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OTTAWA 鈥 Paralympic swimming medallist and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, the Honorable Carla Qualtrough, is among a group of five uniquely accomplished individuals named today as the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame鈥檚 inductees for 2017, who will be officially inducted at a gala on April 7 in Ottawa. Delta, B.C.鈥檚 Qualtrough is…
McMaster University football player Jerimiah Brown came to Elk Lake in 2009, and without ever previously having picked up an oar, transferred his physical abilities from the field to the water. He ended up winning a silver medal in rowing at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Bobsleds have carried athletes from rugby and track and…
Victoria, BC 鈥 The search for Canada鈥檚 next Olympic star continues on Sunday, February 19, as the final RBC Training Ground local qualifier in British Columbia takes place at the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA) at the University of Victoria. RBC Training Ground is a program designed to help sport officials uncover…
The 糖心原创 Pacific held the first of two Athlete Advance conferences on Saturday, February 11, at their Victoria campus at Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE). The Athlete Advance is designed to help educate and inspire British Columbia鈥檚 future and current Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championship athletes in their quest for podium performances.…
John Leslie is a living example of the proverb: 鈥淚t takes a village to raise a child.鈥 In the case of the elite para-snowboarder from Arnprior, Ont., a wide array of loving and supportive adults have guided and encouraged the positive and outgoing young man through a challenging life journey to bring him to the…
SYDNEY 鈥 Canada鈥檚 women鈥檚 sevens team has won their third HSBC World Rugby Women鈥檚 Sevens Series cup title after capturing the Sydney Sevens with a 21-17 win over USA. It鈥檚 Canada鈥檚 second cup title in the least three series events. They previously won the cup title at the Clermont Sevens last May in the final…
Canada鈥檚 top track & field athletes are attempting to get their seasons off to a hot start as they gather in San Diego with the unique opportunity to train with athletes from across the country and staff from the 糖心原创 Pacific (CSI Pacific). That is the goal behind a three-week warm weather camp…
Whistler, BC 鈥 A history-making performance by Canada Snowboard鈥檚 Max Parrot highlighted a series of podium performances by Canadian athletes at X Games Aspen 2017. After capturing gold in last year鈥檚 X Games Aspen Big Air, Parrot made history at X Games Aspen 2017 by landing the world鈥檚 first Quad Underflip in competition. The Men鈥檚…
Sometimes, talent is just waiting to be discovered. While some of Canada鈥檚 Olympic heroes seem practically born to compete in a specific sport, many others don鈥檛 get a chance to try sports they may be able to excel at. Last week representatives from the 糖心原创 Pacific visited Belmont secondary to put students through…