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O’Bryan Grandison, who served as a British police officer during the London 2012 games, has warned that France could face a wave of protests this summer. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Sudbury basketball player takes torch from father at Olympics
Syla Swords will be the youngest basketball player ever to represent Canada at the Olympics when she steps on the court in Paris next month. Her father, Shawn, wore the maple leaf for the men’s team in Sydney 24 years ago. CBC | Sports News
Read More »French soldier stabbed outside Paris train station amid heightened Olympics security
A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the alleged attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. CBC | World News
Read More »The village that helped Canada’s men’s basketball team return to the Olympics
There is a tight-knit but extensive basketball community in Canada that will be watching the men’s team at the Paris Olympics, beaming with pride about the small role each person played to get the program to this moment. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s basketball team faces U.S. in exhibition ahead of Paris Olympics
The Canadian men’s basketball team will get its first litmus test ahead of the Paris Olympics. Canada goes head-to-head with the United States on Wednesday night in an exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NBA star Antetokounmpo leads Greece into Olympics and Group A date with Canada’s men’s basketball team
Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian and his Greek team will be placed in Group A for the Paris Games, facing Australia, Canada and either Spain or Bahamas in the opening stage. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Russia says it won’t send wrestlers to the Paris Olympics as neutrals
Russia said on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete. The Russian wrestling federation said in a statement that its officials, coaches and athletes held a meeting and “came to an unanimous decision — to refuse to participate in the Olympic Games.” CBC | World News
Read More »Here’s how many medals Canada might win at the Olympics
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter digs into a fresh set of podium projections for Canadian athletes at the Paris Summer Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah to miss Paris Olympics after withdrawing from national trials with injury
Five-time Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican national championships due to injury and will be unable to defend her sprint titles at the Paris Games, her management agency said on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »In Paris, police step up encampment evictions ahead of the Olympics
Human rights groups say that in the approach to the Paris Olympics, police have stepped up evictions and deportations of people living and working on the streets of the capital and surrounding suburbs. They say law enforcement is targeting the city’s most vulnerable, in what some activists describe as social cleansing. CBC | World News
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