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More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors. CBC | World News
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Canadian Paralympic Committee CEO acknowledges dip in medal standings, calls for added investment
Canadian Paralympic Committee CEO Karen O’Neill acknowledges the team’s showing at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games wasn’t the same as past years. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. House committee posts videos of Clintons answering questions about Epstein
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton distanced themselves from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in closed-door depositions with lawmakers, according to videos that were released Monday by a House committee. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian Paralympic Committee speaks out against decision to reinstate Russia, Belarus ahead of Games
The International Paralympic Committee’s general assembly voted last September to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their own flags with their anthems at the upcoming Paralympics in Italy. The Canadian Paralympic Committee spoke out against and voted against that decision. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell takes the Fifth in U.S. House committee appearance from prison
Lawmakers tried on Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be self-incriminating. CBC | World News
Read More »Plane carrying 19 passengers ‘vanishes from radar’ as crisis committee established
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Read More »Canadian Olympic Committee launches 10-year strategic plan before Milano-Cortina Olympics
The Canadian Olympic Committee on Monday announced a 10-year strategic plan to strengthen its mission to transform Canada through the power of sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision meets in Cairo
The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve conditions there. CBC | World News
Read More »International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions). CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. House Committee releases more files from Epstein sex trafficking investigation
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