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Bev Priestman out as Canadian women's head soccer coach following Olympic drone scandal probe

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Canada Soccer has parted ways with Bev Priestman. The decision to relieve Priestman of her coaching duties comes after an independent review was launched into her role in a drone surveillance scandal at this past summer's Olympics in Paris. Assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi were also relieved of duty as Canada Soccer released the findings of the investigation.


Canadian women's soccer team penalized in Olympics for drone spying scandal

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The Canadian women's soccer team was dealt a heavy blow Saturday after FIFA announced the women's national team would be deducted six points from the standings in the Paris Olympics after staffers were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand during closed-door training sessions. Following its investigation, the FIFA Appeal Committee announced the Canadian Soccer Association was responsible for failing to ensure its staff members were in compliance with Olympic rules. "CSA was found responsible for failing to respect the applicable FIFA regulations in connection with its failure to ensure the compliance of its participating officials of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 Final Competition (OFT) with the prohibition on flying drones over any training sites," the statement said. "The officials were each found responsible for offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play in connection with the CSA's Women's representative team's drones usage in the scope of the OFT." Head coach Bev Priestman was removed from her position Thursday night after two staff members were sent home from Paris when an investigation found that analyst Joseph Lombardi had allegedly used a drone to spy on New Zealand's practice sessions.


Canadian women's soccer coach removed from Olympics after drone controversy

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The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed women's national soccer head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games after staffers allegedly used a drone to spy on an opponent. Two Canadian team staffers, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, were "sent home immediately" for allegedly using a drone to spy on a New Zealand practice. Canada beat New Zealand, 2-1, Thursday. Priestman, who has denied involvement, initially volunteered to step away from the club prior to the committee's decision. Canada Soccer CEO and General Secretary Kevin Blue said in a COC release that "additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games."


AI and breast cancer: How a Canadian lab plans to use new tech to treat patients - National

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As artificial intelligence continues to get more impressive, a lab out of Waterloo, Ont., is taking breast cancer research to new heights by working to help patients get proper treatment with their new technology. When patients get breast cancer, they typically undergo a type of imaging, like a magnetic resonance imaging or MRI, to look for cancerous tumors. The Waterloo lab has created "a synthetic correlate diffusion" MRI that is tailored to capture details and properties of cancer in a way that previous MRI systems couldn't. "It could be a very helpful tool to help oncologists and medical doctors to be able to identify and personalize the type of treatment that a cancer patient gets," Alexander Wong, professor and Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging at the University of Waterloo, told Global News. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian women, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.