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Mahon also represented Canada at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of three returnees to the six-player roster. With now plenty of international experience under her belt, she will be leaned on in pressure situations in Tokyo.
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“As a new player to the sport, I didn’t know what to expect. The work that I had put in to make it there was hard, but it was still very new,” she told The Daily Press about her time in Brazil.
TORONTO Demand for guide dogs has surged during the pandemic, but border closures and COVID-19 restrictions have prevented the majority of foreign-trained dogs from entering Canada and has delayed training domestically, making it harder than ever to get that life-changing partnership. “We are probably a month or two behind where we would typically be at right now,” Alex Ivic, manager of development at Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB), told CTV News. People currently on CGDB’s waitlist could be waiting between three and 12 months to complete the process and acquire a guide dog, he said. The pandemic has closed off the border for American-trained dogs. It has also pushed guide dog providers domestically to scale back in-person lessons, which teach owners how to adjust to their new companions.
Toronto-During the pandemic, the demand for guide dogs has surged, but border closures and COVID-19 restrictions have prevented most foreign-trained dogs from