Arctic Winter Games 2023
By Wendy Helfenbaum Planning a major multi-sport event is challenging enough without a pandemic blowing in to upend everyone’s hard work with starts and…
Event Profiles
Pjila’si… North American Indigenous Games
Indigenous Games return
after a six-year hiatus
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…
A Big Leap for ‘Shredmonton’
Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium hosts Canada’s first stadium FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup event By Sarah B. Hood When the NHL needed a venue…
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…
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…
Lac La Biche On Target
2019 World Archery 3D Championships By Sarah B. Hood There were some doubts when Lac La Biche, Alta., a hamlet of 2,520 people, bid…
The Cutting Edge—STIHL TIMBERSPORTS
2020 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Championship comes to Charlottetown By Sarah B. Hood Charlottetown saw its last battle of the blades in 2017. In 2020,…
EVENT PROFILE: ARCTIC WINTER GAMES
It seems fitting that Whitehorse will host a memorable anniversary of the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) in 2020. That’s because no other city has…
2019 Ultimate Championships
Ultimate’s popularity is growing. Its value on fun, inclusiveness and fair play (ultimate is self-refereed and non-contact) can quickly turn newcomers into true believers….
SEDMHA: NOVA SCOTIA’S BIG LITTLE TOURNAMENT
Abby MacDonald (#4) of the Metro East Inferno and Natasha Hahn (#3) of Fundy Highland Subway Selects in the Bantam Female A division Gold…
Hayley Wickenheiser’s WickFest
Since Hayley Wickenheiser founded her annual WickFest hockey tournament in 2010 there have been numerous highlights. But one of the most touching moments for…
Canadian National Pickleball Championship
CANADIAN NATIONAL Pickleball Championship By Cindy McGlynn Pickleball is as much fun to play as it is to say, which is the chief reason…
Marathon Event Expos
Marathon Event Expos By Wendy Helfenbaum A successful marathon combines a winning destination, a large number of racers and spectators and, increasingly, a lively…
Legacy makers
Legacy makers How three organizations are engaging athletes, connecting communities and creating dialogue through sport and culture. By Sam Laskaris MASTERS INDIGENOUS GAMES July…
2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships By Wendy Helfenbaum When Richard Crépin heard there were scalpers outside Montreal’s Olympic Stadium selling tickets tothe Artistic…
Equestrian Canada’s National Horse Day
THE BACKSTORY 2017 marked the 250th anniversary of horse racing in Canada. And while horses are an integral part of Canadian culture, Equestrian Canada…
ScotDance
The Event Competitive Highland dancing blends artistic expression, cultural tradition and physical rigour—it’s been likened to sprinting on your toes while wearing 10 pounds…
Hockey de Rue – Together for the Kids
The Event In addition to building outdoor ice rinks in disadvantaged neighbourhoods across Quebec through its Bleu Blanc Bouge program, the Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation (MCCF)…
Staal Foundation Open
In July 2016, the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel, held in Thunder Bay, Ont., announced a $250,000 donation to local charities: the largest…