08/03/2023
International Women's Day appropriate occasion to bring 4 of us together to discuss. Women in sports media often have stories of unkind and sometimes terrible moments in our careers. Whether we are intimidated or overlooked for opportunities, or have dealt with sexist and abusive comments online, those experiences can affect people in particular ways.
08/03/2023
International Women’s Day is just the occasion to celebrate some influential Canadian women in sport. It’s these women — and so many others — who do the work to move sport and society to a place where a day such as this won’t be needed.
24/12/2022
As 2023 approaches, a look back at some of the success stories in Canadian sports warrants recognition for the exciting new stars of the future. The Canadian Press dives into Canada's breakout stars of 2022 to keep an eye out for in the years to come.
01/12/2022
Although Canada impressed with a strong showing against Belgium in their opening match of the tournament last week and scored their first-ever World Cup goal against Croatia on Sunday, the team lost both games and will not advance to the round of 16.
30/11/2022
The Canadian men will be playing their last game at this World Cup on Thursday against Morocco. After losses to Belgium and Croatia, they have been mathematically eliminated from advancing to the round of 16, which begins Saturday in Qatar.
04/09/2022
Team Canada held off Team USA for a 2-1 victory in Sunday’s IIHF Women’s World Championship final to capture their third gold medal of 2022. The win follows an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in February and an IIHF U-18 gold medal in June, both also over the United States.
21/08/2022
Canada emerged victorious at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship after Kent Johnson netted the golden goal in overtime to give Canada the 3-2 victory over Finland.
30/06/2022
The Canadian achieved a career-best Diamond League result on Thursday in Stockholm, placing second in the shot put with a top throw of 19.90 metres. Just last week, Mitton launched a Canadian-record throw of 20.33 metres. It also briefly marked a season-leading distance, only to be broken 24 hours later by American Chase Ealey. A throw from China's Song Jiayuan earlier in June was also later recorded at 20.38 metres.
06/04/2022
Every time 15-year-old Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh hits the water it's a must-see event. Since last June when she catapulted onto the national scene with her staggering performances at the Olympic trials and followed that up with strong Olympic performances, McIntosh has continued to up the ante by lowering her times in the pool.
17/02/2022
The U.S. women's hockey team has failed to defend its Olympic gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. In a rematch of the PyeongChang 2018 gold-medal game, Canada collected a 3-2 victory over the Americans.
Marie-Philip Poulin spearheaded Canada's winning effort. The two-time gold medalist scored two goals and assisted on the game's first score.
07/02/2022
Fairleigh Dickinson University offers Athletic Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students in Canada for the 2022/2023 session. Athletics are an integral component of the educational process at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The athletic program seeks to promote and stimulate interest and participation in intercollegiate, intramural and recreational programs for men and women on campus.
04/02/2022
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are officially underway after athletes marched through the Bird’s Nest stadium as part of the opening ceremony on Friday.
01/02/2022
In addition to top-quality coaching and world-class sports facilities, ÉTS has another effective tool for recruiting student athletes to join its winning Piranhas teams – generous athletic scholarships. An initiative of the Communication and Student Recruitment Service, in collaboration with the ÉTS Sports Centre, athletic scholarships of up to $5,000 per athlete can be applied against tuition fees.
08/01/2022
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury won moguls gold Saturday for his second World Cup crown in as many days.
It was also the 70th career World Cup title for the reigning Olympic champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que.
"It's good to get the nice 70th win on home soil, back to back," he said with a smile.
01/12/2021
The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED), announced by the Government of Canada in August 2017, will provide approximately 125 scholarships in 2022-2023 for study or research in fields that are aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
08/11/2021
With the Canadian men's national team on the verge of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986, a fan who was at the last qualifying match in Newfoundland and Labrador believes it's time to celebrate a piece of soccer history he's kept safe since then.
22/10/2021
A woman from Aklavik, N.W.T., is the recipient of the Aboriginal Sports Circle NWT scholarship, announced on Monday. Aklavik, N.W.T.,'s Davina McLeod wants kids to know sports 'can be a catalyst for future things'.
07/10/2021
The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program’s 2022-2023 competition is now open. This program offers grants to full-time faculty for short-term teaching and/or research activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
23/09/2021
Simon Fraser University student, Kristie Elliott, becomes the first Canadian woman to be awarded an NCAA football scholarship.
30/08/2021
Richmond Curling Centre team member Johnson Tao is one of 11 athletes across Canada to receive the For the Love of Curling scholarship from Curling Canada.
The $2,500 scholarship is meant to help recipients enhance their skills in their sport.
01/08/2021
Sports are an important part of the high school experience. Practice, games, matches, and lots of hard work are put into your sport(s). Whether you are a football player, a tennis player, or a cross country runner, you will also have to think about how you will pay for college when the time comes.
07/07/2021
Kitchener, Ont., native won appeal to compete after originally ruled ineligible. Mandy Bujold will be the first woman to box for Canada at consecutive Olympics. Following last week's historic decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Bujold was officially named to the Canadian Olympic boxing team on Wednesday.
29/06/2021
As provinces begin to plan and action their re-opening strategies, U SPORTS announced Tuesday the National Recruiting Moratorium will conclude as of 12:01 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, July 5, 2021.
31/05/2021
Sports medicine surgeon Dr. Scott Pepin has been a competitive athlete since childhood. Now that he has children of his own, he speaks frequently with Children’s sports leagues and team may encourage commitment to a single sport, but Dr. Pepin explains that a single sport focus increases injury risks.
3/05/2021
Young curlers with aspirations both on and off the ice can now apply for Curling Canada’s For the Love of Curling scholarship program to help make those dreams come true.
19/04/2021
There will be no playoffs in the Western Hockey League following the 2020-21 season. The major junior league announced Monday that the season will conclude following the completion of the 24-game regular season due to COVID-19 concerns.
11/02/2021
For young athletes isolation due to the pandemic has been amplified as youth sports leagues across the country have cancelled full seasons due to COVID-19. Jumpstart Charities gets $12M boost from Canadian Tire to help rebuild youth sports.
15/01/2021
A significant number of girls stop playing sports competitively in puberty and adolescence. Canada presents a case of a continuous decrease in women's sports participation in schools.
01/01/2021
Well-played!
It only takes a few moments of watching Azim play to get a sense of that leaping ability and his power. He’s calculated in how he approaches the game.
21/07/2020
"...In this new reality, we've already seen a first wave of decisions made that are dramatically impacting student-athletes' lives, careers and futures," said Holmes in a statement.
09/07/2020
U Sports cancelled its football season and 2020 Vanier Cup in June due to the COVID-19. The decision is a result of the ongoing uncertainties with student-athlete health & safety, travel and public health restrictions.
19/04/2020
University athletic programs are beginning to feel the cash and talent crunch as showcase events have been cancelled, revenue has dried up, and rosters have ballooned with extra athletes.