Reduce the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article PARIS – Here are some notable quotes from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 4, 2024: “I couldn’t be more excited. This is my second final. There’s a lot of pressure, but it’s really cool. I want to throw really far and enjoy my second Olympic final.” – Canada’s Camryn Rogers after qualifying for the women’s hammer throw final ___ “I feel great. I didn’t get the result I wanted, but he’s a hell of a fighter. A great boxer… I’m super happy with the performance, I just didn’t get the result I wanted. That’s how it is.” – Bronze medalist boxer Wyatt Sanford on his semi-final loss to Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha in the men’s 63.5kg category The story continues below the advertisement Related Videos 1:48 Paris 2024: Canada keeps hopes of a medal in beach volleyball Previous video Next video ___ The email you need for the day The top news from Canada and around the world. Receive daily national news Get the day’s top political, business and current affairs news delivered to your inbox once a day. By providing your email address, you have read and agreed to Global News’ Terms of Use. Terms and conditions And Privacy Policy. “It was a tough race. I really felt like I still had a lot of potential, but I couldn’t show it today. That’s part of the game. I’m grateful to be here, for my third Olympic Games. It’s a dream come true for me, to be honest. I never thought I’d be here. I’m just excited to be here, I have to keep my head up and get ready for the 200m.” – Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse after failing to qualify for the 100-metre final ___ “I’ve said it many times, it’s never the result that matters. It’s the journey that matters… When I take this jersey off, I hope I’ve left it in a better condition than when I found it and that everyone at home will know that every time I put it on, I did it with the utmost pride and passion and I can’t wait to see who wears it next. I hope they can wear it again and leave it in a better condition than I did.” Fashionable now British Columbia prepares for worst-case scenario if Chilcotin River collapses Aerial video of B.C. landslide ‘heartbreaking’ and ’emotional,’ says First Nation chief The story continues below the advertisement – Canadian basketball player Natalie Achonwa, who is retiring after her team’s 79-70 loss to Nigeria ___ “Fencing is not a very popular sport normally. In the American and Canadian tournaments, we are not used to it being such a spectacle. I know it is a very popular sport in France. All the French fans came. Just hearing the audience while we are fencing is a little different, but it is fun. Even at the World Cup that we organize every year in France, there are a lot of fans. But this is even bigger. We saw our family there too. It is a long trip to Paris, so we appreciate that people come.” – Canadian fencer Bogdan Hamilton after Canada beat Egypt 45-38 in the men’s foil team 7-8 classification match ___ ___ This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024. © 2024 The Canadian Press Source link

Reduce the font size of the article Increase the font size of the article PARIS – Here are some notable quotes from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 3, 2024: “There have been so many people before me who have paved the way for me and inspired me to get to where I am today. I owe a lot to them. I’m just proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish.” – Three-time gold medalist Summer McIntosh talks about her place in Canadian sports history. ___ “It’s amazing, right? It’s a huge milestone, and it’s something I don’t take lightly. I’m really proud that I was able to do it, and it’s a surreal moment. That day and the crowd, it all came together. It’s hard to put into words.” Related Videos 2:22 Paris 2024: Canadian entrepreneur offers money to Olympic medalists Previous video Next video The story continues below the advertisement – Josh Liendo, first black Canadian swimmer to win an Olympic medal. The email you need for the day The top news from Canada and around the world. Receive daily national news Get the day’s top political, business and current affairs news delivered to your inbox once a day. By providing your email address, you have read and agreed to Global News’ Terms of Use. Terms and conditions And Privacy Policy. ___ “I can’t find the tears. I think I’ve shed them all this week.” – Canadian soccer player Vanessa Giles after the reigning Olympic champions lost their quarter-final to Germany. ___ “We have two female boxers who were born women, raised as women, have women’s passports and have competed for many years as women… Some want to appropriate a definition of what a woman is.” – IOC President Thomas Bach on “hate speech” directed against boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics. ___ “Coming back to the sport, I wanted to contribute to the legacy of Canadian women’s rowing, and I was inspired by the women who were in that boat that won gold (in Tokyo)… I’m just overwhelmed and everyone in the world should pay attention because Canadian rowing is here and it’s not going away anytime soon.” Fashionable now 20-year-old student falls to his death in Grand Canyon Crowd loudly boos Steven van de Velde, convicted of rape of minor, at Olympics – Caileigh Filmer, member of the Canadian women’s eight rowing team, after winning a silver medal The story continues below the advertisement ___ “We thought we had won, and just as we were warming up, we knew it was going to be incredibly difficult. He was in excruciating pain, he couldn’t jump, he couldn’t move.” – Canadian beach volleyball player Samuel Schachter talks about teammate Dan Dearing’s back injury, which forced the duo to withdraw from the Lucky Loser match against Chile. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024. © 2024 The Canadian Press Source link

