An Ottawa athlete has been named to team Canada for the Paris Olympics in July and will be competing in three canoe/kayak events.
"Canoe slalom and paddling, sitting on my knee with one blade. Kayak slalom, I'm sitting on my bum with two blades on my paddle. And kayak cross, is the newest event added to the Paris Olympics," Betteridge told CTV Morning Live.
Initially when she started kayaking at a local club, she was not able to participate in her own RBC training ground event because she hurt her ankle the night before. "Give it your all. I've always come back to 'why am I doing this?' And I'm doing this because I'm having fun," she said. Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said Thursday it's ready to sign on to the grocery code of conduct, paving the way for an agreement that's been years in the making.Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren 'Dutch' Dutchyshen, one of Canada’s best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says 'he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.
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