Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe wins Olympic gold medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Erica Wiebe has won Olympic gold in women's wrestling. The 27-year-old from Ottawa beat Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan in Thursday's final of the 75-kilogram category. Wiebe d...
Aug 19, 2016
End of the road: Canadian men's volleyball team lose in Rio after dream run
RIO DE JANEIRO - The dream run for Canada's men's volleyball team came to an end on Day 12 of the Rio Olympics after the squad bowed out one game shy of competing for a medal. The 12th-ranked Canadian...
Aug 17, 2016
Canada's Derek Drouin wins gold medal in men's high jump
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada's Derek Drouin has won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the Rio Olympics. Drouin didn't miss a single attempt en route to winning with a season-best jump of two metres ...
Aug 16, 2016
Canada's bid for shot at Olympic soccer gold ends with loss to Germany
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - There will be no shot at Olympic gold for Canada's women's soccer team. Second-ranked Germany defeated No. 10 Canada 2-0 in the semifinals today in Belo Horizonte. The loss en...
Aug 16, 2016
Barber crashes out of pole vault event as Canada's medal streak ends at nine days
RIO DE JANEIRO - As the pole vault bar fell 5.65 metres to the ground, Shawn Barber's Olympic dreams came crashing down with it. It was a bitter but fitting end to Day 10 of the Rio Olympics for Canad...
Aug 16, 2016
Barber crashes out of pole vault event as Canada's medal streak ends at nine days
RIO DE JANEIRO - As the pole vault bar fell 5.65 metres to the ground, Shawn Barber's Olympic dreams came crashing down with it. It was a bitter but fitting end to Day 10 of the Rio Olympics for Canad...
Aug 15, 2016
Theisen-Eaton, track cyclist ring up two more medals for Canada's Olympic women
RIO DE JANEIRO - It didn't take long for Canada to match its track and field medal total from the London Olympics. Brianne Theisen-Eaton put a tough first day of the heptathlon behind her and fought b...
Aug 14, 2016
Humboldt's Brianne Theisen-Eaton wins bronze in the women's heptathlon
Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton roared back to win bronze in the women's heptathlon at the Rio Olympics. The two-time world silver medallist from Humboldt, Sask., was in sixth place after a rocky Day 1...
Aug 13, 2016
Canadian women win bronze medal in cycling team pursuit
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada defeated New Zealand on Saturday to win a bronze medal in the women's track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal's Kirsti Lay, Calgary's Allison Beveridge, ...
Aug 13, 2016
MacLennan repeats as Canada wins medal of each colour on Day 7 of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rosie MacLennan's historic defence of her Olympic trampoline title highlighted a three-medal day for Canada on Friday at the Rio Games. MacLennan delivered an impressive mix of flips,...
Aug 13, 2016
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