News Media accreditation for Canada vs. Great Britain now available December 15, 2016 Tennis Canada - MEDIA ADVISORY: Media accreditation for Canada vs. Great Britain now available WHAT: Tennis Canada is now accepting media credential applications for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first-round tie between Canada and Great Britain. The...
News Edmonton to Host ITU World Championships Grand Final in 2020 December 15, 2016 ITU Triathlon World Championships - EDMONTON—The International Triathlon Union (ITU) today named Edmonton as the host city for the ITU World Championships Grand Final in 2020. “Edmonton has been a staple city on the ITU calendar for many years,” ITU President...
News Olympians Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam Retire from Competitive Skating December 15, 2016 Skate Canada - OTTAWA, ON: Six-time national team members Alexandra Paul, 25, Midhurst, Ont., and Mitchell Islam, 26, Barrie, Ont., have decided to retire from competitive figure skating. The ice dance duo have been staples on the Canadian dance scene...
News Canada’s triathlon city scores a hat-trick December 15, 2016 World Triathlon Series Edmonton - December 15, 2016 (Edmonton) – Edmonton will host its third triathlon championship event in 2020. Edmonton will then, along with Lausanne, which is the Olympic city, be the only cities to stage the global triathlon...
News HOCKEY CANADA NAMES ROSTER FOR 2017 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP December 15, 2016 Western Hockey League - Seven WHL players selected to Canada’s National Junior Team following four-day selection camp TORONTO, Ont. and MONTREAL, Que. – With Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp rolling to a close with an 8-0...
News MEDIA CALLS: 2016 Canadian Players of the Year December 15, 2016 Canada Soccer - Canada Soccer will hold media calls with the 2016 Canadian Players of the Year on Thursday 15 December (Women's National Team) and Friday 16 December (Men's National Team). The two calls will take place at: Thursday 15 December...
News The Social Side of the 2017 Sport for Life Canadian Summit December 15, 2016 Sport for Life Society - Victoria, B.C. – For a conference that focuses on nurturing excellence and physical literacy to be successful, it helps to have the highest levels of sporting excellence and physical literacy on display. It also helps if...
News French national Stéphane Antiga takes the helm of the Canadian men’s team December 15, 2016 Volleyball Canada - Volleyball Canada is pleased to officially announce that Stéphane Antiga - originally of Suresnes, France, and most recently Poland’s national team coach - will be Canada’s new men's head coach. "I’m very happy to start this collaboration...
News Sprint National Team Trials scheduled for 2017 December 15, 2016 Canoe Kayak Canada - OTTAWA, ON (December 14, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has scheduled two sets of Sprint National Team Trials for the 2017 season along with carding race to be held in advance of the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak...
News WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL CANADA WELCOMES JEFF DUNBRACK AS HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR December 15, 2016 Wheelchair Basketball Canada - (December 14, 2016 - OTTAWA, ONT.) Wheelchair Basketball Canada is delighted to announce that Jeff Dunbrack is joining the organization in the role of High Performance Director as of January 2017. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Jeff...