Canadian men’s Olympic team general manager Sean Burke still has many miles to travel to scout hours and hours of games. But the man put in charge of following the back-to-back golden footprints of Steve Yzerman likes what he has witnessed so far. CBC | Sports News
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Putin’s power play: Russia makes moves in the Middle East as the world watches North Korea
NORTH Korea has the world’s undivided attention as Kim Jong-un’s hermit regime blasts missiles miles out to sea – but while military powers watch the peninsula, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is seeking power elsewhere. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »How do you solve a problem like North Korea? Russia & China believe THEY have the answer
RUSSIA and China have developed a plan to put an end to North Korea’s repeated threats and are urging the US the join them. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Russia names flag-bearer as team heads to Rio Olympics
A depleted Russian team departed for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, missing dozens of athletes who were excluded amid the country’s doping scandal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump to Russia: Find Clinton’s missing emails
The Republican presidential nominee said that the 30,000 missing emails from Clinton’s private email server would reveal “some beauties” and made an extraordinary plea for a foreign power to locate them. CBC | World News
Read More »Why a full Olympic ban on Russia never had a chance
In the wake of the latest investigation into widespread, state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, many figured the IOC had a slam-dunk decision on its hands. But banning an entire country from the Olympics would have been easier said than done. CBC | World News
Read More »Fans fuming over IOC’s decision against blanket banning Russia
Fans and athletes aired their grievances with the IOC’s decision against banning all Russian athletes from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hayley Wickenheiser amongst Canadian athletes critical of IOC’s decision on Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser takes to Twitter alongside fellow Canadian athletes Jean-Luc Brassard, Adam van Koeverden and Catriona Le May Doan to voice their doubts on the IOC’s call to have individual sport federations determine whether Russian athletes are fit to compete at Rio 2016. CBC | Sports News
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