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Dao gets surprised by his parents following his first round at 2022 Canada Games

Walking up the fairway on the 18th hole Wednesday, Malik Dao thought he recognized a familiar figure watching from the sidelines, but he couldn’t be sure.

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8.20.2022
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Breadman wins inaugural Paul Flaherty Volunteer Appreciation Award at the 28th edition of the Canada Games

Tim Breadman thought the worst when his phone started ringing last Saturday. The 55-year-old St. Catharines native had just wrapped up a week as the mountain bike lead at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games where everything went extremely well, so he wasn’t quite sure what the call could be about.

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8.17.2022
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Bill Potrecz

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Canada Games Unveils First Recipients of the Pat Lechelt True Sport and Paul Flaherty Volunteer Awards

The Canada Games Council is pleased to present the first ever Pat Lechelt True Sport Award and Paul Flaherty Volunteer Award to two exceptionnel individuals who have made tremendous contributions during the first week of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

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8.13.2022
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Team Ontario awarded first-ever women’s box lacrosse gold medal at a Canada Games

Team Ontario wrote itself into the history books Friday night with a 2-1 win over Team British Columbia to capture the first gold medal in women’s lacrosse at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

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8.16.2022
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Carol Phillips
Ottawa’s Brousseau leads all swimmers with a record-tying 11 medals at the 2022 Canada Games

Team Ontario swimmer Julie Brousseau has had herself a Games. The 16-year-old from Ottawa won 11 medals (six gold, one silver, four bronze) this week to match the record for the most medals won at a single Canada Games. Brousseau finished the meet with three medals on Thursday night, including a gold won in the 200-metre individual medley with a Games-record time of two minutes 14.93 seconds.

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8.13.2022
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Carol Phillips

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Carol Phillips
Avalak Wins Historic First-Ever Gold Medal for Nunavut at the Canada Games

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8.20.2022
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Carol Phillips

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Bill Potrecz
N22 Mountain Bike Competition is a family affair for the St-Onges & Holmgrens

The family that bikes together, stays together. Cycling has been a family-friendly event at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games for two households in particular. Charles-Antoine St-Onge, younger brother Maxime St-Onge and sister Marie-Fay St-Onge have turned in solid performances for Team Quebec while sisters Ava and Isabella Holmgren of Orillia have done Team Ontario proud.

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8.12.2022
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Bill Potrecz

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Bernie Puchalski
Oliver Rioux: World’s tallest teen makes his Canada Games debut at Niagara 2022

Record-breaking performances are a distinct possibility during the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. But one mark that no one will come close to is the record held by 16-year-old Olivier Rioux. The 16-year-old basketball player from Terrebonne, Que., has been named by Guinness World Records as the tallest teenager in the world.

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8.10.2022
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Bernie Puchalski

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Nunavut’s female beach volleyball team making most of its first-ever Canada Games experience

Talia Grant and Shawna Kyak have become the early media darlings of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. The Nunavut beach volleyball players are in constant demand from the press as the first competitors from the territory competing in that sport at the Games.

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8.11.2022
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Bill Potrecz

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Bernie Puchalski
Jaida Lee becomes the first female playing men’s baseball at a Canada Games

For the second day in a row, female sporting history was made at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Jaida Lee became the first female to pitch in the men’s baseball competition at the Games on Monday at Welland Stadium. On Sunday, women’s box lacrosse was played for the first time at the Games.

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8.13.2022
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Carol Phillips
Debut of Rugby Sevens at Canada Games

Some of Canada’s top young women rugby players took to the pitch this week as rugby sevens made its debut at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

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8.10.2022
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Bernie Puchalski
Female Box Lacrosse Makes Its Debut at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games

Macey Hatfield made history Sunday morning at Canada Games Park. In a 8-1 New Brunswick victory over Prince Edward Island, the 16-year-old Saint John native scored the first women’s box lacrosse goal in Canada Games history. The Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games marks the first time the sport has been contested at the Games.

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8.8.2022
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Carol Phillips
A Memory of a Lifetime: NWT’s Shamar Bennett surprised by family at 2022 Canada Games

Shamar Bennett was texting photos to his mother from the floor of the opening ceremonies on Saturday, with no idea that she was looking right at him and recording the whole thing.

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6.27.2024
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Carol Phillips

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Bernie Puchalski
Cauldron lit in electrifying Opening Ceremony for 2022 Canada Games

Niagara’s Golden Girl, Kristen Kit, sparked plenty of excitement during the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Niagara Summer Games held Saturday night at the Meridian Centre.

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8.11.2022
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Canada Games Council Unveils New-Look Canada Games Awards

The Canada Games Council (CGC) is thrilled to unveil the newly redesigned Canada Games awards, and announce the addition of two new awards in commemoration of two titans within the Canada Games Movement.

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Niagara 2022 Canada Games to Broadcast 1,000+ Hours of Live Games Coverage on New Streaming Platform

The Niagara 2022 Host Society and Canada Games Council are proud to reveal the new streaming platform that will broadcast over 1,000 hours of live coverage of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games from August 6-21 at niagara2022games.ca/watch.

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2022 Hall of Honour - Michael Strange

We are thrilled to welcome Michael Strange as a 2022 Hall of Honour Inductee. Michael is being inducted as a Canada Games Distinguished Alum for his achievements in boxing and for his selfless support of numerous charitable efforts.

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2022 Hall of Honour - Don Goodwin

We are thrilled to welcome Don Goodwin as a 2022 Hall of Honour Inductee. Don is being inducted as a Canada Games Builder for his passion for amateur sport, and his tremendous impact on the Canada Games movement.

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2022 Hall of Honour - Brian McKeever

We are thrilled to welcome Brian McKeever as a 2022 Hall of Honour Inductee. Brian is being inducted as a Canada Games Athlete for his for his achievements in Cross Country Skiing both nationally and internationally.

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2022 Hall of Honour - Steve Nash

We are thrilled to welcome Steve Nash as a 2022 Hall of Honour Inductee. Steve is being inducted as a Canada Games Athlete for his achievements on and off the basketball course that have made him one of the best players of all time.

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