News Suncor Energy's Petro-Canada brand renews Paralympic partnership to 2024 Renewal introduces new Petro-PointsTM Family & Friends Program September 12, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - Calgary, Alberta (Sept. 10, 2016) - In front of a cheering crowd of athletes, coaches, families and friends at Canada Paralympic House in Rio last night, Suncor, through its Petro-Canada brand, announced continued support for an additional...
News Impressive second day for Canada at 2016 IFAF Flag Football World Championships in Miami September 12, 2016 Football Canada - Men bounce back from loss to Mexico, women continue to impress Miami (September 10, 2016) - Canada's women's national team stayed undefeated following wins against Panama and the USA while Canada's men's national team bounced back from a morning...
News Tony Walby Eliminated by Toronto Games Champion September 12, 2016 Judo Canada - Montreal, September 10, 2016 – Ontario judoka Tony Walby was expecting to last longer into the Rio Paralympic Games. Unfortunately, he was ousted after his very first Under 90 kg match. Seventh place at the 2012 London Paralympic Games...
News Chiefs Score Eight Unanswered Goals To Pull Away from Burrards And Win Mann Cup Opener 15-8 September 12, 2016 Canadian Lacrosse Association - OTTAWA, ON (July 11, 2016) - The hometown Six Nations Chiefs used a strong second half to pull away from the visiting Maple Ridge Burrards and win the opening game of the 2016 Mann Cup by...
News Felix Auger-Aliassime to duel for Junior US Open singles title September 12, 2016 Tennis Canada - Bianca Andreescu falls in semifinals; Auger-Aliassime and Benjamin Sigouin drop doubles championship match Toronto, September 10, 2016 – Canada went 1-1 in singles at the Junior US Open on Saturday, as Felix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal) is now one win...
News Roman Sadovsky lands quad jump, places fifth at ISU Junior Grand Prix September 12, 2016 Figure skating - YOKOHAMA, Japan – Roman Sadovksy of Vaughan, Ont., landed a quadruple jump for the first time on international ice and took fifth spot on Saturday in men’s competition at the third stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix...
News WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup: Canada to play for gold! September 12, 2016 Baseball Canada - GIJANG, Korea- For the first time since 2008 and only the second time in history, Team Canada will play for a gold medal at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup. Canada clinched a spot in the championship contest...
News Canada shows its Paralympic power with five medals on Day 2, Sept. 9 September 12, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - Sept. 9, 2016 - RIO DE JANEIRO - Para-swimmer Aurélie Rivard broke the world record en route to the gold medal in the women's S10-50-m freestyle while wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos added a victory in the men's...
News BOIVIN TOP CANADIAN IN QUEBEC WORLDTOUR RACE September 12, 2016 Cycling Canada - OTTAWA, Sept. 9, 2016. – Team Canada's Guillaume Boivin (Montreal, Quebec) was the top Canadian finisher on Friday at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec, taking 17th place in the field sprint, won by world champion Peter Sagan...
News SCORING WOES CONTINUE FOR TEAM CANADA MEN IN LOSS TO THE NETHERLANDS AT RIO 2016 September 12, 2016 Wheelchair Basketball Canada - (September 9, 2016 - RIO DE JANEIRO) The scoring woes continued for the Canadian men’s Paralympic wheelchair basketball team in a 49-32 loss to the Netherlands at the Carioca 1 Arena on Friday night in their second outing at...