News Canada will face United States in Gold Medal Finals at Junior Pan American Championships in Edmonton July 21, 2016 Water Polo Canada - The home country favorites are headed to the gold medal finals, on Thursday, at the Junior (19U) Pan American Water Polo Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. The Canadian women, undefeated in the tournament, downed Puerto Rico 15-4 in...
News Media Advisory: Canadian men’s indoor volleyball team for Rio 2016 to be introduced July 21, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - TORONTO — On Friday, July 22, 2016, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Volleyball Canada will officially announce the 12 men nominated to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Media are invited for photo and interview opportunities....
News RBC CANADIAN OPEN SET TO TEE OFF ON THURSDAY July 21, 2016 Golf Canada - RBC extends title sponsorship of the RBC Canadian Open, News, notes and quotes from Wednesday, July 20 OAKVILLE, Ont. – The 107th playing of Canada’s National Men’s Open Championship gets underway Thursday with 155 of the world’s best golfers,...
News MONTREAL WELCOMES EUGENIE BOUCHARD DOWNTOWN July 21, 2016 Tennis Canada - To kick off Rogers Cup presented by National Bank, Eugenie Bouchard will face off against Dominique Anglade, Jean-René Dufort, andÉric Bruneau in a friendly match. The participants will then do a Q and A with the public. When: Thursday July...
News Canada defeats China PR 1-0 in Olympic preparation friendly; look toward Saturday’s match against France July 21, 2016 Canada Soccer - Jessie Fleming walked through China PR’s defense and found the back of the net in the sixth minute of Wednesday’s International Friendly match, scoring her third international goal for Canada’s Women’s National team. After picking up the ball...
News Women’s hockey: CIS team to attend Hockey Canada Development Camp July 21, 2016 CIS - TORONTO (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Wednesday 22 student-athletes have been invited to attend Hockey Canada’s Women’s Development Camp, taking place in Calgary, Alta., August 5-14. The event, which will include a CIS team, serves as a tune-up...
News Canada’s World Bowls Championships Team Announced July 21, 2016 Bowls Canada - The 2016 World Bowls Championships will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from November 29th – December 11th. The Championships will see the top 31 qualified countries compete across four disciplines – singles, pairs, triples and fours –...
News RBC EXTENDS COMMITMENT TO RBC CANADIAN OPEN AND RBC HERITAGE July 21, 2016 Golf Canada - OAKVILLE, Ont. – The PGA TOUR, RBC, Golf Canada and the Heritage Classic Foundation jointly announced today that RBC has signed six-year extensions as title sponsor of both the RBC Canadian Open and RBC Heritage. The new agreements...
News SHAUN MARGESON & ALLISON CHANDLER LEAD THE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND July 21, 2016 Nova Scotia Golf Association - The biggest story from the third round of the 2016 COBRA PUMA Junior Championship was the wind. Warm windy weather made for tough scoring conditions. This resulted in big changes on the leaderboard. Shaun Margeson from...
News Media Advisory: COC to announce Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer for Team Canada July 21, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - TORONTO — The Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer for the 2016 Canadian Olympic Team on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Canadian Olympic Committee representatives, government representatives and the Flag Bearer will be available...