Tag Archives: Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Olympic team marched into Maracana Stadium to loud cheers at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. Rosie MacLennan, Canada's only gold medallist from the 2012 London Olym...

RIO DE JANEIRO - There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe - and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and history ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 per cent of the country's original team will compete after a doping scandal ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Volleyball player Gavin Schmitt says his bed in the Olympic athletes' village fits his six-foot-10 body just fine. "It's long enough," the Saskatoon native said Tuesday. "They put an ...

OTTAWA - Canoe Kayak Canada selected Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel to the Canadian Olympic team on Sunday after receiving two additional quota spots for the men's K2 200-metres event at the Rio Gam...

At some point during the rugby sevens competition at the Rio Olympics, Canadian captain Jen Kish will look up in the stands. She'll be searching for her father. "They'll be 8,000, 10,000, 15,000 peopl...

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal confirmed on Monday that he will retire at the end of the 2016 season. The 35-year-old Victoria native won the 2012 Giro d'Italia won stages in the Vuelta a Espaa (2009...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Declaring that the global drug-testing system is damaged, Olympic leaders and anti-doping officials vowed Tuesday to fix the problems and prevent the type of scandal that has embroile...

Anxiety has put a sudden stop to Graham DeLaet's golf season. The Weyburn golfer disclosed on twitter that anxiety over chipping and putting is the reason he withdrew from this week's PGA Tour st...

Overcoming personal and physical challenges, Jillian Gallays will soon realize her dream of chasing Olympic gold. The Saskatchewan native will make her Olympic wrestling debut this summer after qualif...