Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will join a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year, citing extensive human rights abuses by the Communist regime in the host country.
A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples with climbing COVID-19 cases.
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for a new host for the Beijing Olympics next year amid China's "genocide" against minority Uighurs.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc concedes Julie Payette's resignation as governor general shows a need to strengthen the process for vetting vice-regal appointments.
Olympic synchronized swimming gold medallist Sylvie Frechette says she is comfortable with the social conservative views of her new boss, Tory leader Andrew Scheer.
Gripped by disappointment after Calgary's 2026 plans were seemingly snuffed after a plebiscite, Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith remains hopeful that the country will still host the Games in the future.
A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pass.