News The Montreal Alouettes and the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence invite you to attend the Alouettes Foundation Bursary Program’s official ceremony presented by RDS July 27, 2016 Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec - Tuesday, August 2 at 11:00 a.m. at the MAA Sport Club, located at 2070 Peel Street downtown Montreal. The Alouettes Foundation Bursary Program, in its 12th edition this year, will recognize 26 student-athletes at...
News Schedule, participating provinces announced for 2016 Women's National Championship in Regina July 27, 2016 Football Canada - Inaugural women's tackle championship kicks-off Thursday July 28 Ottawa (July 26, 2016) - Provincial tackle football teams from Alberta, New Brunswick, Quebec, and host Saskatchewan will take part in the inaugural Women's National Championship, July 28-31 in Regina, Saskatchewan....
News Institut national du sport du Québec experts available for media interviews July 27, 2016 Institut national du sport du Québec - Montreal, July 26, 2016 – Thanks to the skills and experience of dozens of experts, the Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec) provides world-class support to all Olympic and Paralympic athletes and high-performance...
News Ontario and Alberta Bring Home Gold From CLA Female Box Lacrosse National Championships in Calgary July 27, 2016 Canadian Lacrosse Association - OTTAWA, ON (July 27, 2016) - The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Female Box Lacrosse National Championships, the first national tournament of the 2016 season, came to an exciting end in Calgary, Alta., this past weekend, with...
News Rio Roundup: 2016 Olympians & Paralympians with a local connection July 27, 2016 Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba - With the flurry of Team Canada announcements over the past few weeks, it’s not always easy to keep track of everyone who's been officially named. So which athletes with a Manitoban connection are heading to Rio?...
News Team Canada Women’s Roller Derby names Coaches and Staff for 2017 Roller Derby World Cup July 27, 2016 Team Canada Roller Derby - Team Canada Women’s Roller Derby has named its coaching and administrative staff for the 2017 Roller Derby World Cup. (See biographies below.) Team Canada Women’s Head Coach Jessica Paternostro is equally distinguished as an athlete and...
News Equestrian Canada Nominates Para-Dressage Team for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games July 26, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - Ottawa, ON, July 25, 2016 - Equestrian Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee are proud to announce the four athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in para-dressage at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September. Para-dressage is...
News 313 athletes named to Team Canada for Rio 2016 July 26, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - 98 coaches and 107 support staff named to Team Canada Monday, July 25, 2016 — TORONTO — On Monday, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the full Canadian Team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, featuring 313 of Canada’s finest athletes. The team...
News Canada Blanks Mexico at WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship July 26, 2016 Softball Canada - (Midland, MI) The Canadian Men’s National Team shut out Mexico 3-0 at the WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship Monday night. Tyler Randerson (New Hamburg, ON) fired a one-hitter and struck out fourteen, while Canada got run-scoring singles...
News Statement: COC responds to IOC Executive Board Decision on Russia at Rio 2016 July 26, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - TORONTO — Today, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) released the following statement in response to the IOC’s decision to not impose a blanket ban on all Russian athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. "We at...