Olympic newsletter: A Summer hat trick, and who to watch on Sunday
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Four more medals. And a hat trick for Summer McIntosh.
The 17-year-old swimming sensation won her third gold medal — the most ever by a Canadian at a single Olympics — to lead her country's most productive day of the Paris Games so far.
Just before McIntosh grabbed her fourth overall medal in her fourth and final individual race, winning the women's 200m medley, Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun captured silver and bronze in the men's 200m butterfly, giving Kharun his second bronze of the Games. The defending-champion Canadian women's eight rowing team earned a silver to start the day.
Saturday's haul brings Canada's medal count to 15 (four gold, four silver, seven bronze) through eight full days of competition. That's good for ninth place in the total-medal standings at the halfway point of the Games.
But it wasn't a super Saturday for everyone. Defending Olympic champion Damian Warner withdrew from the decathlon after failing to clear the bar in the pole vault. Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short of his second tennis medal, losing the men's bronze match. And the Canadian women's soccer team's spirited rally from the depths of the Dronegate scandal ended with a penalty-shootout loss to Germany.
Some of the United States' brightest stars came out to shine again on Day 8. Simone Biles won her seventh Olympic gymnastics gold, Katie Ledecky swam to her eighth solo Olympic title by winning the 800m for the fourth straight time, while Ryan Crouser became the first man to three-peat in the Olympic shot put.
In the biggest track event of the day, Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred upset American Sha'Carri Richardson to win the women's 100m gold — her country's first-ever Olympic medal.
Sunday looks like another eventful day. McIntosh is expected to try for her Canadian-record-tying fifth medal of the Games in the closing relay race, hammer throw world champion Ethan Katzberg goes for an historic gold, track star Andre De Grasse attempts to reach the men's 100m final, and boxer Wyatt Sanford tries to punch his way to a title shot.
More on all that below in our daily viewing guide. Plus, an update on Canada's basketball playoff opponents, an exciting final round shaping up in men's golf, and Novak Djokovic's likely last shot at the only big tennis title he's never won.
WATCH | Summer McIntosh completes golden hat trick with 3rd Olympic win:
Here are the top Canadian contenders to watch:
Swimming: Summer McIntosh (we think) in the women's 4x100m medley final
Relay lineups typically aren't decided until race day. But you have to figure McIntosh will take a shot at a record-tying fifth medal on a day where she has no other events and there's no tomorrow — this is the very last swimming race of the Games.
Friday may have been the first day of spring, but winter storms are not over yet for Newfoundland.
While we officially welcomed spring last week, an incoming system will be a reminder that snow is still very much part of the new season, especially early on.
The future of a national historic site in Fredericton is up for discussion at meetings across New Brunswick in the next few weeks as the Anglican diocese considers what to do about costly repairs needed at Christ Church Cathedral.
Amanda Lathlin, the first First Nations woman to be elected to the legislative assembly in Manitoba's history, has died, the provincial NDP said on Saturday.
CBC's road trip series Land of Living Stories explores inspiring stories of community spirit from across Saskatchewan. In our latest visit, CBC-Radio Canada hit the road to La Ronge. This is the fifth of a multi-part series from that community.
Dozens of people filled Regina's Fresh and Sweet cafe on Saturday to paint, collage and craft their concerns about artificial intelligence by making zines — a type of self-published small booklet, typically created by hand.
Wildfire season has officially started in Alberta. As the snow starts to melt, people are starting to wonder: Will I have to evacuate this year?
Two hikers were rescued near Lions Bay, B.C., on Saturday after slipping down steep, treacherous terrain, according to search and rescue personnel.
Members of the Filipino community on P.E.I. came together over the weekend to enjoy basketball at the Eastern P.E.I. Community Navigators’ second annual tournament.
Spring is heralded by the return of geese, but to many in Alberta's poultry industry, migration means something different.
A federal minister has stepped in to temporarily stop the deportation of a Montreal father and son, a last-minute decision the family's lawyer says underscores growing concerns that Canadian authorities are increasingly and abruptly separating the families of recognized refugees.
Residents in the Greater Toronto Area are noticing gas prices continue to soar and this fuel analyst says that’s not stopping anytime soon.
A group of Inuvik youth are learning how to design and print their own apparel.