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Commonwealth Games | Maude Charron wins the gold medal
(Birmingham) Quebec weightlifter Maude Charron dominated the event in the -64 kg category, setting three Commonwealth Games records on Monday in Birmingham. Posted at 11:36 a.m. Updated at 12:41 p.m.…
Commonwealth Games | Australians break 4x200m freestyle world record
(Birmingham) The Australians improved the world record in the 4x200m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday in Birmingham, where South African Chad Le Clos made history in this quadrennial…
Commonwealth Games: the two Darsignys in bronze
A total of 196 kg allowed weightlifter Tali Darsigny to claim a bronze medal in the 59 kg category at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday in Birmingham, England. • Read…
Commonwealth Games | Canada wins two bronze medals
(Birmingham) Canada added two bronze medals to its haul at the start of day three of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Posted at 12:06 p.m. Quebecer Tali Darsigny, of Saint-Hyacinthe,…
Commonwealth Games | Several injured during a track cycling event
(LONDON) Several people were injured in an impressive accident on Sunday during a Commonwealth Games track cycling event in Birmingham, including British competitor Matt Walls, who was catapulted into the…
Commonwealth Games: Kelsey Mitchell wins silver medal
For the second time in as many days at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Canadian cyclist Kelsey Mitchell won the silver medal, this time in the individual sprint. •…
Commonwealth Games | Kelsey Mitchell wins another silver medal
(Birmingham) Canada’s Kelsey Mitchell won silver in the individual sprint event in track cycling on Saturday, earning her second Commonwealth Games medal. Posted at 1:46 p.m. The day before, Mitchell,…
Commonwealth Games | De Grasse, Brown, Blake and LePage miss out
Sprinter Andre De Grasse and decathlete Pierce LePage are among the top Canadian track and field stars who have opted out of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Posted at 10:07 a.m.…
Commonwealth Summit | President Kagame says Rwanda ‘needs no lesson’ on human rights
(Kigali) Rwanda does not “need any lesson” from “anyone” on human rights, its President Paul Kagame said on Saturday in Kigali, after a Commonwealth summit which took place took place…
Trudeau announces $500 million to improve the lives of Commonwealth residents
Canada will bring the concerns of smaller Commonwealth nations to G7 leaders in Germany on Sunday, particularly the growing threat of famine, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said. Prime Minister…
Commonwealth Summit | Prince Charles cites Canada’s initiatives for reconciliation
(Kigali) Prince Charles inaugurated Friday the 26e Commonwealth leaders’ meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, with praise for Canada. Posted at 7:51 a.m. Laura Osman The Canadian Press He urged participants to…
Commonwealth Summit | Canada seeks consensus on Russia
(Kigali, Rwanda) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in Kigali, where he is trying to build consensus with Commonwealth countries to prevent…
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Commonwealth Games | Maude Charron will represent Canada in weightlifting
Tokyo Games gold medalist Maude Charron of Quebec will headline the Canadian weightlifting delegation at the Commonwealth Games this summer. Posted yesterday at 7:29 p.m. neil davidson The Canadian Press…
Annual Commonwealth Day | The Queen cancels her first public outing in several months
(London) Queen Elizabeth II announced on Friday evening that she would not attend a religious service at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, which was to mark her first major…