Time management isn't easy for university students who play varsity sports. But Shae Demale and Alex Carson seem to have mastered it. They're among the top eight U Sports student athletes for the 2021-22 season, and they'll be honoured in Ottawa on Thursday.
The Nova Scotia government is investing $4.5-million to modernize the Banook Canoe Club, including making the clubhouse accessible, ahead of international competitions in 2022 and 2023.
CENTRAL ONSLOW, N.S. For Olympic style weightlifter Amanda Thompson, watching a Canadian woman win gold in the sport in Tokyo early Tuesday morning, was emotional. I think it s huge for our sport, I think it s hopefully going to inspire a lot of young girls to get involved not even with our sport, but sport in general, says Thompson. The 31-year-old started weightlifting seven years ago, a late newcomer to the sport, exactly like gold medal winner Maude Charron. I, too, was exposed to the sport through cross fit, says Thompson, and then just started to fall in love with the sport itself and definitely haven t looked back!