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Watch Canada's track stars compete at the World Athletics Relays

Olympic gold medallists Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Jerome Blake lead the Canadian contingent into Guangzhou, China, where qualification for the World Athletics Championships is up for grabs. Live coverage begins on Saturday at 6:55 a.m. ET.

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics Track 1 hour ago

'It all starts here': Olympic champion 4x100m relay team begins journey to world championships

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics Track May 8

De Grasse concludes Grand Slam Track debut with 4th-place finish in 200m

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics Track May 4

Stories about Black Atlantic Canadians inspire young readers

News Canada New Brunswick May 4

Textured Treasures launches a summer camp for Black kids

News Canada London May 3

Meet the first Black woman elected to represent Ontario doctors

News Canada London May 2

Ontario writer Canisia Lubrin wins $208K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Re-introducing Judi Singh. New doc tells the very Canadian story of a Black-Punjabi jazz sensation

Teen accused of threats to Halifax high school now charged with promoting hatred

News Canada Nova Scotia May 1

Not slowing down: Andre De Grasse competing at Grand Slam Track in Miami, has eyes on L.A. 2028

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics Track May 1

Gatineau's street names should reflect city's Black history, researcher argues

Gabrielle Huston

News Canada Ottawa April 28

Video games are spotty at getting Black hair right. Black artists are forging ahead to fix that

Radio Day 6 April 20

Damian Warner turns the page on Paris and gets ready to chase an 'elusive' world title

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics April 18

De Grasse's Grand Slam Track participation a signal that it's worth answering the series' call

Morgan Campbell

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Athletics Track April 17

Q with Tom Power

How portraiture helped artist Gordon Shadrach tell his cancer story

Arts Q April 16

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