Canadian sports

The work done so far to raise standards and tackle abuse in sports isn’t the end of the story. National sports organizations must make sure those higher standards and zero tolerance for abuse trickle down to their chapters across the…

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,”…

Two dozen complaints about abuse and mistreatment have been filed with Canada’s new sport integrity commissioner, but she cannot investigate most of them because so few national sporting bodies have agreed to work with her office.…

The federal government is freezing funding for Gymnastics Canada amid a flurry of abuse allegations and growing calls by athletes to investigate the complaints. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge said Gymnastics Canada needs to step up…

By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted July 20, 2022 5:35 pm     Updated July 20,…

Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey said on Instagram on Wednesday that she was drugged on the final night of the World Championships, during which time she suffered a rib sprain and a concussion. The Tokyo Olympian said she woke up…

A group of Canadian gymnasts who called for an independent investigation into their sport are “dismayed, but not surprised” in Gymnastics Canada’s announcement of a culture review. McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) has been hired…

Sarah-Eve Pelletier calls this a pivotal moment in Canadian sport. The lawyer and former artistic swimmer opened shop as Canada’s first sport integrity commissioner two weeks ago and, in what feels like not a moment too soon, she now…

Sport Canada says it will discontinue a commissioned survey on inclusion in sport after receiving a letter signed by over 200 members of academic and sport communities saying it was discriminatory toward transgender athletes. Canadian…