News CANADIAN SWIMMERS TO HOST MEDIA AVAILABILITY July 5, 2017 Swimming Canada - TORONTO – Swimming Canada High Performance Centre – Ontario swimmers selected to represent Canada at the FINA World Championships will be available to media Friday in advance of their departure for Europe. The championships take place from July 15-30 in...
News CANADA DEFEATS JAPAN 100-75 AT FIBA U19 WORLD CUP July 5, 2017 Canada Basketball - CAIRO, EGYPT (July 4, 2017) - The U19 Men's National Team defeated Japan, 100-75, in the group stage of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017. The win secures 2nd place in Group C for Canada with a 2-1 win-loss record. Lindell...
News Vicky Tolfrey-Goosey named VISTA 2017 Scientific Award winner July 5, 2017 Canadian Paralympic Committee - BONN - July 4, 2017 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Professor Vicky Tolfrey-Goosey has received the 2017 IPC Paralympic Scientific Award, which will be presented at September's VISTA Conference in Toronto, Canada....
News Minister Joly to Deliver Remarks and Participate in Countdown to Manitoba Liquor & Lottery Canada Games Festival July 5, 2017 2017 Canada Summer Games - WINNIPEG, July 4, 2017 - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will deliver remarks and participate in a countdown to the 2017 Canada Summer Games Festival. Please note that all details are subject...
Knowledge Nuggets sport canada SIRC Blog Health Canada has launched a public consultation on restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children. The proposed approach aims to protect children from marketing tactics that encourage them to eat unhealthy foods and could impact...
Blog Unhealthy Food and Beverage Marketing to Children: Possible Implications for Sport July 5, 2017 On June 10, 2017, Health Canada launched a public consultation on restricting the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children. The proposed approach aims to protect children from marketing tactics that encourage them to eat unhealthy foods. This is...
News Canada’s fighting spirit not enough to hold off Brazil July 5, 2017 Volleyball Canada - Curitiba, Brazil, July 4, 2017 - Brazil beat Canada 3-1 (25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 25-19) in the opener of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League Finals at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba. Brazilian opposite Wallace De...
News AUGER-ALIASSIME AND SHAPOVALOV FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE WINNIPEG NATIONAL BANK CHALLENGER July 5, 2017 Tennis Canada - Montreal, July 4, 2017 – Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) and Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON) both announced their withdrawal from the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger on Tuesday. The $75,000 tournament will be played at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club from...
News Women’s National Softball Team Ready to Compete at US World Cup of Softball XII July 5, 2017 Softball Canada - (Oklahoma City, OK) The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team is set to compete at the US World Cup of Softball XII in Oklahoma City, Okla. this week (July 5-9). Team Canada will start the event with a doubleheader, facing...
News Master Song-Chul Kim Named Best Referee at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships July 5, 2017 Taekwondo Canada - (Ottawa, Canada) Taekwondo Canada is delighted to announce that Master Song-Chul Kim from British Columbia is named the Best Performance Referee at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships. The other four referees who were granted this honor are...
