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One of Canada’s most-decorated Olympians isn’t ready to stop competing at the Summer Games. Ahead of running in this weekend’s Grand Slam Track Miami event, Andre De Grasse said he intends on running at L.A. 2028. CBC | Sports News
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Calvin Pickard will be Oilers starting goalie in Game 5 against the L.A. Kings
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Tuesday morning that Pickard has “made some big saves when we’ve needed it.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Female athletes to be in majority at 2028 L.A. Olympics after big win for women’s soccer
The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16 teams for women and now just 12 for men. CBC | World News
Read More »IOC board puts boxing back on Olympic program for L.A. in 2028
Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian swim star McIntosh making big changes as she eyes even more gold in L.A. 2028
Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has decided to make a coaching change to help in her pursuit of five gold medals at the next Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »L.A. fire conditions made 35 per cent more likely thanks to climate change, researchers say
The fires that devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, killing 28 people and burning over 16,000 homes and buildings, are not a one-off, according to a new rapid analysis, and researchers say they are now significantly more likely to happen due to climate change. CBC | World News
Read More »These artists are making free paintings and sketches of people’s homes lost in the L.A. fires
A Los Angeles woman is painting watercolour images for people — free of charge — of their homes that were destroyed in the recent fires. And she’s not alone. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump wants states to pay more after disasters like L.A. wildfires. Here’s how FEMA works now
As U.S. President Donald Trump heads to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, here’s a look at what could change with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during his presidency. CBC | World News
Read More »Evacuations ordered as new, fast-moving wildfire threatens remote communities north of L.A.
Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new, fast-moving wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend. CBC | World News
Read More »Why those in L.A. whose homes were spared in wildfires could still face serious health risks
The massive scale of the Los Angeles wildfires means even people whose homes didn’t burn down face health concerns from airborne compounds in the ash and smoke, researchers say. CBC | World News
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