News Ottawa downs McMaster in back-and-forth quarterfinal matchup November 4, 2016 U Sports - VICTORIA (U Sports) – The Ottawa Gee-Gees tallied three second-half tries on their way to a 25-19 victory over the McMaster Marauders at Wallace Field on Thursday. “In the last two years we have lost a close game...
News GAME 1: 42nd CIS women’s field hockey championship Strong second half lifts Vikes over Gryphons November 4, 2016 U Sports - TORONTO (U Sports) – The Canada West silver medalist Victoria Vikes opened the 42nd CIS field hockey championship with a 4-2 victory over the Guelph Gryphons on Thursday evening at the University of Toronto’s Back Campus Fields. Victoria,...
News Ogunjimi scores four tries to lead Calgary over Acadia in opener November 4, 2016 U Sports - VICTORIA (U Sports) – Temitope Ogunjimi scored four tries and the Calgary Dinos held the Acadia Axewomen off the board until the final minutes to open the CIS women’s rugby championship with a 42-10 victory at Wallace Field....
News U Sports Football: A look at the conference semifinals November 4, 2016 U Sports - TORONTO (U Sports) – Only four weekends remaining on the 2016 of U Sports football schedule, and 15 teams left standing on the road to the 52nd ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup. Here is a look at Saturday’s conference...
News U Sports football players of the week (#10): Picton, Ahlstedt, Stenger honoured November 4, 2016 U Sports - TORONTO (U Sports) - Regina quarterback Noah Picton, McMaster safety Keldyn Ahlstedt, and Saskatchewan kicker Sean Stenger are the U Sports football players of the week for the period ending Oct. 30 , 2016. Picton, a third-year business student from Regina, Sask.,...
News Bird and Wallace Set for Hong Kong International Bowls Classic November 3, 2016 Bowls Canada Boulingrin - As the 2016 bowls season winds down, Pat Bird of Calgary, will team up with fellow Albertan Alf Wallace of Sherwood Park to compete in the prestigious invitational Hong Kong International Bowls Classic. Bird and Wallace are...
News Celebrating Rio 2016 Olympians and Paralympians in Ottawa and Gatineau November 3, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - More than 250 athletes and coaches participate in inspiring celebration November 2, 2016 - Gatineau - Department of Canadian Heritage The Government of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees, today hosted more than...
News Rostelecom Cup marks third stop for Canadian team on ISU Grand Prix circuit November 3, 2016 Skate Canada - OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have four entries, for a total of seven skaters, in Moscow, Russia, for the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. Canada will have one entry in men’s, two entries in pairs and one entry in ice...
News Hasselborg replaces Sidorova on Team World for 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup November 3, 2016 Canadian Curling Association - One Anna is out but another Anna is in for the 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, it was announced today by Curling Canada. Due to a change in training schedules, the Russian...
News Skate Canada Appoints New Chief Executive Officer November 3, 2016 Skate Canada - OTTAWA, ON: The Board of Directors of Skate Canada is pleased to announce that Debra Armstrong has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of Skate Canada, effective immediately. Debra joined the organization in January of 2016 as...