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Strict COVID-19 protocols in place ahead of Olympics
Some members of Canada’s Olympic delegation were placed under COVID-19 protocols upon arrival in Beijing. These protocols are strict — with Chinese officials hoping to keep COVID-19 out of the Olympics just days before it begins.
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China reports more COVID-19 cases ahead of Olympics, Lunar New Year
Ahead of the official start to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, more people associated with the games are testing positive for COVID-19, while locals have altered their Lunar New Year celebrations for the third year.
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Trained and COVID-19 tested, Team Canada heads to Beijing
After years of training and weeks of COVID-19 tests, more of Team Canada’s athletes are heading to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. They are hoping to focus on the competition and not the upheaval of a pandemic Olympics.
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China’s COVID-19 testing threshold could keep some athletes from Olympics
With just days before hundreds of athletes, coaches and staff depart for the Beijing Winter Olympics, CBC News has learned that China's COVID-19 testing threshold is so high, it may prevent some athletes from competing — even if they’ve...
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Beijing Olympics Sponsors Accused of Indifference Amid Human Rights Concerns
With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing rapidly approaching, clouds of controversy continue to swirl around China's treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority population, its surveillance state, and security for visiting athletes. Phelim...
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Experts debunk China’s claim Omicron imported on Canadian package
China blamed Beijing’s first case of the Omicron variant on a package from Canada, something that experts were quick to say is 'not based on science.'
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China works to keep Omicron at bay ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
China is increasing testing and some restrictions to try and keep the Omicron variant at bay in the weeks leading up to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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China locks down city after 3 positive COVID-19 cases
The Chinese government has locked down Yuzhou, a city of roughly 1.1 million approximately 800 kilometres away from Beijing, after officials confirmed three cases just weeks before the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Growing uncertainty as some question holding 2022 Olympics amid Omicron
There's growing uncertainty about the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, as some athletes suggest postponing the games until the Omicron variant is brought under control.
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NHL Not Going to Olympics Due to COVID-19 Surge
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be without some of hockey's biggest players. The NHL and the NHL Player's Association have agreed to not participate in the men's hockey tournament at the Games in Beijing next year. The league has been...
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NHL won't send athletes to Beijing Olympics: reports
The NHL and the league's players' association have reportedly struck an agreement to skip the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, due to wide ranging concerns including China's quarantine rules as well as a need to make up scheduled games...
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US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
White House says US will not send diplomats to upcoming Winter Games over China’s rights abuses, including in Xinjiang.
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How will China react to Canada's move?
Gordon Houlden, a former Canadian diplomat and director emeritus of the China Institute at the University of Alberta, says China usually responds "like for like" to actions like Canada's diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing...
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Snowboarder Max Parrot captures Canada's 1st gold medal in Beijing
Canadians dominated men's snowboard slopestyle with Max Parrot winning gold and Mark McMorris taking bronze. Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma just 10 months after winning silver in the 2018 games.
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Lucy Bronze: Alexia Putellas is the standout candidate for Ballon d’Or prize
Former Ballon d'Or Féminin runner-up Lucy Bronze says Barcelona's Alexia Putellas is the favourite for this year's prize.
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Canada would be 'well served' by a career diplomat as next ambassador to China: Saint-Jacques
Former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques told Power & Politics Monday he thinks Canada would be "well served" by appointing a career diplomat as the next ambassador to China: "Someone who knows the country, the political...
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Concerns over athlete safety surface ahead of upcoming Olympic Games
Former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas joins Power & Politics to discuss potential security concerns at the upcoming Beijing Games.
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Canadian athletes to watch at Beijing 2022
Former Olympians Patrick Chan and Spencer O’Brien and sports journalist Donnovan Bennett talk about Team Canada’s prospects at Beijing 2022 and which athletes to watch for.
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Former Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan on Giving Back With Ice Dreams Tour
U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Famer and former Olympian Nancy Kerrigan spoke to Cheddar News about joining Ice Dreams, a national skating tour that connects legends of the sport with its next generation. Kerrigan spoke of the lessons she...
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Boycott calls in the background 100 days before Beijing Winter Olympics
With 100 days before the Winter Olympics start in Beijing, concerns about human rights abuses in China and calls for boycotts have moved to the background as athletes prepare to focus on their sport. Meanwhile, Lululemon's look for Team...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to control Ukraine: former ambassador
"What Putin is after is something that is not going to be achieved through diplomacy," said former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about the current crisis. "He wants to control...Ukraine. He wants to make sure that it is no longer...
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Tessa Moir and Scott Virtue on their return to the Winter Olympics
Tessa Moir and Scott Virtue speak with Asha Tomlinson of CBC News on what it's like being back at the Olympics — this time, as off-the-ice commentators.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on their return to the Winter Olympics
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir speak with Asha Tomlinson of CBC News on what it's like being back at the Olympics — this time, as off-the-ice commentators.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir reunite behind the mic for Beijing 2022
Four years after they captivated the world with their gold-medal Moulin Rouge performance, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are reuniting behind the mic as special guest analysts for CBC’s coverage of the ice dance competition at the Beijing...