Police in London, Ontario, say an ongoing search has turned into a recovery effort as crews work to locate a missing child who was last seen entering the the Thames earlier this week. Emergency crews were called to Adelaide Street North and Kipps Lane at 3pm on Thursday to reports a young child had fallen into the river and failed to resurface. “THE London Police Service“, as well as the London Fire Service, had their marine units in the water,” said Constable Matthew Dawson. “They also had officers and search and save units combing the river banks as well as static positions across the river throughout the city. Update 2: Research efforts continue. @WRPSToday with @OPP_News The dive team is on its way. LFD has completed a line search with technicians in the water from 850 Kipps to the football grounds off Windermere. The FF have had a quick rehabilitation and are back in the water. #ldnont pic.twitter.com/kXg6mTyf0p — London Fire Service (@LdnOntFire) August 1, 2024 The story continues below the advertisement A remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) was also dispatched as crews continued to search the area for hours. The email you need for the day The top news from Canada and around the world. Receive daily national news Get the day’s top political, business and current affairs news delivered to your inbox once a day. By providing your email address, you have read and agreed to Global News’ Terms of Use. Terms and conditions And Privacy Policy. Dawson told Global News that several large floodlights were then set up as the search continued into the night. “All emergency services were also deployed to the river early on Friday morning,” he said. “We continue to actively search for the child with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU), an OPP Aviation Services helicopter, as well as London Search and Rescue (LSAR), Huron County Search and Rescue (HSAR) and the London Fire Department,” added Dawson. On Friday afternoon, police confirmed to Global News that the search effort has been transitioned into a recovery effort that will continue throughout the weekend, if necessary. “The unfortunate thing about the rescue effort is that as time goes on, there’s a growing understanding that the child may still be alive,” Dawson said. “The search effort continues to be ramped up, and we continue to have more officers and search and rescue teams on the riverbank, combing as efficiently as possible, but also as thoroughly as possible.” He added that search efforts were also extended across the city, given the size of the Thames. Fashionable now Crowd loudly boos Steven van de Velde, convicted of rape of minor, at Olympics Olympic swimmer collapses after qualifying race, is carried off on stretcher “We’ve started here in Adelaide (North Street) and Kipps (Lane), which continue to be areas that we continually come back to and monitor,” Dawson said. “(But) the public can expect to see police, not only in boats and on the riverbanks, but also in motor vehicles throughout the city. The story continues below the advertisement “We are making sure to cover all the locations of the river as much as possible to make sure we do our best to locate her child.” Police are not releasing the name and age of the missing child at this time. As part of the ongoing search, a special weather statement was in effect for the region Friday, with Environment Canada warning of torrential rain in the form of slow-moving thunderstorms. Dawson told Global News that police are asking the public to avoid the river at this time. “The river level is high. We have had a lot of rain and there is more rain forecast,” he said. “While we understand the desire to assist in the search for this child, we are asking emergency personnel to conduct the search on the water and along the river banks with appropriate safety equipment.” More information will be provided as it becomes available. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). © 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Source link

Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump He still isn’t allowed to say whatever he wants about his landmark criminal bribery case. After a New York appeals court upheld his gag order Thursday, he won’t be able to for some time. The state’s midlevel appeals court rejected the former Republican president and current candidate’s request. last attempt to lift restrictionsbrushing aside a last-minute argument that he is being unfairly muzzled, while Vice President Kamala Harris, his likely Democratic opponent, presents herself as a former prosecutor taking on a “convicted felon.” A five-judge panel ruled that trial judge Juan M. Merchan was correct to uphold parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced because the case is still ongoing and his conviction does not constitute a change in circumstances that would justify lifting it. “A fair