Canadian athletes

Canada’s former sport minister is calling for “real leaders to step up” over fears the country may repeat history if the federal government doesn’t launch a national inquiry into sports culture. Kirsty Duncan, a Liberal MP who served…

Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says emphasis on athletes winning medals needs to change because of the recent explosion of abuse and maltreatment complaints across the country. “It can’t only be about medals and podiums,”…

Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to move on to the fourth round of the Australian Open. The Montreal native fired nine aces and won 85 per cent of first-serve points, in…

Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime, who shone on some of the sport’s biggest stages in 2022, is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Auger-Aliassime is the third tennis player in…

Former sprint star Bruny Surin drew inspiration from Canadian athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Canada climbed the podium 24 times in Tokyo to finish 11th in total medals, despite facing some of the tightest COVID-19 restrictions…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 2, 2022 8:37 am …