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McIntosh breaks world record in women's 400m IM at Canadian swimming trials;

McIntosh breaks world record in women's 400m IM at Canadian swimming trials

May 16 , 2024 at 06:19:15 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women's 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials.

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Canada bests Dominican Republic in straight sets, moves to 1-1 in VNL play; Canada players celebrate their point against Dominican Republic during a Volleyball Women's Nations League match at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday\.

Canada bests Dominican Republic in straight sets, moves to 1-1 in VNL play

May 16 , 2024 at 10:49:02 p.m. EDT • :

Canada earned a straight-sets victory over the Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League play Thursday night. The Canadian women won the opening set 25-20 and the second set 25-21 before edging the Dominican Republic 25-22 in the third to clinch the win.

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Canada rebounds from Austria scare to rout Norway, maintaining top spot in Group A; Canada's Ridly Greig, left, and Jared McCann, battle for the puck with Norway's Eirik Östrem Salsten during a prelimanry round game at the world ice hockey championships in Prague, Czech Republic on Thursday\.

Canada rebounds from Austria scare to rout Norway, maintaining top spot in Group A

May 16 , 2024 at 06:09:37 p.m. EDT • :

Canada eased past Norway 4-1 on Thursday for its fourth straight win at the ice hockey world championship after not allowing a single shot on goal in the first two periods.

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Canadian women grab 2 wins on opening day of final Olympic 3x3 basketball qualifier; From left: Katherine Plouffe, Paige Crozon, Kacie Bosch and Michelle Plouffe earned a pair of wins Thursday to begin play at a 16-team, last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in Debrecen, Hungary\.

Canadian women grab 2 wins on opening day of final Olympic 3x3 basketball qualifier

May 16 , 2024 at 02:39:27 p.m. EDT • :

Canada began play with mixed results Thursday at a last-chance Olympic 3x3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. The top-ranked women opened with victories over Chile and Lithuania, while the No. 15 men beat Spain and lost to Egypt.

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Canadian businessman boosts Canadian medallists' money in Paris; Canada's Andre De Grasse is shown crossing the finish line for gold in the men's 200-metre final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in August 2021 in Tokyo\. Under a plan announced by World Athletics on Wednesday, a similar win at the Paris Olympics would net the gold medallist a \$50,000 US reward\.

Canadian businessman boosts Canadian medallists' money in Paris

May 16 , 2024 at 09:17:34 a.m. EDT • :

Canada's medallists in Paris will get a bump in podium prize money. A donation by Canadian health-care technology entrepreneur Sanjay Malaviya of Hespeler, Ont., will make a gold medal worth a total of $25,000, silver $20,000 and bronze $15,000 to athletes.

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Top draft pick and new coach: PWHL New York GM has a long off-season to-do list; PWHL New York players celebrate after a goal at a game against Minnesota at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY in May\.  

May 16 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Top draft pick and new coach: PWHL New York GM has a long off-season to-do list

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Chad Kelly withdraws from Argos training camp amid sexual harassment allegation; Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly is banned from playing in Toronto's two exhibition games and at least its first nine regular-season games for violating its gender-based violence policy\.  

May 16 , 2024 at 03:05:51 p.m. EDT • :

Chad Kelly withdraws from Argos training camp amid sexual harassment allegation

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Canada's Mo Zhang clinches 5th Olympic berth at table tennis tourney in Peru; Canada's Zhang Mo, pictured in competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, secured her spot for the Paris Summer Games by defeating Eva Brito of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday in the women's KO1 final at a last-chance qualifier in Lima\.  

May 16 , 2024 at 01:13:17 p.m. EDT • :

Canada's Mo Zhang clinches 5th Olympic berth at table tennis tourney in Peru

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Schauffele gets another major scoring record, sets the pace at PGA Championship; Xander Schauffele reacts as he finishes on the ninth green during the first round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Ky\.  

May 16 , 2024 at 01:55:54 p.m. EDT • :

Schauffele gets another major scoring record, sets the pace at PGA Championship

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It's OK not to be OK: Simone Biles steps back into Olympic spotlight better prepared for pressure; Simone Biles of Team United States won gold in the beam competition and the floor finals on Sunday at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium\.  

May 16 , 2024 at 11:09:16 a.m. EDT • :

It's OK not to be OK: Simone Biles steps back into Olympic spotlight better prepared for pressure

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