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6 months away from start of Rio 2016, Olena Pidhrushna wins biathlon World Cup in Canmore and Carey Price makes strides in injury rehabilitation

The Canadian Olympic Committee's new president, Tricia Smith, responded Friday to words from Canada's chef de mission for the 2016 Olympics in Rio that he considered resigning over the way the organization has handled the Marcel Aubut scandal.

The wife of 2016 NHL All-Star Game MVP John Scott, who was nine months pregnant when the Arizona Coyotes traded her husband to Montreal three weeks ago after fans voted him to play in the game, has given birth to twin girls in Michigan.

It's unrealistic to expect countries and sport federations to prevent doping in high-performance sport. There's too much at stake and conflicts of interest stand in the way, writes Deidra Dionne.

Watch live as Canada's top badminton players compete for national titles in Winnipeg on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

Yun Sung-bin got South Korea's first win in skeleton World Cup history to end a perfect season for six-time defending champion Martins Dukurs. Canada's top man was Barrett Martineaum, who finished 15th, 2.65 seconds behind.

Canada’s chef de mission for the 2016 Olympics, Jean-Luc Brassard, says he considered resigning — and may still — over the way the Canadian Olympic Committee has handled the Marcel Aubut scandal.

Watch live action from the halfpipe at the World Cup freestyle skiing stop in Park City, Utah.

Ha Na Jang reclaimed the lead with a 5-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and closed with an even-par 72 on Saturday for a two-shot victory over Canadian teen Brooke Henderson in the Coates Golf Championship on Saturday

Ha Na Jang reclaimed the lead with a 5-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and closed with an even-par 72 on Saturday for a two-shot victory over Canadian teen Brooke Henderson at the Coates Golf Championship on Saturday

Exactly six months out from the Rio Olympics — and five months removed from an insanely gruelling season — life is all about getting healthy and staying healthy for young Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse.

With the Rio Games just six months away, we take a look at some of the more interesting facts and figures in the lead-up to the first Olympics held in South America.

Watch live action from the IBSF skeleton World Cup stop in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Though the Zika virus, water pollution and corruption dominate the headlines about the Rio Olympics, with just six months to go it's time to focus on the athletes, writes CBC Sports host Scott Russell.

The Rio Olympic Games are exactly six months out, and the CBC is revealing the first details of its plans for programming.

The Rio Olympic Games are exactly six months out, and the CBC is revealing the first details of its plans for programming.

With only six months to go, the Rio Olympics are in the final stages of preparation. But organizers still face several major challenges to make sure the Games are successful.

Alex Wennberg scored in a shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Thursday night at Rogers Arena.

Kyle Lowry had 30 points, DeMar DeRozan added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped Portland's five-game winning streak with a 110-103 victory over the Trail Blazers on Thursday night.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe's gold medal highlighted another strong World Cup moguls performance for the Canadian squad.

Atkins, who was hired as the team's GM in early December to replace Alex Anthopoulos, was one of the two new faces Thursday at the Blue Jays' annual event for season ticket holders — formerly known as the State of the Franchise but rebranded as the Leadoff this year.

P.A. Parenteau's shootout goal lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, giving coach Mike Babcock a reason to celebrate his 1,000th game.

Jordan Eberle scored twice and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started their four-game road trip with a 7-2 beating of the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Police say veteran X Games biker Dave Mirra has died in North Carolina. He was 41.

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will participate in the three-point contest at the NBA All-Star Game the league announced on Thursday.

Brazil's sports minister says the possibility of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus "is not in discussion."

Canadian aerialist Olivier Rochon made his return to the World Cup podium Wednesday.

A change in methodology has slightly improved Canada's medal hopes at this summer's Rio Olympics, according to data from Infostrada sports.