News U SPORTS Football Athlete Suspended for Presence of Cocaine April 21, 2017 CCES - (Ottawa, Ontario – April 20, 2017) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Frédéric Vézina-Lavergne, a U SPORTS football athlete from Concordia University, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The...
News Paralympic medallist and Chef de Mission Todd Nicholson to make presentation at Abilities Centre April 21, 2017 Canadian Paralympic Committee - WHITBY, Ont. - April 20, 2017 - Todd Nicholson, a three-time Paralympic medallist in Para ice hockey and Team Canada's Chef de Mission for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, will make a special presentation to students...
News CANADIANS HIT THE PODIUM FIVE TIMES AT WHISTLER CUP April 21, 2017 Alpine Canada - Calgary, Alta. (April 17, 2017) – The 25th Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup was hosted this weekend in Whistler, B.C. with over 400 athletes, 150 coaches and 20 countries participating. Canadians had some standout performances landing on the...
News 2017 Canadian Fencing Championships – U15, Cadet, Junior, Senior, University, Veterans April 21, 2017 Canadian Fencing Federation - GATINEAU – Over 500 of the best athletes fencing athletes from across Canada will be on hand at the Complexe Branchaud-Brière beginning Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23 as part of Fencing Week in Canada...
News Fencers in action for ParticipACTION! April 21, 2017 Canadian Fencing Federation - First ever Fencing Medley on the Mall a success! OTTAWA — Olympians and Paralympians were on Ottawa’s Sparks Street Mall today, giving Canadians the opportunity to get active and try fencing during the first ever Fencing Medley on...
News lululemon extends sponsorship of Canada's beach volleyball program April 21, 2017 Volleyball Canada - OTTAWA, ON: Volleyball Canada and lululemon are pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership that brings significant support to Canada’s beach volleyball program. The partnership began in 2015 leading up to and including the Rio 2016 Olympics, where...
News 2017 World Mixed Doubles, World Seniors Championships begin Saturday in Lethbridge April 21, 2017 Curling Canada - Three Canadian teams will begin their quest for gold Saturday when the 2017 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships get underway at the ATB Centre in Lethbridge, Alta. And there will be...
News Weaver and Poje win free dance to move Canada into fourth at ISU World Team Trophy April 21, 2017 Figure skating - TOKYO – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., won the free dance on Friday to move Canada from fifth to fourth in the country standings at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition. Japan...
News Two wins apiece for Lau and Padington to open 2017 Speedo Eastern Championships April 21, 2017 Swimming - ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Western Canadian swimmers Octavia Lau and Mack Padington were beasts in the East on Thursday as they each won two gold medals to open the 2017 Speedo Eastern Championships. In the women’s 16 and over...
News Ottawa’s McKay top Canadian at international diving competition April 21, 2017 Diving - DRESDEN, Germany – Henry McKay of Ottawa was the top Canadian Thursday at the Dresden International diving competition placing seventh on men’s three-metre in the 16-18 age group. Jonathan Suckow of Switzerland won the gold medal with 572.10...