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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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