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Rowing Canada CEO to step down ahead of Paris Games
An athlete carries their boat away from the water at the Canadian Sprint Canoe and Kayak Championships at Mooney's Bay in Ottawa, on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Rowing Canada chief executive officer Terry Dillon will step down next month ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
world
Snubbed and left out: Saint-Pierre and Miquelon’s residents feel far removed from the Paris Olympics festivities
French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem sets sails from the Piraeus port, near Athens, with the Olympic flame on board to begin its journey to France on April 27, 2024, a day after Greece handed over the torch of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers. The Belem is set to reach Marseille on May 8 and ten thousand torchbearers will then carry the flame across 64 French territories. It will travel through more than 450 towns and cities, and dozens of tourist attractions during its 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) journey through mainland France and overseas French territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. On July 26 it will form the centrepiece of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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French actor Gerard Depardieu to be tried in October over alleged sexual assaults
Reporters wait outside the police station where French actor Gerard Depardieu is being questioned, Monday, April 29, 2024 in Paris. French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gerard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
olympics
Skies over Paris region to be closed for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony
FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sept. 14, 2017. The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
energy and resources
Investors push Equinor to align strategy with global climate goal
The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
sports
Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time
Runners including Joyce Chepkirui, Brigid Kosgei, Becky Briggs, Tigst Assefa and Mhairi Maclennan as the women's elite race gets under way at the London Marathon, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
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‘Brave is unbeatable’ is the theme for Canada’s Olympic team in Paris
Andre De Grasse receives high fives from fans during the men's 200-metre heat at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada's Olympic team competing in Paris this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Ashley Landis
world
Paris Olympic organizers press ahead with ambitious opening ceremony after Macron’s comments on security concerns
A countdown clock for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, indicates 100 days before the start of the opening ceremony, in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on April 16, 2024. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Despite weather glitch, flame for Paris Olympics lit at site of ancient games in southern Greece
Performers take part in the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The flame will be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
olympics
All set for Paris 2024 Olympics torch ceremony after sunny dress rehearsal
Actress Mary Mina, playing the high priestess , holds a torch with the flame during the final dress rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Monday, April 15, 2024. The flame for the Paris Olympics will be officially lit Tuesday at the birthplace of the ancient games, and will then be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Summer McIntosh wins 100-metre butterfly at Canadian Swimming Open
Summer McIntosh, of Canada, celebrates after winning the women's 400m medley final at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Teen swimming sensation Summer McIntosh added another first place result to her resume Friday, winning the women's 100-metre butterfly at the Canadian Swimming Open. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lee Jin-man
politics
Ottawa says all options on the table for solving Sudan’s humanitarian crisis
Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen is shown on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, March 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
world
Dining hall with Trojan War decorations uncovered in Pompeii
This handout picture released by the archaelogical park of Pompeii on April 11, 2024 shows new frescoes in a banqueting room with black walls part of the ongoing excavations in the block 10 of Regio IX, in Pompeii, near Naples. (Photo by Handout / Parco Archeologico di Pompei press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Parco Archeologico di Pompei press office " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Parco Archeologico di Pompei press office/AFP via Getty Images)
soccer
Champions League matches to go ahead as scheduled despite Islamic State terror threat
(FILES) Police officers stand in front the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on March 10, 2020 on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund. Security will be "considerably reinforced" at Wednesday's Champions League match in the French capital between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona after a "threat" from the Islamic State group, the interior minister said. Gerald Darmanin said the jihadist group had threatened all the quarter-final matches on April 9 and 10, not just PSG's first leg clash with Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
asia-pacific business
Chinese commerce minister defends country’s EV sector as he begins trip to Europe
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
olympics
Canadian sailors Douglas, Jones, Barnes bound for Olympic Games in Paris
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Women's Laser Radial - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Sarah Douglas of Canada in action. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
travel
Heading to the Paris Olympics? Here’s where to go and what Canadians to watch for
People work on the Olympic and Paralympic construction site at the Grand Palais ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
sports
Swimming Canada says contingency plan in the works for Olympic trials pool
Claire Curzan of the United States, right, Ingrid Wilm of Canada, center, Iona Anderson of Australia, left, compete in the women's 100-meter backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
olympics
Russia accuses IOC chief of ‘conspiracy’ to exclude its athletes from Paris Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends the opening of the Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
world
Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2024. Olga Maltseva/Pool via REUTERS
olympics
Survivor of Humboldt Broncos bus crash makes 2024 Paralympics as rower
Jacob Wassermann takes part in an adaptive water skiing competition in Florida in an April, 2019 handout photo. Wassermann spent most of his life on the ice before he fell in love in the water. The former Humboldt Broncos goaltender, who started behind the net when he was nine, was paralyzed when the junior hockey team's bus crashed with a semi last year in Saskatchewan that claimed 16 lives. Wasserman has put hockey behind him and switched to a new sport — adaptive water-skiing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kirby Wassermann MANDATORY CREDIT
energy and resources
French court dismisses TotalEnergies lawsuit against Greenpeace France
FILE PHOTO: A TotalEnergies sign is seen at an electric vehicle fuelling station in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
soccer
Chelsea and Lyon advance to the Women’s Champions League semi-finals
Ajax's Isa Kardinaal, right, is challenged by Chelsea's Fran Kirby during the Women's Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Ajax at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
world
Paris race celebrates the waiters and waitresses who nourish city’s life and soul
Waiters carry trays with a cup of coffee, a croissant and a glass of water as they take part in a waiter's run through the streets of Paris, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
basketball
Canada’s basketball teams set for Paris Olympics, group foes revealed
world
Timelapse reveals Notre Dame’s rebuilt spire
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Russia will be asked to observe ceasefire during Olympics, Macron tells Ukrainian interviewer
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to present his New Year's wishes to elite athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at France's National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP) in Paris, France, January 23, 2024. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
world
Paris mayor makes plans for June pool party in the Seine
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opinion
The Paris Olympics are an impending catastrophe, but only until they have begun
Cathal Kelly
olympics
Canada’s Mitton is primed for Paris Olympics after winning world indoor title
Sarah Mitton, of Canada, poses after winning the gold medal in the women's shot put during the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
olympics
Paralympic organizers bar Russians, Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is seen on an official Paris 2024 store in Paris, France, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
canada
NDP release documents indicating Saskatchewan minister took limo to sightsee Paris
Dustin Duncan looks on during a policy announcement at the Legislative Building in Regina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The Opposition NDP says invoices show Duncan billed for a limousine ride to sightsee in Paris while attending a conference last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
world
Paris Olympics unveils art deco-style posters inspired by the city’s flamboyant past
French artist Hugo Gattoni, left, and head of design for Paris 2024, Joachim Roncin pose next to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic posters in Ivry-sur-Seine outside Paris, Tuesday Feb. 20, 2024. Vibrant colors and striking landmarks illuminate posters for the Paris Olympic Games in an Art Deco style inspired by the city's flamboyant past. The posters have been unveiled at the Musée d'Orsay. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
opinion
Borrowing from the neighbours: Can other countries offer practical solutions to Canada’s housing crisis?
Gregor Craigie
world
The Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after a six-day closure due to an employee strike
FILE - The Eiffel Tower is pictured from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Paris. Visits to the Eiffel Tower were disrupted on Monday Feb.19, 2024 because of a strike over poor financial management of the monument that is one of the world's most-visited sites. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File
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Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
French farmers of the Coordination Rural (CR) use their tractors during a go-slow operation on the Pont Mirabeau bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background as they protest ahead of the opening of the Paris farm show, in Paris, France, February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY