CP NewsAlert: Hamelin, Poulin named Canada's flag-bearers in Beijing

February 02, 2022 - 3:09 AM

BEIJING - Women's hockey captain Marie-Philip Poulin and short-track speedskating star Charles Hamelin have been named Canada's flag-bearers for Friday's opening ceremonies of Beijing's Winter Olympics

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