Melissa Humana-Paredes, who begins her Olympic beach volleyball medal pursuit in Tokyo on July 24, knew from an early age what the pursuit of athletic excellence demanded. Her father coached Canadians John Child and Mark Heese to bronze in 1996.
Day: July 17, 2021
Rescue workers laboured to clear up damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities devastated in minutes.
Georgette Aisaican grew up disconnected — both physically and spiritually — from her Indigenous roots. A journey to her First Nation’s traditional powwow helped change that.
Parts of southern Manitoba and the Interlake region are experiencing exceptional droughts that typically only happen twice a century, and that’s forcing cattle farmers into a tight spot as they struggle to secure enough hay and other feed to keep their herds fed.
Germany’s Olympic soccer team walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games on Saturday in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender Jordan Torunarigha.