Karissa Donkin

Karissa Donkin is a journalist in CBC's Atlantic investigative unit. You can reach her at karissa.donkin@cbc.ca.

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From the pool to the track and beyond, Canada made history at the Paris Olympics

Canadians won 27 medals, more than any other non-boycotted Games, at an Olympics to remember. Paris also marked the return of fans after two Games impacted by COVID restrictions.

From far-off dream to reality: How Katie Vincent became an Olympic champion

Katie Vincent always dreamed of winning Olympic gold, even before women were able to compete in canoe sprint at the Games.

Breakers look to capture — and keep — the world's attention at Olympics

Canadian Philip Kim will compete for gold on Saturday in breaking, a sport making its Olympic debut in Paris. It's not scheduled to be on the Olympic program for Los Angeles in 2028.

Inside Canada's rise to hammer-throwing greatness

The Crowning of two Canadian Olympic champions, Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg, was decades in the making, and fuelled by athletes and coaches who paved the way.

Canadian athletes revel in spectacle of Olympic venues

The Olympic Games in Paris have featured fencing in the Grand Palais, beach volleyball under the glow of the Eiffel Tower — all with fans in the stands.

Future bright for 'golden age' of Canadian swimmers as focus shifts to Los Angeles 2028

After winning three gold in Paris, 17-year-old Summer McIntosh says has a lot she still wants to accomplish.

Canadian female paddlers set sights on podium as canoe-kayak sprint races on tap

Veteran Katie Vincent leads the Canadians into the second Olympic Games featuring female canoe sprint events. She'll compete in the C-1 200m and the C-2 500m alongside Sloan MacKenzie this week.

Canada leaves France without an Olympic soccer medal, but the 22 indefatigable players lost on their own terms

It was penalty kicks, not a 6-point penalty, that ended the Canadians' Olympic journey. The players credited the bubble they created around each other for making it as far as they did.

Summer McIntosh is already a generational great, and she's just getting started

Already a three-time Olympic champion and four-time medallist, Toronto's Summer McIntosh is the face of a talented Canadian swim team.
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Canada's women's 4x100m relay team back in the Olympics with something to prove

Powered by up-and-coming sprinter Audrey Leduc, the women's 4x100-metre relay team wants to showcase Canada's female sprinting talent.