News Canada Soccer Women’s National Team take on Costa Rica 8 June in Winnipeg June 7, 2017 Canada Soccer - Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team will face its CONCACAF rival Costa Rica 8 June in Winnipeg, in the first clash since the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February 2016, which secured Canada’s spot at the 2016 Rio...
News The first Volleyball Canada Regional Centre of Excellence to open in the province of Quebec June 7, 2017 Volleyball Canada - Volleyball Canada and Volleyball Quebec are very pleased to announce that the first VC Beach Regional Centre of Excellence will be in the province of Quebec. Guided by Canada’s beach high-performance program, and under the leadership...
News Torch lit on Parliament Hill for 2017 Canada Summer Games’ Manitoba Hydro Torch Relay June 7, 2017 Canada Games – Today, in keeping with a Canadian tradition, the Canada Games Roly McLenahan Torch was lit on Parliament Hill from the Centennial Flame, signaling the start of the 2017 Canada Summer Games’ Manitoba Hydro Torch Relay. This highly...
News Synchro Canada names Mixed Duet for 2017 FINA World Championships June 7, 2017 Synchro Canada - Two Montreal-based athletes will be Canada’s representatives in the Mixed Duet category for the upcoming 2017 FINA World Championships. Isabelle Blanchet-Rampling, 31, and Robert Prévost, 37, were named today by Synchro Canada as the entry in the event. The...
News Derbies draw attention in Week 6 June 7, 2017 Ontario Soccer – It was a weekend of heated derbies and dominant displays in League1 Ontario Matchweek Six. In the men's division, former TFC first team keeper Quillan Roberts showed his class in a 4-1 win over OSU...
Knowledge Nuggets Biking to work By the Numbers A British study associated cycling to work with a 45% lower risk of cancer and 46% lower risk of heart disease versus driving or bussing to work. If we used 1% of the budget for road construction...
News RCA Congratulates CSSRA on 72nd Annual Regatta June 6, 2017 Rowing Canada - VICTORIA, BC – Monday, June 5, 2017 – Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) congratulates the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association (CSSRA) for their successful organization and operation of the 72nd Annual Championship Regatta which took place this past weekend in...
News Athletes selected to the 2017/2018 Canadian National Snowboard Team June 6, 2017 Canada Snowboard - PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic and Winter Paralympic Games less than a year away Vancouver, BC – Canada Snowboard is pleased to announce the National Canadian Snowboard team for the 2017/2018 season. Encompassing 38 riders as part of the...
News This week, the 2017 Canada Summer Games hit the "50 days to go" mark! June 6, 2017 2017 Canada Summer Games - With so much activity leading up to the Games, the Host Society will be sending out a weekly media outlook with upcoming announcements, media events, etc. To find out more about each event or announcement, click on...
News DUSTIN JOHNSON, BUBBA WATSON, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, SI WOO KIM AND TEAM RBC AMONG EARLY PLAYER COMMITMENTS FOR 2017 RBC CANADIAN OPEN June 6, 2017 Golf Canada - Johnson, DeChambeau, Kim and RBC Team members set to challenge Glen Abbey Golf Club July 24-30 - OAKVILLE, Ont. (Golf Canada) – Golf Canada and RBC today announced Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Si Woo Kim and Bryson DeChambeau have made...