Team Ontario wrote itself into the history books Friday night with a 2-1 win over Team British Columbia to capture the first gold medal in womens lacrosse at the Niagara...
At 11:30 Friday morning, the student residences at Brock University will be transformed into the Athletes Village for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. The first competitors are expected at...
Mike Stranges illustrious amateur boxing career included appearances at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and gold medals at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games. For the 51-year-old Niagara...
A name synonymous with philanthropy and sport in St. Catharines will be forever linked with Canada Games Park. On Wednesday, a press conference was held to announce the 6,000-square-foot sport...
No one can accuse the Niagara Host Society of not being able to put on a celebration. One night after staging a concert featuring Tim Hicks, Loverboy and POESY, the...
Sarah Botelho, the Toronto-based singer/songwriter/pianist who performs under the name POESY, was definitely not chosen as the anthem writer for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games based on her athletic...
Friday marked the ribbon-cutting and grand opening for the Canada Games Park and the Walker Sports and Abilities Centre. During the 2022 Canada Summer Games, the jaw-dropping facility, located at...
Carly Shaw-MacLarens recent vacation was anything but one. The coordinator for Sport and Venues for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games was recently in the Dominican Republic officiating the 2022...
The co-lead for soccer at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games has spent the past 50 years involved in the sport. Frank DeChellis, a 56-year-old Welland native, started playing the...
The first-ever female expected to compete on a male baseball team at the Canada Games started playing in a baseball league when she was six but her introduction to the...
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and new capacity restrictions in Ontario, the Niagara 2022 Host Society has made the difficult decision to postpone next Januarys Rise with...
Steven Guilbeault, the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage, was in Niagara Tuesday to announce $1.1 million in additonal funding for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. If not for...
It would be safe to say no one is looking forward to the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games more than Rory Fraser. The 43-year-old Nova Scotia native will be attending...
This past winter marked the 50th anniversary of Sharon Firths first appearance at the Canada Winter Games. At the time, the Canada Games was the biggest event in Canada for...
The Canada Games Council has launched a new brand strategy and identity. The newly created Canada Games logo features a spark and a maple leaf to signify passion and spirit...
The Canada Games Council and the 2021 Canada Games Host Society have made the decision to postpone the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games. The Games were originally scheduled to take...
Michelle Fazzari can thank her mom Debbie for getting a chance to represent Ontario at the 2005 Canada Summer Games in Regina, Saskatchewan. A coach with the Hamilton Wrestling...
Growing up in St. Catharines, Shaun OMelia wasn't a big fan of organized sports. I am a skateboarder at heart, the 28-year-old said. Instead of competing against other people, I...
Canada Games 2021 EO Barry Wright and Indigenous Partnership Council chairMichele-Elise Burnett sign a memorandum of understanding. The 2021 Canada Games Host Society continues to break new ground. On Wednesday,...
Greg Francis thought he was a hard worker until he met Jay Triano. Francis was a member of Team Ontario at the 1993 Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, B.C., when...
Niagara Place will be staged at Canada Games Park, shown under construction. Submitted photo. The COVID-19 pandemic isnt slowing down the preparations of the 2021 Canada Games Host Society. In...
Twenty-seven years after competing as a 13-year-old in the Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, B.C., Richard Dalton still gets excited when talking about the 1993 event. The elements of the...
Dylan Bibic got a virtual preview of the cycling course scheduled to be used at the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games in Pelham and came away impressed. Bibic, a 16-year-old...
Makiah Hunt is shown in action representing the University of South Dakota. RACHEL BELLWOOD PHOTO The moment is indelibly etched in the memory of Makiah Hunt. Its July 31, 2017,...
Due to the unprecedented situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Softball Canada, in consultation with the 2021 Canada Games Host Society and the Provincial/Territorial Softball Organizations, has made the difficult...
Siobhan McLaughlins Canada Summer Games resume is impressive. The 42-year-old St. Catharines native has participated on four occasions, three as a coach and once as an athlete. McLaughlin was a...
Serving as the chair of volunteer services for the 2021 Canada Summer Games in Niagara is an opportunity for Carol Phillips to pay it forward. As Canada celebrates National Volunteer...
Iavor Perduhov is one of the youngest chairs with the 2021 Canada Summer Games and also one of its most enthusiastic. The 34-year-old Bulgarian native came to Canada 17 years...
Sport has played a huge part in Harvie Hagertys life. The long-time retried educator coached various teams in a number of sports over the years and still keeps busy as...
As a member of the bid committee, Sue Morin has been a part of the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games from the start. Games organizers have become familiar with her...