French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high. CBC | World News
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Determined Canadian basketball men secure Paris Paralympic berth
Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team will return to France in August to continue its run of Paralympic appearances from 1968 following a 72-60 victory over Italy in a crossover game Monday at a last-chance qualifying tournament in Antibes. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Paris Pulse: An Olympic spot in fencing, a Canadian Paralympic record in discus
In our weekly Olympic and Paralympic news update, we look at some of the Olympic qualifications for the week, from 17-year-old Nicholas Zhang qualifying in men’s epee fencing to Paralympic athlete Jesse Zesseu setting a Canadian record in men’s discus throw F37. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cam Levins matches Ben Flanagan’s Canadian 10K road mark at Paris Festival of Running
Cam Levins nearly picked up his sixth Canadian record on the road, covering the men’s 10-kilometre race in 28 minutes 11 seconds for sixth place at the Asics Festival of Running on Friday in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trio of Canadian sailors earn qualification to compete in Paris for Olympic Games
Canadian sailors Sarah Douglas, Will Jones and Justin Barnes have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The £600m theme park that’s the biggest in Europe and ‘just as good as Disneyland Paris’
Europa-Park boasts more than 100 rides, shows and attractions, which include 13 big dippers and 10 water coasters. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor is on a fast track to Paris Paralympics
Jacob Wassermann’s early success in the sport of Para rowing was never something the 24-year-old could have imagined even just a year ago when he first started getting serious about the sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Athletics Canada hopes to take last-ditch shot at qualifying men’s 4×400 relay team for Paris Olympics
Canada’s men’s 4×400-metre relay chances for Paris 2024 are hanging in the balance, and depending on what happens by the end of this week, their Olympic dreams will still be intact or could be over before they even had a chance to be fully realized. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gorgeous European city known as ‘little Paris’ which is the most affordable to live in
A new ranking has revealed the cheapest European capitals to live in – and it leaves travel bloggers completely “blown away” by its beauty. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »France asks for foreign police and military help with Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. CBC | World News
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