News Team Nova Scotia Finds Success at the U17/U19 Canadian Wrestling Championships April 22, 2018 Wrestling Nova Scotia - HALIFAX, NS (April 19th, 2018) - From April 13th to 15th, six of Nova Scotia’s top wrestlers competed for national titles at the Butterdome in Edmonton, Alberta. Makayla Levy of Wolfville, NS captured her second national...
News Save the date - SCRI Conference in Ottawa November 6 & 7th 2018 April 22, 2018 The leading conference focusing on sport participation research is coming to Ottawa! The Sport Canada Research Initiative conference hosted by Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) will be held November 6 & 7th, at the Westin Hotel, in Ottawa, Ontario. The...
News Trio of 2019 Canadian curling championships to be decided in Fredericton, N.B. April 20, 2018 Curling Canada - Over a nine-day span, three Canadian curling championships will be on the line at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B., it was announced today by Curling Canada. The 2019 U SPORTS/Curling Canada Curling Championships, and the 2019...
Knowledge Nuggets Helpful instructions Coaching Tip “Helpful” instructions shouted by coaches and parents from the sidelines aren’t always useful. It’s easy for young athletes to become overwhelmed and misinterpret the messages. Here are five things you yell at your hockey player that only confuses...
News JNT EXTENDED: Pitching shines in loss to Nationals April 19, 2018 Baseball Canada - April 19th, 2018 BOX SCORE WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – The Junior National Team opened the annual extended spring training camp today at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches today taking on a prospects squad from the...
News Canada Maintains Leading Reputation as Host Sporting Nation April 19, 2018 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) - OTTAWA, ON: Holding 46 major sport events in the past year has kept Canada in the top six listing of sport hosting nations. The Global Sports Index (GSI) Nations Index 2018 was announced this...
News HEAD COACHES ANNOUNCED FOR 2019 U24 NATIONAL TEAMS April 19, 2018 Ultimate Canada - April 19, 2018 — Ultimate Canada is excited to announce the Head Coaches that will lead Team Canada to the 2019 World U24 Championships (date and location TBD). · Team Canada Women's - Alison Fischer · Team Canada Men's - Jon...
News Lieutenant Governor Lois E. Mitchell Supports Youth Literacy Program at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame April 19, 2018 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - Calgary, April 19, 2018 - This morning, students from Hawkwood Elementary School had the opportunity to engage in a youth literacy and sports awareness activity with the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the Honourable Lois...
News Powerlifting Athlete Suspended for Presence of Testosterone and Nandrolone April 19, 2018 Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) - (Ottawa, Ontario – April 19, 2018) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Vahid Lotfi, a powerlifting athlete, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation....
News Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard to be awarded London 2012 Olympic gold April 19, 2018 Canadian Olympic Committee - NOTE: Christine Girard will be available today to speak to media. Please contact Joshua Su to coordinate a phone interview. (Cover photo: AP/Hassan Ammar) TORONTO (April 19, 2018) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed...
