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Yes, Toronto city council is showing some cold feet, some actuarial backbone, some smarts. But with two weeks to deadline, the mad race isn’t over. Nah. Toronto’s still deciding the best way to run.

Toronto’s Olympic bid remains work in progress: Arthur

Yes, Toronto city council is showing some cold feet, some actuarial backbone, some smarts. But with two weeks to deadline, the mad race isn’t over. Nah. Toronto’s still deciding the best way to run.

Series: Race to the Pan Am Games

High stakes for Canadian sprinting, but facilities lack high-performance edge

High stakes for Canadian sprinting, but facilities lack high-performance edge

Not everyone believes it’s possible to reach the podium by training in Canada. In the seventh part of a series, the Star looks at the obstacles faced by this group of sprinters in their quest to hone their skills. comments

Derek Drouin wins world gold in high jump for Canada

Sun Aug 30 2015

The 25-year-old from Corunna, Ont., was the only jumper to clear 2.34 metres in a jumpoff.comments
Warner, Bishop, 4x100 relay team lead Canada in big day at worlds

Sat Aug 29 2015

Canada captured three more medals at the world track and field championships on Saturday and now boasts an all-time best total of seven with one day still to go.comments
Melissa Bishop snags world silver for Canada in women’s 800 metres race

Sat Aug 29 2015

The 27-year-old from Eganville, Ont., crossed in one minute 58.12 seconds in a battle down the homestretch.
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Video Dramatic bronze for 4x100 relay team caps big day for Canada at track worlds

Sat Aug 29 2015

Decathlete Damian Warner and 800-metre runner Melissa Bishop also earned silver medals.comments
Damian Warner wins silver in decathlon at world championships

Sat Aug 29 2015

Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ont. also captured silver in the women’s 800 metres.comments
Kidney illness no hurdle for American Aries Merritt at world championships

Fri Aug 28 2015

Former Olympic champion, who is scheduled to undergo an organ transplant next week, bags the bronze in Beijing, saying his medal "means more" to him than winning the 2012 gold.comments
Damian Warner second after Day 1 in decathlon at world athletics championships

Fri Aug 28 2015

Ashton Eaton of U.S. is leader in first decathlon for Olympic champion since taking a year off.comments
Melissa Bishop sets Canadian record in 800 at world track championships

Thu Aug 27 2015

Pan Am gold medallist had fastest time out of three semifinals.comments
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Video Usain Bolt wins 200 metres at world athletics championships

Thu Aug 27 2015

Clumsy cameraman on Segway knocks over sprinter as superstar celebrated after race.
Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin set up another duel in 200 metres

Wed Aug 26 2015

Jamaican, American the only sprinters to break the 20-second barrier in semifinals.comments
Cam Levins’ season started well, ends in disappointment at world track championships

Wed Aug 26 2015

Levins finished ninth in his heat of the 5,000 metres in 13 minutes 48.72 seconds, failing to advance to final.comments
Theisen-Eaton reflects on problems that derailed her heptathlon at world champs

Tue Aug 25 2015

The 26-year-old competitor couldn't clear a 1.83 metre high jump, a height she regularly hits in practice.comments
Canada’s Brendon Rodney advances to 200-metres semifinal at world championships

Tue Aug 25 2015

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt cruised to an easy victory in his heat, in 20.28.comments
Rising star Andre De Grasse joins rank of Canada’s fastest pitchmen

Mon Aug 24 2015

Here’s how the sponsorship landscape changed, or didn’t, for other Canadian men who have won gold at major athletic meets.comments
Andre De Grasse’s big decision: Take the money and run?

Mon Aug 24 2015

Sprint star’s bronze medal earned him cash bonuses, but he’ll forfeit them if he returns to NCAA competition.comments

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