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TOKYO - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native coun...

Canadian women continued their winning ways at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as Maude Charron's weightlifting gold capped off a four-medal day for Canada's athletes. Charron, from Rimouski, Que., fini...

TOKYO - Weightlifter Maude Charron has won Canada’s second gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Charron, from Rimouski, Que., finished first in the women’s 64-kilogram competition after a succes...

TOKYO - Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard has won Canada's second judo medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze in the women's under-63-kilogram competition. The judoka from St-Hubert, Que., defea...

Bianca Andreescu got so used to winning in 2019 she almost forgot what it felt like to lose. The 21-year-old Canadian tennis star has been relearning to deal with disappointment on the court this seas...

TOKYO (AP) - Japan's capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essent...

TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Recently retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming has died. He was 77 years old. Enzi died peacefully Monday surrounded by family and friends, former Enzi spokesman Max D'Onofrio s...

TOKYO - Canada has defeated Mexico 3-2 to win the bronze medal in softball at the Tokyo Olympics. It's the first medal for the Canadian team in the history of Olympic softball, which was dropped from ...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have added defenceman Brenden Dillon to their squad. The Jets acquired the 30-year-old blueliner from the Washington Capitals on Monday in exchange for two second-round dr...