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Mon, 2 Aug 2021 20:30:10 EDT
Rosie DiManno: Transgender Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard delivers a quietly dignified performance, away from the noise
The 43-year-old lifter from New Zealand was eliminated in the first round in Tokyo, likely a relief to critics of the decision to let Hubbard compete in the women’s event. She waved to the crowd, made a heart sign with her hands and exited the stag...

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 12:36:03 EDT
Bruce Arthur: Canada slays the U.S. beast and exorcises ghosts of Olympics past. Now they’re going for women’s soccer gold in Tokyo
For some members of this Canadian squad that controversial loss against the U.S. at London 2012 is the reason they’re here. For Canada, for Christine Sinclair, for righting a wrong. And now they’ve likely buried the heart of the Americans’ gold...

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 21:32:00 EDT
Tokyo Olympics Day 11: De Grasse, Brown qualify for 200 metre semifinals; Simone Biles returns after taking mental health break; Canada fourth in women’s cycling team pursuit
Ongoing coverage of Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 20:11:00 EDT
‘This team wants more.’ Canada’s soccer women avenge a loss to the U.S. nine years ago because they were expecting to
“This one genuinely felt different,” says former national team star Diana Matheson.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 14:50:05 EDT
Ontario’s back-to-school plan on the way
Chief medical officer has said to expect cautious reopening.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 08:06:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Summer camp in Muskoka shuts amid COVID-19 outbreak; Canada to receive 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine
Meanwhile, Iran records highest number of daily COVID cases in pandemic. Evictions in U.S., mostly been paused during the pandemic, expected to ramp up after expiration of federal moratorium.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 19:08:09 EDT
Kyle Lowry is leaving the Raptors as the greatest player in franchise history
The all-star guard, who grew into a franchise icon in his nine years in Toronto, is headed to Miami as part of a sign-and-trade deal.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 19:21:00 EDT
Goodbye Kyle Lowry, you’re not just the greatest Toronto Raptor of all time — you were the city’s enduring heart and face
Lowry’s legacy both on and off the court simply cannot be defined by individual moments. In Kyle Lowry’s Toronto, the collective always trumped the individual.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 19:38:10 EDT
Liver transplant recipient raising funds for a good cause by swimming 18 hours across Lake Ontario
Best has been training for just over a year for this swim. She worked with medical experts, a dietitian and other distance-swimming greats to develop the mental and physical toughness needed to survive the feat.

Mon, 2 Aug 2021 21:54:12 EDT
Raptors agree to a three-year deal with Gary Trent Jr., but all the proven big men signed elsewhere
Toronto sees Trent as an underdeveloped version of former Raptor Norm Powell.



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