News CIS Takes Rio: 16 CIS athletes medal at 2016 Olympic Games August 22, 2016 Canadian Interuniversity Sport - RIO DE JANEIRO (CIS) – After more than two weeks of competition, 16 current, former or incoming CIS student-athletes are bringing home medals from the Rio 2016 Olympics. Former Calgary Dino Erica Wiebe captured gold...
News Canadian Paralympic Committee launches free Rio 2016 classroom resources for educators August 22, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - Canadian Paralympic Committee launches free Rio 2016 classroom resources for educators Aug. 22, 2016 - Ottawa, Ont. - With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games now in the history books and just 17 days until...
News CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK A look at the key events for the week of August 22 August 22, 2016 Tennis Canada - CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK A look at the key events for the week of August 22 August 20-27 Connecticut Open – New Haven, Connecticut, USA WTA International Series event Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal,...
News David Patterson Announced as Canada Games Council President and CEO August 22, 2016 Canada Games Council - (August 22nd, 2016) Ottawa – Tom Quinn, Canada Games Council (CGC) Chairman, has announced that David Patterson will become the organization’s next President and CEO. The CGC Board of Directors unanimously approved the recommendation made by...
News MEDIA ADVISORY Rio 2016 Gold Medalist Erica Wiebe Returns to Ottawa August 22, 2016 Wrestling Canada - MEDIA ADVISORY Rio 2016 Gold Medalist Erica Wiebe Returns to Ottawa With the 2016 Olympic Games ending today, Canadian wrestling 2016 Olympic Champion Erica Wiebe will be returning home to Ottawa. Wrestling Canada would like Ottawa media...
News Media Alert: 2017 Canada Summer Games Legacy Announcement August 22, 2016 2017 Canada Summer Games - 2017 Canada Summer Games to announce major sport legacy project WHAT: Join us for a major Games legacy announcement that will benefit our community for years to come. WHEN: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:00 AM ...
News CANADIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE HOLDS 2016 DRAFT CLASS; MONTREAL’S KAYLA TUTINO SELECTED FIRST OVERALL BY THE BOSTON BLADES August 22, 2016 Canadian Women Hockey League - CANADIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE HOLDS 2016 DRAFT CLASS; MONTREAL’S KAYLA TUTINO SELECTED FIRST OVERALL BY THE BOSTON BLADES TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Women's Hockey League is excited to announce that 76 players have been selected...
News Honouring Alberta’s Returning Olympians and Paralympians at Calgary’s Celebration of Sport August 21, 2016 Sport Calgary - Honouring Alberta’s Returning Olympians and Paralympians at Calgary’s Celebration of Sport CALGARY, Alberta —Calgary’s inaugural Celebration of Sport event, coming soon after the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio, will have an Olympic focus, and, in partnership...
News Canada win silver at CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship August 21, 2016 Canada Soccer - Canada win silver at CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship 21 August 2016 Canada finished second at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship in Orlando, FL, USA. Canada posted six wins in seven matches, falling 0:2 to USA in...
News Results from NS Summer Swimming Provincial Championships August 21, 2016 Swim Nova Scotia - Swim Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the results from this past weekend’s Nova Scotia Summer Swimming Provincial Championships held in Bridgewater, N.S. at the O’Reagan’s Subaru Outdoor Pool. Overall Top Team winner was the...