Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks women's high jump world record in Paris
Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh cleared 2.10 metres to break the long-standing world high jump record at the Diamond League meet in Paris, France. Source link
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Paris looking at Plan B if River Seine remains unfit for Olympic swimming – National
With three weeks to go until the Paris Olympics, organizers are making contingency plans as questions remain about the safety of the River Seine that is due to host open-water swimming events during the summer Games. The latest testing results from monitoring group Eau de Paris released on Thursday raised some hopes, showing that water…
How should the roof of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium be reused? Here are some creative ideas being considered
Montreal’s Olympic Stadium needs its roof replaced — and the group that manages the stadium has launched a competition to make the most of the old one. Source link
Desgagnés, Fafard, Philibert-Thiboutot set for Olympic tune-up at Diamond League’s Meeting de Paris
The “Three Musketeers” of Canadian running will get a feel for racing in Paris this weekend before some of their Olympic competition early next month in the French capital. Thomas Fafard is scheduled to make his Diamond League season debut Sunday at the Meeting de Paris, joining Charles Philibert-Thiboutot in the men’s 3,000 metres at 11:06…
Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week – National
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, swept the polls in the United Kingdom this week while Canada is set to get its first female chief of defence staff. And who is Count Binface, the “intergalactic space warrior” who ran against ex-British prime minister Rishi Sunak? Here were some of the top stories this week….
As Trudeau confronts an anxious caucus, some Liberals say he needs to act swiftly
The email from national caucus chair Brenda Shanahan rejecting calls for an early in-person Liberal caucus meeting landed in members’ inboxes around 5 p.m. on the fourth of July. Citing “scheduling logistics,” Shanahan officially dismissed public demands from Liberal MPs for an urgent gathering to discuss the fallout from the byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s. In…
Olympic bronze medallist Katie Vincent reflects on her canoeing career ahead of Paris 2024
Ariel Helwani sits down with Mississauga, Ont., native as she prepares for her second Olympic Games. Source link
LCBO strike: How to still get booze in Ontario during a ‘dry summer’
LCBO workers are on strike for the first time in Ontario’s history, with the union representing those workers declaring a “dry summer has begun.” Talks between the Crown agency and the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) broke down, with the sale of pre-mixed drinks at corner and grocery stores a key sticking point between…
Distracting preschoolers with devices could cause trouble down the road, study suggests
Parents who steal a moment of calm by handing over a smartphone or tablet to a fussy toddler could set off a cycle of poor anger management and other problems, according to a recent study. Research published last week in the journal Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says using such devices for emotional regulation “can be effective…
Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men’s Olympic 100 metres
Score one more for team Start Slow, Finish Fast. If you’re keeping track of Olympic trials results — and any real track nerd should be — note that Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Andre De Grasse and Kishane Thompson all trailed early in their respective 100-metre finals. And each of them finished first, often against Diamond League-level…