If Toronto does bid for the 2024 Olympic Games it will likely face a strong challenge from the U.S., which has not hosted a Summer Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta. (Mark Blinch/Reuters/Files)

Canadian Olympic chief would back Toronto 2024 bid

The Canadian Olympic Committee said on Friday it will back a possible Toronto bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics ahead of a potential Quebec City bid for the 2022 Winter Games.
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Sep 9 ... CTV-CBC co-bidding for 2014, '16 Olympics

Sep 2 ... Six cities apply to host 2020 Olympics

Aug 11 ... Toronto not interested in 2020 Olympic bid: Ford

Jul 27 ... Olympic medallist 'commits suicide'

Mar 11 ... Olympian evacuated from Hawaii tsunami

Jan 26 ... Christie facing trial over car crash

Dec 31 ... Vancouver Olympic law expires with 2010

Dec 26 ... Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies

Nov 9 ... Shewfelt Hall bound

Oct 28 ... What post-Olympics letdown?

Oct 25 ... IOC delays decision on women's ski jumping

Aug 23 ... Silver medalist Plushenko out of 2014 Olympics

Aug 2 ... U.S. Olympic bobsledder to be tried in B.C.

Jul 29 ... Former Olympian suffers brain damage

Jul 9 ... B.C. government bailed out VANOC


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