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‘We’re a damn good team’: Canadian soccer players defiant in face of adversity

Vanessa Gilles’s teammates know her as “the magnet.” The nickname comes from the veteran centre back’s knack for attracting the…

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COC, Canada Soccer appeal FIFA’s 6-point deduction from women’s team in Olympic tournament

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer are appealing FIFA’s six-point penalty to the national women’s soccer team in the…

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86-year-old retiring nurse recalls stretcher races, animal crackers and keeping it light for the team

Kathy Skinner, a nurse for 65 years who has worked in both Canada and the U.S., says she’s discovered a…

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Canada

Canada men’s soccer team attempted to use drones at Copa America, CEO says amid spying scandal

The CEO of Canada Soccer says the men’s national soccer team “attempted drone usage” during the Copa America tournament that…

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How Ottawa’s Marial Shayok nearly led South Sudan past a star-studded U.S. men’s basketball team

It was nearly one of the greatest basketball upsets of all time. South Sudan, 43.5-point underdogs in a pre-Olympic exhibition…

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Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris

Palestinian Olympic athletes were greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived…

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Team Canada soccer drone: 2 sent home ahead of Olympics

An analyst and an assistant coach with Canada Soccer are being removed from the Canadian Olympic Team and “sent home…

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‘Lit a fire in our bellies’: New Zealand soccer team motivated by Canada drone scandal

The motivation to upset the reigning Olympic women’s soccer champions was already high for New Zealand forward Indiah-Page Riley and…

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2024 Paris Olympics: Team Canada departs Toronto airport

Canadian Olympians were given a hero’s send-off at Toronto’s Pearson Airport as they departed for the Paris Games on Wednesday…

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Nearly 100 years after its last medal, men’s basketball in Canada finally has its own Dream Team

Midway through the second quarter of last Sunday’s final pre-Olympic tune-up, with Canada leading Puerto Rico by five points, Nickeil…

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