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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:19:44 EDT
Bruce Arthur: Penny Oleksiak is Canada’s most decorated Summer Olympian after swimming to bronze in the 200 free
At 21, it seems almost inevitable now that swimmer Penny Oleksiak will become the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all time, winter or summer.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:20:00 EDT
Tokyo Olympics Day 5: Penny Oleksiak scores bronze; swimmer Brent Hayden discusses his ‘wild’ fourth Games; female athletes push back against ‘sexualized’ dress codes
Ongoing coverage of Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:40:45 EDT
Dave Feschuk: This Olympic rowing journey deserved a better finish, but Canadian pair didn’t have their “A” game for the A final
Sevick and Smith dedicated different 500-metre stretches of Wednesday’s final to important people in their lives, and hoped they didn’t disappoint them.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:23:00 EDT
Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden on his ‘wild’ fourth Olympics, Maggie Mac Neil and a quiet athletes village in Tokyo
On a new episode of Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop chats with Canadian Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden in the Olympic Village a day after his men’s 4x100-metre relay team set a national record time.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
How COVID-19 has undone years of gains for working women in Canada
The pandemic has damaged sectors of Canada's economy that employ predominantly women. But it has also presented the country with a rare opportunity. Part one of a five-part series.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:24:00 EDT
‘She is killing the party’: New Green executive candidates won’t commit to supporting Annamie Paul
The vast majority of Green members vying for spots on the party’s most powerful governing body either oppose Annamie Paul’s leadership or won’t say whether they support her.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:41:00 EDT
Forget about driving across the U.S. border this summer — Joe Biden has bigger problems than yours to deal with
If you have family in the U.S. you’ve been hoping to drive to see, don’t hold your breath. The reopening of the U.S. land border to Canadian travelers is likely a good ways off, Edward Keenan writes.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:11:00 EDT
‘We really are Canada’s first line of defence’: CBSA agents set to strike as Ottawa prepares to reopen border
Although only 2,600 officers can go on full strike because their posts are deemed non-essential for the safety and security of the public, the job action would likely slow traffic into Canada as the union can resort to work-to-rule and rotating strik...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:10:00 EDT
Employers are having trouble hiring — and some blame CERB and other government programs for spoiling workers
Independent business federation says a hiring bottleneck has formed as thousands of businesses try to hire at once, driving wages and benefits up.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:22:00 EDT
Calgary Stampede organizers declare success — say only 71 attendees ‘likely acquired’ COVID-19
It was one of the first major events to go ahead post-pandemic, and now organizers say the low number of cases shows the effectiveness of public health measures

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:22:41 EDT
Unvaccinated students will have to isolate longer if exposed to COVID-19, top doctor says
Ontario students who aren’t vaccinated will have to spend more time isolating at home, away from school, if they are exposed to COVID-19, says the province’s chief medical officer of health.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:49:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 129 cases of COVID-19; CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines; Ontario hopes to boost youth vaccination rate before back to school
Meanwhile, British Columbia has kicked off a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign to encourage as many people as possible over the next two weeks to get immunized.



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