News RCA announces newly appointed Provincial Director - Carol Hermansen December 15, 2017 Rowing Canada Aviron - Thursday December 14, 2017 – Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) is pleased to announce it’s newly appointed Provincial Director following the 2017 RCA Semi-Annual Board Meeting. Carol Hermansen (Calgary, AB) was appointed as the RCA Provincial Director, serving...
News Athletics Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Cannabis December 15, 2017 Canada Games Council - (December 15th, 2017) Ottawa – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced on October 2nd that Tacuma Anderson-Richards was determined to have committed an anti-doping rule violation pursuant to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP) and received...
News Under Armour announces official partnership with Team Canada through 2024 December 15, 2017 Canadian Olympic Committee - Innovation leader signs on as Official High Performance Footwear Supplier TORONTO (December 15, 2017) – Under Armour and the Canadian Olympic Committee are proud to announce Under Armour as the Official High Performance Footwear Supplier for...
News U SPORTS Football Athlete Suspended for Presence of Five Prohibited Substances December 15, 2017 CCES - (Ottawa, Ontario – December 14, 2017) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Wade Cyr, a U SPORTS football athlete, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample,...
News The best junior short track speed skaters in the country in Saguenay this weekend for Speed Skating Canada’s Canadian Junior Championships December 15, 2017 Speed Skating Canada - Competitions will be held December 15-17 at the Centre Georges-Vézina Saguenay, December 14, 2017 – The top 64 junior short track speed skaters in Canada will be in action this weekend, December 15-17, at Saguenay’s Centre...
Knowledge Nuggets Healthy lifestyle Teaching Moment Researchers know that certain genes are associated with obesity. However, having a genetic predisposition to obesity doesn’t determine whether or not you become obese. Choosing to live a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and regular exercise, regardless...
News China’s Secret Garden Hosts FIS Freestyle Ski Aerials World Cup December 15, 2017 Freestyle Canada - Montreal, December 14, 2017 – For their season opener, a double program awaits the aerials athletes of Freestyle Canada at Secret Garden, China, on December 16 and 17. The venue is already being prepped to hold the freestyle ski...
News Canada Soccer announces Kadeisha Buchanan wins second Canadian Player of the Year award December 15, 2017 Canada Soccer - Kadeisha Buchanan of the Women’s National Team has been named Canadian Player of the Year for the second time in three years as part of the 25th edition of the Canada Soccer Player Awards. Buchanan from Brampton, Ontario was honoured...
News Paige Backman Joins the Canadian Fencing Federation as a Board of Director December 15, 2017 Canadian Fencing Federation - The Canadian Fencing Federation (CFF) is very pleased to announce that Paige Backman has joined the organization as a Board of Director to fill one of the currently vacant director positions. Backman comes to the organization...
News Synchro Canada announces its 2018 Junior National Team Coaching Staff December 15, 2017 Synchro Canada - Ottawa, December 14, 2017 — Synchro Canada is very pleased to announce the coaching staff named to lead the Junior National Team scheduled to take part in the 2018 FINA Junior World Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary,...