administration of justice necessarily involves the determination of sentencing,” the judges wrote. The story continues below the advertisement The gag order prohibits Trump from speaking about members of the prosecution team, court staff or their families, including Merchan’s daughter, a Democratic political consultant who has been a target of Trump’s ire in the past. In June, Merchan lifted a ban on Trump commenting publicly about witnesses and jurors in the case, and he has always been free to speak directly about the judge and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat whose office prosecuted the case. Trump’s verdict is set for Sept. 18, but the case and the publication ban could be over before then if Merchan grants a defense request to overturn his conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. He has said he plans to rule on Sept. 6. Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche and a spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment on Thursday’s decision. 0:28 Trump fined $9,000 for violating confidentiality orders in hush-money trial The ruling came a day after Blanche attempted to file papers asking the appeals court to immediately lift the publication ban. With its decision imminent, the court rejected the request, which had called the restrictions an “unconstitutional and election-interfering muzzle” on Trump’s free speech as he seeks a return to the White House. The story continues below the advertisement In a copy of the potential dossier provided to The Associated Press, Blanche wrote that Harris’ recent entry into the presidential race had given the issue new urgency and that “it is unconscionable that Harris can speak freely about this matter but President Trump cannot.” Latest news from Canada and around the world sent to your email address, as it happens. Get the latest national news For news that impacts Canada and the world, sign up to receive breaking news alerts directly when it happens. By providing your email address, you have read and agreed to Global News’ Terms of Use. Terms and conditions And Privacy Policy. The defense also revived complaints that Merchan has a “glaring conflict of interest” because his daughter, Loren, worked for Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign and that one of the prosecutors, Matthew Colangelo, was biased because he was a Justice Department official under President Joe Biden, a Democrat. Trump is unable to air those grievances himself because of the gag order. Trump’s lawyers have made several efforts to have the gag order lifted. Their latest fight has been brought to the state’s intermediate appeals court — the Appellate Division, one level above Merchan’s trial court — after they opposed the state’s highest court. Last month, the appeals court declined to hear a challenge to Trump’s gag order, saying it did not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant immediate intervention. In March, Merchan imposed the publication ban, barring Trump from commenting on witnesses, jurors and others connected to the case, after prosecutors raised concerns about his pattern of attacking people involved in his legal cases. The judge quickly expanded the order to bar comments about his own family after Trump attacked the judge’s daughter on social media and made false statements about her. Fashionable now Crowd loudly boos Steven van de Velde, convicted of rape of minor, at Olympics Suspected mastermind of 9/11 attacks pleads guilty, Pentagon says The story continues below the advertisement 8:31 Will Donald Trump’s felony conviction hinder his re-election bid? During the trial, the judge found Trump in contempt of court and fined him $10,000 for the violation, and threatened to jail him if he reoffended. Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, was originally scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. Merchan postponed his sentencing until September while he assessed the impact of the Supreme Court decision, which granted broad protections to presidents and shielded them from prosecution for official acts. The ruling also bars prosecutors from citing official acts as evidence to try to prove that a president’s unofficial actions violated the law. Trump’s lawyers argue that his trial was “tainted” by evidence that should not have been allowed. Prosecutors argue that the Supreme Court’s opinion “has no bearing” on the bribe case because it involves unofficial acts for which the former president is not immune. On May 30, a Manhattan jury convicted Trump of falsifying documents to cover up a possible sex scandal, making him the first former president convicted of a crime. The story continues below the advertisement Trump’s conviction, on 34 counts, stems from what prosecutors said was an attempt to cover up a payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. She claims she had a sexual relationship with Trump a decade earlier, which he denies. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels and was later reimbursed by Trump. Prosecutors said Cohen concealed the reimbursements from Trump’s knowledge by submitting monthly invoices for retainer payments as his personal attorney. Trump’s firm recorded the payments to Cohen as legal fees. Prosecutors said Daniels’ payment was part of a larger scheme to buy the silence of people who may have gone public during the 2016 campaign with embarrassing stories alleging that…