Society

Highs and lows, from Derek Drouin to Gabrielle Douglas

Our most dramatic summer games may prove to be our best.

Paddle, and then paddle again: Van Koeverden and Oldershaw aim for the podium

Hormone therapy might be slowing down South Africa’s star runner

Aliya Mustafina, Alexandre Despatie, water polo and lots from the Olympic Stadium

Canadian innovations have played a major role in space exploration, almost from the very beginning

Research into the ‘optimist gene’ shows that you can always be on the sunny side

Never mind the rocket scientists behind the NASA mission, there’s just one star of its two-year engagement on Mars. Like most celebrities these days, it used Twitter to announce its arrival

Swim, run, bike: Simon Whitfield goes for gold