Knowledge Nuggets rewards backfire What Do You Think? Rewards are used for a multitude of tasks, like giving kids stickers for a job well done, or rewarding yourself for getting through a workout. Can rewards backfire, though? Called the “overjustification effect”, sometimes a reward...
News Canada’s Synchro Swimmers ready to vie for titles at US Open June 22, 2017 Synchro Canada - Ottawa, June 21, 2017 - Canada will send 16 athletes to the 2017 Synchro America Open, taking place at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Long Island, New York. Canada will have entries in the solo, duet, mixed duet...
News Funding Injection, New Home, New Training Centre Highlight Launch of a New Era for Triathlon Canada June 22, 2017 Triathlon Canada - VICTORIA - The City of Victoria and 94 Forward delivered the ultimate house warming gift to Triathlon Canada in the form of a new National Performance Centre, along with a major financial injection into the national body’s high-performance...
News Centennial Flame from 1967 Pan-American Games relit in Winnipeg June 22, 2017 2017 Canada Summer Games - WINNIPEG (June 21, 2017) – The Centennial Flame in Winnipeg was re-ignited today for the first time since the 1967 Pan American Games. The 12-foot concrete structure supporting a copper cauldron has sat quietly on...
News 2017 Women’s National Softball Team Selection Camp June 22, 2017 Softball Canada - (Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Women’s National Team will hold a Selection Camp June 22-27 in Mississauga, Ont. with thirty-six (36) players from the Women’s National Team Athlete Pool invited to compete for a spot on the Women’s...
News Senior national team roster announced June 22, 2017 Ringette Canada - Ottawa, ON – June 22, 2017 – Ringette Canada is pleased to announce its senior national team roster that will be competing at the 2017 world ringette championship taking place from November 27 to December 3, 2017 at Hershey Centre...
News Tickets on sale for #CanadaRED international soccer match in Toronto June 22, 2017 Canada Soccer - Red, rouge, rosso, vermelho, rojo: no matter how you say it, Canadian supporters are asked to wear their #CanadaRED when Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team faces CONCACAF rivals Jamaica to close out the 2017 Summer of Soccer....
News Toronto and Montréal all even in Canadian Championship final June 22, 2017 Canada Soccer - IMPACT MONTRÉAL FC 1:1 TORONTO FC GOALS : MTL - Matteo Mancosu (19') TOR - Jozy Altidore (29') It's all going to come down to 90 minutes. Canadian rivals Impact Montréal FC and Toronto FC are all even...
News 2017 CANADA COMMONWEALTH CUP – LAUNCH OF YEAR 2! June 22, 2017 Commonwealth Games Canada - June 21, 2017 OTTAWA – Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is pleased to announce Year 2 of the Canada Commonwealth Cup, a season long race for points with cash prizes awarded annually to Canada’s top 8 Commonwealth athletes and/or teams...
News BILLETS POUR LA SOIRÉE DE VISIONNEMENT DES JEUX AUTOCHTONES DE L’AMÉRIQUE DU NORD 2017 DE TORONTO DISPONIBLES POUR LE GRAND PUBLIC June 22, 2017 Jeux autochtones de l’Amérique du Nord 2017 de Toronto - Toronto, ON – 22 juin 2017 – La société hôte des Jeux autochtones de l’Amérique du Nord 2017 de Toronto (JAAN 2017 de Toronto) a annoncé jeudi que des billets pour la...