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Winnipeg Free Press
6 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Elite triathletes hope SuperTri race will inspire more Canadians to take up sport
Two of Canada's top triathletes hope that a new race in Toronto will inspire more people to take up the sport. Charles Paquet and Mathis Beaulieu will be racing in SuperTri Toronto this Saturday, kicking off the international league's season. They feel the short-course version of the multisport race is more exciting for spectators and, ideally, will lead to a new generation of Canadian triathletes. 'I think it's starting to be more popular, starting to be more known,' said Paquet, who is from Port-Cartier, Que. 'When I started the sport, I think people didn't really know what triathlon was but now it's starting to be more and more popular. 'Hopefully there's going to be a lot of people watching and I can inspire a few people to give it a try.' Beaulieu, from Quebec City, has similar hopes, noting that there hasn't been an elite triathlon race in Canada for years. 'I think it could be really huge. I think it could be massive because there's not a lot of short-course racing in Canada,' he said. 'I think SuperTri is super light, dynamic, intense. 'I feel like it's fresh, it's new.' SuperTri has shorter and faster formats, often with multiple short races in quick succession. An Olympic triathlon follows a standardized distance of 1.5-kilometre swim, 40-kilometre bicycle ride, and a 10-kilometre run. The league will also hold races in Chicago in August and in Toulouse, France, in October. In Toronto, competitors will do the Olympic distances but on shorter loops to stay within sight of spectators. That includes swimming in the sheltered waters of Ontario Place, biking on closed roads, and running along Lake Shore Boulevard and the Gardiner Expressway. Beaulieu has one recommendation for spectators hoping to catch the best view of the race. 'Everything happens in transition,' he said. 'They're going to get to see us all get from the swim to the bike then from the bike to the run. 'Some people say that we take our time in transition, but it's the most important thing in the triathlon. You go as fast as you can in the transition to get any advantage you can.' Paquet and Beaulieu will both be in the professional race, but the triathlon festival will also have categories for amateurs. Paquet hopes that fans will be inspired not just by the elite of the sport but also the amateurs trying their best. 'I think that should be, hopefully, a good event to introduce people to triathlon like I was introduced to in the past,' said Paquet, who represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 'Then hopefully they can join the sport.' The 20-year-old Beaulieu is on pace to represent Canada at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 24, 2025.
Toronto Star
05-06-2025
- Business
- Toronto Star
Canada's trade deficit hits record high as exports to U.S. plunge in wake of tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war is taking a bite out of Canada's economy. In April, Canada's monthly trade deficit in goods hit $7.1 billion — its highest level ever — as exports plunged in the wake of U.S. tariffs. And economists and industry leaders warn the numbers are likely to get worse in the coming months. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'The April trade figures were unsurprisingly ugly in the face of the ongoing trade war, with the doubling of steel and aluminum levies in June suggesting that Canada won't be out of the woods for at least the next couple of months,' BMO senior economist Shelly Kaushik wrote in a research note. In a report after the data was released by Statistics Canada, National Bank economist Jocelyn Paquet also noted that exports to non-U.S. markets rose 2.9 per cent to $18.3 billion, but that it wasn't nearly enough to offset the 15.7 per cent plunge in exports to the U.S., compared to the previous month. 'This asymmetry makes clear that Canada will not be able to diversify its export markets quickly enough to counter the effects of the trade war,' Paquet wrote. Eventually, argued Paquet, the trade data will have an impact on the broader Canadian economy, including jobs. 'The staggering deterioration in the merchandise trade balance is sure to translate into much weaker-than-expected growth in Canada in the second quarter of the year,' Paquet wrote. 'While some may dismiss any economic contraction caused by changes in the trade balance, we believe it will leave its mark. This is because such a dramatic drop in exports is bound to have repercussions on production and hiring.' Katherine Judge, executive director and senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets, called the numbers 'really bad.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'Essentially trade has totally collapsed,' Judge said in an interview. 'Obviously the U.S. is our biggest trading partner, so it didn't really matter that trade with some other countries increased. I think this just exemplifies how dependent we are on the U.S. and also how difficult it will be to diversify our trade base away from the U.S.' April was the first full month of tariffs between Canada and the U.S. and saw the implementation of tariffs on the auto sector. Sectors hit hardest by tariffs saw the biggest drops in exports, with a 34.5 per cent fall in raw aluminum and 22.9 per cent drop in passenger vehicles, with lumber (15.9 per cent), as well as raw iron and steel (14.1 per cent) also falling. Earlier this week, Trump signed an executive order doubling the tariff on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent. The numbers were no surprise to the head of Canada's automotive parts industry association, who said things are going to get a lot worse. 'I think the May number will shock people,' said Flavio Volpe, CEO of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association. 'This was just the first month.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW And, argued Volpe, the trade war is at least as harmful to the U.S. economy as it is to Canada's, and is benefitting one of the world's other big auto and steel exporters. 'They're dragging themselves down while they try to drown us, and China continues unfettered,' said Volpe, who noted production slowdowns or pauses by some American auto manufacturers in their Canadian operations. 'Stellantis shut down for a couple weeks in Windsor. We saw volumes coming down from other assemblers here. And then you blend that with the fact that even though some manufacturers decided to absorb the tariffs, there's a limit to how long you can do that,' Volpe said. With files from The Canadian Press
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USA Today
30-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Copa Colsanitas: Maria [86th] vs. Paquet [121st] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
No. 86-ranked Tatjana Maria will take on No. 121 Chloe Paquet in the Copa Colsanitas Round of 32 on Monday, March 31. Maria is the favorite (-250) in this match compared to the underdog Paquet (+190). Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 10:35 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Tatjana Maria vs. Chloe Paquet matchup info Tournament: Copa Colsanitas Copa Colsanitas Round: Round of 32 Round of 32 Date: Monday, March 31 Monday, March 31 Court Surface: Clay Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Maria vs. Paquet Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Maria has a 71.4% to win. Maria vs. Paquet Betting Odds Maria's odds to win match: -250 -250 Paquet's odds to win match: +190 Maria vs. Paquet matchup performance & stats Maria is 4-9 on clay over the past 12 months. In terms of serve/return winning percentages on clay over the past 12 months, Maria has won 46.8% of her games on serve, and 37.0% on return. Maria has converted 57.0% of her break-point chances on clay (49 of 86) over the past year. Maria was defeated in the Qualification Round 2 of her previous tournament (the Miami Open presented by Itau) 4-6, 3-6 by No. 108-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva on March 17. Paquet has put up an 8-4 record in four tournaments on clay over the past 12 months. Paquet is 80-for-122 in service games on clay (winning 65.6%) and 55-for-127 in return games (43.3%). On clay courts Paquet has won 46.8% of break points, 52 out of 111, to rank 49th. In the Qualification Round 1 of her previous tournament (the WTA Dubai, UAE) on February 14, Paquet was defeated by No. 52-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-7, 4-6. Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. Terms apply, see operator site for Terms and Conditions. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call the National Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, OH), 1-800-522-4700 (CO), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN). Must be 21 or older to gamble. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Be sure to comply with laws applicable where you reside. We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. Sportsbook Wire operates independently, though, and this doesn't influence our coverage.
