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Canadian speedskaters win two silver medals at World Cup event in Poland
Canada's Laurent Dubreuil competes during the 1000m Men event of the World Championships at Thialf ice arena Heerenveen, Netherlands, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Defending champion Baird squeaks through Big Air qualifying in Edmonton
Canadian rider Jasmine Baird will have the chance to defend her FIS Big Air Snowboard title at Commonwealth Stadium. But she had to sweat out a nervous qualifying process first. Baird competes during the women's World Cup slopestyle snowboard event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate at Paris Olympics as neutrals, IOC says
FILE - A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Russia and its ally Belarus have been invited to compete at the Asian Games in the next step to qualify athletes for next year’s Paris Olympics. The arrangement has been brokered by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC indicated on Wednesday that it favours allowing Russians to compete at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Canada's sport minister supports Haudenosaunee bid to play lacrosse at 2028 Olympics
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Alpine Canada hoping Tremblant World Cup becomes a fixture after successful weekend
Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA speeds down the course as she races in the women's World Cup giant slalom in Mont Tremblant, Que., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt claims World Cup ski jumping silver
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt competes in the large hill HS 140 ski jumping event, during the World Cup, in Lillehammer, Norway, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Geir Olsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
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World Cup skiers excited for new event in Tremblant: ‘It’s gonna be pretty sick’
Valerie Grenier, Canada’s National Ski Team, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin, United States Alpine Ski team take part in a press conference in Mont Tremblant, Que., Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, prior to the women's World Cup giant slalom ski races on Saturday and Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian speedskater Maltais earns silver in World Cup mass start
From left, 2nd place Canadian Valerie Maltais, 1st place Dutch Irene Schouten and 3rd place American Mia Kilburg-Manganello during World Cup skating event in Stavanger, Norway, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (Carina Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
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Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh races to 400 IM win at U.S. Open
Summer McIntosh, of Canada, competes in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 30, 2023. McIntosh finished first. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Canadian women’s ski jump team chases excellence from base abroad
PLANICA, SLOVENIA - MARCH 01: Alexandria Loutitt of Canada (L) awaits her result with Abigail Strate of Canada after her final round during the Ski Jumping Women's Individual HS138 at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Planica on March 01, 2023 in Planica, Slovenia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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IOC lines up France to host 2030 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City for 2034 edition
Switzerland's Marco Tade takes pictures by the Olympic Rings during a training for the men's freestyle moguls skiing competition ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Canada edges United States in women’s goalball final at Parapan Am Games
Canada's Amy Burk, celebrates during a women's goalball preliminary game against Peru at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile in this Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 handout photo. Emma Reinke's hat trick helped Canada to a 4-2 victory over two-time defending champions Brazil in the women’s goalball semifinals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Angela Burger, Canadian Paralympic Committee *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Road to 2024 Summer Olympics has already begun for surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin
Sanoa Dempfle-Olin of Tofino, B.C., shown in a handout photo, became the first Canadian to ever qualify for the Olympics in surfing last month at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She says her life has been a whirlwind since then and now she's figuring out how to prepare for the 2024 Paris Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marcus Paladino/Red Bull Content Pool **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Levine wins boccia gold, wheelchair rugby team to play for gold at Parapan Am Games
Canada's Alison Levine, competes against Colombia's Leidy Chica in the women's BC4 individual boccia final at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile in this Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Angela Burger, Canadian Paralympic Committee *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Madell scores 30 tries, Canada beats U.S. in wheelchair rugby at Parapan Am Games
Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta., scored 30 of his team's 46 tries as Canada surged into the wheelchair rugby semifinals at the 2023 Parapan Am Games with a 46-41 win over the archrival United States on Tuesday. Madell (33) passes the ball during wheelchair rugby mixed match 13 against the U.S.A., at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Santiago 2023, Photosport, Dragomir Yankovic, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Table tennis player Stephanie Chan wins Canada’s first medal at Parapan Am Games
Canada has a total of 135 athletes in Santiago, competing in 14 different sports.
