sweeping changes to better protect athletes from sexual and physical abuse — including mandatory criminal record checks for all officials, coaches and volunteers and a new database to search past complaints, arrests and convictions. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian cricketers join marquee names from abroad for GT20 Canada competition
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and Pakistan captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi are among the marquee cricket names slated to play in this summer’s GT20 Canada competition. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s soccer team ‘deeply disturbed’ after player targeted with online racist abuse
Canada’s impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost, with Canada Soccer saying one of its players was a victim of online racial abuse following Thursday’s match in Atlanta. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Greatest Olympic swimming team in Canadian history’ heading to Paris Games, says longtime analyst
Longtime veteran NBC swimming analyst and Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines says it’ll be powerhouse nations USA and Australia fighting for the top of the medal table in Paris but Canada has entered the conversation as a serious contender. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics
After just missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, Caeli McKay will look to stand on the Olympic podium for the first time when she leads a young Canadian diving team this summer in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The Canadian men’s soccer team takes on South America’s best at the Copa America
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the Copa America, a big test for Canada as it prepares for the 2026 World Cup. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Copa America presents ‘massive’ test for Canadian men’s soccer team
After flaming out at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, Canada has qualified for Copa America, the South American soccer championship that includes some of the best nations in the world. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Coach Jesse Marsch finalizes Canadian men’s roster for 1st Copa America appearance
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has finalized his roster for Copa America, finding places for late call-ups Ali Ahmed, Tani Oluwaseyi and Jacen Russell-Rowe in his 26-man squad. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic 3×3 player hopes to inspire daughter, young hoopers to chase dreams
Humboldt-born Paige Crozon will be part of Canada’s first-ever 3×3 basketball team heading to the 2024 Olympics Paris, but getting buckets isn’t her only job. She is also raising her five-year-old daughter Poppy and runs the Living Skies Indigenous Basketball League in Saskatchewan CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba
The Royal Canadian Navy now finds itself in the unusual position of both shadowing Russian warships as a threat in the Caribbean and sharing an anchorage with them as a guest in the port of Havana — because Canada accepted an invitation to send a patrol ship to Cuba while the Russian navy is in town. CBC | World News
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