Commonwealth Sport Canada

(Ottawa, ON – May 15, 2013) Wrestling Canada is pleased to announce that three-time Olympic medalist Tonya Verbeek has been named as Talent Identification Coach for the organization.

Bowls Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Mees as their new Executive Director.

When World Bowls released their updated World Rankings last month, Canada was right up there with the rest of the world.

"Valuing fun is one of the most significant decisions I have made."
Ryan Pelley Canadian SportWORKS Officer | Saint Helena

Montréal, May 5, 2013 – The Ontarian judoka Kelita Zupancic had a perfect day, Sunday, paving the way to a gold medal at the Baku Grand Slam in Azerbaijan.

April 28, 2013 , LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Ever since she burst on the international scene a year ago with double gold medals at her first World Cup meet, Halifax gymnast Ellie Black (Alta) has been on a roll.

April 27, 2013 , LUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Ellie Black of Halifax (Alta) won gold on women’s vault and Scott Morgan of Vancouver, (Flicka) took the bronze in the men’s floor exercise on Saturday at a 28-country World Cup gymnastics meet.

The male elite team gave a powerful performance in Belgrade last week with a brilliant closing on Sunday. Two gold medals hang around the necks of 64Kg Yves Ulysses Jr. and 91Kg Samir Elmais.

The last few months have been eye-opening for me, and that’s putting it mildly. I knew I would learn a lot from my Chef de Mission experience...