2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
How Moncton and Halifax laid the groundwork to co-host the World Juniors By Allan Lynch The world’s best under-20 hockey players are coming to…
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NBA’s 75th Shop
The strategy behind limited-edition collectibles celebrating iconic moments in Canadian basketball By Wendy Helfenbaum Throughout the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Season in 2021-22, NBA Canada…
Sport, Diversity & Race
The Future of Sport Lab’s Sport, Diversity & Race study examines notions of racism and discrimination in Canadian sport from the perspectives of 32…
How Oak View Group will transform Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre arena
By Angela Kryhul, Editor, ADRENALIN The world’s largest sports and entertainment venue developer has its eye on Canada. Los Angeles-based Oak View Group (OVG)…
2022 World Cup: Canadians Ready to Cheer
Abacus Data asked Canadians how they feel about Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, taking place in Qatar later this…
How Olympian-led Projects Impact Communities
The OLY Canada Legacy Grants program encourages Canadian Olympians to draw upon Olympic values to build stronger communities. A program of the Canadian Olympic…
Gender Parity in Canadian Sport Leadership
Three years ago, federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for sport committed to gender parity in sport leadership by December 2024. A recent survey…
The EVOLVE Project
How BC Artistic Swimming created a healthier organizational culture By Connie Jeske Crane Several years ago, after making significant changes to its board and…
Will Fans Return to the Stands?
Some sports fans have missed live events every single day and can’t wait to return to arenas and stadiums for the first time since…
Cycling Canada: Canadian Esports Championships
When the pandemic put in-person cycling events on hold, Cycling Canada took its sport online. Mid-March, the organization hosted the very first sanctioned Canadian…
Curling’s Team Canada Uniforms
Two-spirit Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter is behind a distinct collection of uniforms worn this season by Team Canada’s curling athletes. Curling Canada and its…
Victor Cui, President & CEO, Edmonton Elks
Edmonton-born sports executive Victor Cui faces one of his biggest challenges as the new president and CEO of the Edmonton Elks: To re-energize a…
Charlottetown’s New Sports Centre
Charlottetown is replacing its aging Simmons Sports Centre with a new sports and recreation facility featuring an NHL-sized ice pad, a 25-metre swimming pool,…
Demystifying Terms and Processes
From “Appeals” and “Arbitration” to “Bias” and “Mediation,” a recent Sport Law blog post helpfully clarifies nine terms commonly used to manage conflict in…
Nova Scotia Invests $10M
Nova Scotia is investing $10.1 million to improve sport and recreation infrastructure in the province. Of the total, the Banook Canoe Club receives $3…
Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif Conferences
The Coaching Association of Canada is returning to face-to-face events. The annual Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Sportif Conference will take place online and in-person at…
Nielsen: The Rise of Multiscreen Viewing
The general population of sports fans increased their multiscreen viewing activities by an average of 5% over the last year, with this percentage doubling…
Tennis Year-Round
With only 750 publicly accessible, covered tennis courts across the country (that’s only one year-round court for every 50,000 people), Tennis Canada is on…
Canada Summer Games: Niagara 2022
A year-long postponement due to COVID-19 hasn’t dampened the spirits of organizers of the Niagara Canada Summer Games, originally set for August 2021. This…
A Sports Betting Milestone
On April 4, 2022, Ontario, which is Canada’s largest market for sports wagering, made single-event betting even more accessible with the launch of iGaming…