Canadian Tire partners with Mosport International Raceway BOWMANVILLE, ON, Feb. 10, 2012 /CNW/ – Canadian Tire today announced a long term partnership with Mosport International Raceway, a renowned racing facility located in Bowmanville, Ontario. The track will be renamed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. As part of a commitment to further establishing itself as Canada’s automotive [...]
Continue reading …Ontario United Cricket Conference Will Highlight Social, Physical and Cultural Benefits of Popular Sport
February 3, 2012 No Comment
Experts Will Focus On Social Advantages for Youth That Come From Centuries-Old Pastime TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ – A wide-ranging group of experts on the social and physical benefits of cricket will gather at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) tomorrow on Saturday, February 4, 2012, beginning [...]
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OTTAWA, Jan. 23, 2012 /CNW/ – They are the fighters. The odds-defiers. The never-say-nevers. Through an unshakable determination, fierce passion and sheer willpower, they have accomplished what many athletes dream of doing, but few actually can: to go beyond the norm and achieve what many thought impossible. Meet cross-country skier Brian McKeever, a seven-time Paralympic [...]
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Toronto – The NHL has clamped down recently on head hits and issued heavy fines and suspensions, but have the concussions stopped? And why are players who come into the NHL allowed to take their face protection off, when they graduate to the big leagues? Two unanswered questions by the NHL, and yet the injuries [...]
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Boston – Former NHL star and Boston Bruin player Mike Milbury was charged with assault for allegedly assaulting his sons teammate at a local 12-year-old peewee hockey game, and now all charges have been withdrawn. Milbury, 59, who has been a broadcaster on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC,) and NBC Sports for many years, [...]
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Canadian sports icon looks back with Imperial Oil at how Canada’s winter sport influenced his life and career “For 75 years, Imperial has been in the corners with us” Essay shared with Canadians over the holiday season CALGARY, Dec. 22, 2011 /CNW/ – The names Imperial Oil and Esso have been synonymous with hockey in Canada for 75 [...]
Continue reading …NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION and NFL Team up with USAID and Ad Council to Tackle the Crisis in the Horn of Africa
December 21, 2011 No Comment
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the holiday season, a time when charitable giving increases, NFL players have joined FWD, a national public awareness campaign designed to inform Americans of the extreme famine, war and drought in the Horn of Africa. Developed by the U.S. Agency for [...]
Continue reading …Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette win fourth gold on Day Seven at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara
November 20, 2011 No Comment
GUADALAJARA, Nov. 19, 2011 /CNW/ – It’s been a perfect Games for visually impaired cyclist Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON) and her pilot Lyne Bessette (Knowlton, QC) as they captured their fourth tandem cycling gold medal in as many races at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The win by the powerful duo highlighted [...]
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Friday, Nov. 18, the Newseum will open its newest exhibit, “Photo Finish: The Sports Photography of Neil Leifer.” The exhibit features a career-defining selection of photographs taken by renowned photographer Neil Leifer, the man behind the camera during some of the greatest moments in sports. Leifer, who was [...]
Continue reading …In Honour of Brian Burke President, General Manager of The Toronto Maple Leafs
October 24, 2011 No Comment
TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2011 /CNW/ – PFLAG TORONTO AWARD RECEPTION January 16th, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Canon Theatre 244 Victoria Street, Toronto To honour Mr. Brian Burke, PFLAG Toronto member and supporter who, by joining his voice to ours, has helped spread awareness of the ongoing struggle to end discrimination against LGBTQ individuals and assist PFLAG Toronto take our anti-homophobia and anti-bullying messages into high [...]
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