By Keiran Gorsky Seema Sakran was hoping all records of her first appearance for the West Ottawa Warriors had been lost to time. “She will hate me for mentioning this,” laughed her coach, Lucas ...

By Martin Cleary Elite athletes set many goals each season, including trying to be selected to the national team for a specific high-performance competition such as a world championship or ...

By Martin Cleary Athletes get the headlines, the medals and the invitations to speak at schools and service clubs. But if it wasn’t for the coaches on the sidelines and the volunteers behind the ...

Ottawa has a long and proud sport tradition, and in this ongoing series, we will present highlight moments and figures from our local sport history. The Ottawa Sport History Highlight series is ...

By Isabella Disley & Keiran Gorsky Walk into any championship youth volleyball tournament nowadays and you’ll be greeted by a deafening sounds unbecoming of their sprawling ...

By Fionn McGuire The basketball bloodlines and connections run deep in Ottawa, so Fabienne Blizzard had an inkling pretty early on that one of her latest products from Capital Courts Academy could ...

By Anfal Hanif Long before she wore the maple leaf on the international stage or undertook NCAA women’s hockey, Kate Viel’s hockey journey began with a simple request. Pink equipment.

The Connecting Athletes of All Means to Paths in Sport Project provides free sports opportunities to local kids from low-income neighbourhoods. Find out more at OttawaSportsCAMPS.ca.

Most parents tell their kids not to chase cars. Well, Joe Gale encouraged it, and now his daughter is a speedy two-time Olympian and Canada’s fastest one-lap runner heading into the Glasgow 2026 ...

Lauren Gale and David Moulongou showed there’s no place like home at the 2026 Canadian Track and Field Championships. Both athletes from the host Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club won the first senior ...

Do you remember Bobby Orr’s give-and-go overtime goal with Derek Sanderson and his flying-through-the-air finale to give the Boston Bruins a four-game sweep in the 1970 Stanley Cup finals? How about ...

Reflection time everyone. What was the happiest moment in your life? If you ask that question to rising international wheelchair fencer Trinity Lowthian, the answer comes quick and uncluttered. That ...