December 4, 2018 (Ottawa) – IG Wealth Management and AthletesCAN are pleased to launch the application process of the 2019 IG Wealth Management Amateur Athletes Fund, a bursary program providing twenty bursaries of $5,000 to Canadian athlete leaders each year.
Courtesy of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
November 1, 2018 (Ottawa) - With the drive to create a safer sport environment for every Canadian athlete, AthletesCAN has signed the Responsible Coaching Movement (RCM) pledge, an initiative jointly crafted by the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
October 30, 2018 (Ottawa, ON) - AthletesCAN is extremely disappointed to hear the assessment committee’s motion to end the bid process for the Calgary 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and cancel the November 13th plebiscite after the three levels of government were unable to reach a successful outcome to funding negotiations on Monday. We urge the City Council members to reconsider the opportunity and continue with the upcoming plebiscite.
(Ottawa, Ontario – October 18, 2018) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and AthletesCAN have serious concerns about alleged bullying behaviour by members of the World Anti-Doing Agency (WADA) Executive Committee brought forward by Olympic Champion and Chair of the WADA Athlete Committee, Beckie Scott. Together, the two organizations call on WADA to commission an independent review of Ms. Scott’s allegations, as well as the practices and norms surrounding the WADA Executive Committee and Foundation Board’s operations.
BY JOY SPEARCHIEF-MORRIS, ATHLETICS
OTTAWA (September 20, 2018) – Canadian athletes at the 2018 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang and 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia were the majority winners in the “Performance Category” of the 41st Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), which were held last night in Ottawa.
OTTAWA (September 6, 2018) - AthletesCAN is proud to announce the finalists of the 41st Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), Canada’s premier event for national sport achievement and leadership recognition. The names of the 18 winners in the CSA’s 4 categories will be unveiled at a black-tie event to be held at the Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa on Thursday, September 20th.
OTTAWA (September 4, 2018) - On September 20, 2018, Canada’s top athletes and biggest stars will join co-hosts Perdita Felicien and Alexandre Despatie for the 41st Canadian Sport Awards in Ottawa.