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Five Canadians to watch in Parapan American Games
Canada's Patrick Anderson, left, dribbles the ball during the men's wheelchair basketball final game at the 2012 Paralympics in London on September 8, 2012. Patrick Anderson's music career will have to wait. The three-time Paralympic gold medallist has returned to Canada's wheelchair basketball team, hoping to help Canada climb the medal podium at the world championships. The 39-year-old from Fergus, Ont., who lost his legs in a car accident at the age of nine, helped Canada win gold at the 2000, 2004, and 2012 Paralympics, plus silver in 2008, but he left the sport after the 2012 London Games to pursue a music career. He and wife Anna Paddock make up the musical duo The Lay Awakes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Lefteris Pitarakis
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Canada’s Bridges flips from ice to field, competes in throwing at Parapan Am Games
Canada's Billy Bridges, right, and Japan's Kazuhiro Takahashi chase the puck during first period semifinal ice sledge hockey action at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday March 18 2010. Decorated para hockey player Bridges is about to make his international debut in a summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Team Manitoba to face off against Team Ontario in mixed curling semifinals
Curling rocks rest in the rings at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, March 6, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian hammer thrower Katzberg credits coaches for rapid rise to Olympic favourite
Canada's Ethan Katzberg celebrates winning the gold medal setting a new Pan American record in the men's hammer throw final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. The Nanaimo, B.C., native enjoyed a breakout season for the ages in 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia
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Homan, Jones stay unbeaten, roll into Kioti National quarterfinals
Ontario fourth Rachel Homan calls out to the sweepers while playing Team Wild Card 3 at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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UFC adds Canadian fighters to January UFC 297 card at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena
Mike Malott reacts after defeating Adam Fugitt by submission during a UFC 289 welterweight bout, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Manitoba’s Kurz remains undefeated at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Curling stones are seen on the ice at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, February 24, 2023. Kyle Kurz and his team from the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg are the only unbeaten rink after four days and 11 draws of action at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Unbeaten McDonald, Kurz lead Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Team Nova Scotia skip Scott McDonald directs his teammates as he plays Team Canada at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, March 9, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Only three unbeaten teams remain at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Team Northwest Territories skip Jamie Koe takes on Team Yukon at the Brier in Kingston, Ont., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Middleweight title on the line as UFC returns to Toronto with January card
Sean Strickland, right, kicks Alex Pereira in a middleweight bout during the UFC 276 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Locher
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Paris Olympics loom for Canadian athletes as Pan American Games conclude
Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin competes during the women's shortboard final for the gold surfing event of the Pan American Games Santiago 2023 in Punta de Lobos beach in Pichilemu, Chile, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canadian athletes pursued a mishmash of goals at Pan American Games
Canada's athletes wait for the closing ceremony of the Pan American Games at Bicentenario stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Canada’s breaking star Philip Kim captures Pan Am Games gold, Olympic berth
Canada's Philip Kim (B-Boy Phil Wizard) competes against Jeff Louis (B-Boy Jeffro) of the United States in the B-boys gold medal finals for breaking at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Dubois stars in five-medal day for Canada skaters at Four Continents Championships
Steven Dubois of Canada skates during the 1500-metre semifinal race at the World Cup Short Track Speedskating event in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Canada’s Ethan Katzberg strikes gold again in hammer throw at Pan American Games
Pan-Am Games - Santiago 2023 - Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw Final - Coliseo Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile - November4, 2023 Canada's Ethan Katzberg in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada’s Laos-Loo at Pan American Games
Canada's Claudia Laos-Loo competes in women's individual kata karate competition at the Pan American Games, in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Canadian paddlers strike triple gold at Pan American Games
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Sprint - Women's K1 200m - Quarterfinals - Sea Forest Waterway, Tokyo, Japan – August 2, 2021. Michelle Russell of Canada in action REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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Canada’s Gushue through to men’s Pan Continental Curling final with win over U.S.
Team Canada skip Brad Gushue makes a shot as lead Geoff Walker, left, and second E.J. Harnden sweep as they take on Taiwan at the Pan Continental Curling Championship in Kelowna, B.C. in this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Curling Canada, Michael Burns *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada’s artistic swimmers airtime
Canada's team compete during the artistic swimming teams acrobatic routine gold event of the Pan American Games Santiago 2023, at the Aquatics Centre in the National Stadium Sports Park, in Santiago, on November 3, 2023. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Olympic hopefuls needed a home. A Calgary retirement community stepped pp.
Anton Hood, the skip, or captain, of New ZealandÕs national curling team, greets a resident of the Chartwell Colonel Belcher Retirement Residence, a senior living community, in Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 18, 2023. New ZealandÕs curling team wanted to train with the Òbig boysÓ in Canada, and a group of enthusiastic seniors has provided housing, a cheering section and lots of advice. (Todd Korol/The New York Times)