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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
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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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