20+ hour, 3+ min ago   (393+ words) OTTAWA – Arinn Young scored a game high 15 points to lead Canada to a convincing 80-37 victory over Brazil on Sunday afternoon in women’s competition at the wheelchair basketball world championships. With the win, Canada sits atop the Group A standings with…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) OTTAWA – Canada remained undefeated in women’s play at the wheelchair basketball world championships Saturday with a 66-62 victory over China. The game was a rematch of the 2024 bronze medal game at the 2024 Paralympic Games which China won. ‘’That felt really good,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (507+ words) OTTAWA – In sports, there’ve been many great pairings: Gretzky-Kurri, Mahomes-Kelce, O’Neal-Bryant. In women’s wheelchair basketball, one of the best is Canada’s Kady Dandeneau and Arinn Young. This dynamic duo put on quite a show Thursday afternoon at Carleton University, combining…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (344+ words) OTTAWA – Nik Goncin and Colling Higgins each scored 24 points to propel Canada’s men’s team to a decisive 74-51 victory over Morocco in the opening game for both countries Wednesday at the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. The match had a similar…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (444+ words) OTTAWA – Arinn Young scored a game high 18 points and Kady Dandeneau added 17 as Canada dominated the last three quarters to defeat Spain 75-51 to open the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships at TD Place. After a worrisome first quarter in which…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (636+ words) OTTAWA – There’s lots of excitement brewing for the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships which get underway today (September 9) at both the TD Pace and Carleton University venues in Ottawa. It is the first time Canada hosts the worlds since its…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (943+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Competing in the Rocket City, a new era for Canadian Para cycling was launched successfully this past weekend with a triple medal performance at the road world championships. These were the first worlds in more than a decade…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1023+ words) POZNAN, Poland – Paralympic Games medallist Brianna Hennessy of Ottawa captured silver and bronze medals this past weekend at the integrated 2025 Canoe Sprint and Para Canoe World Championships. Hennessy took the silver in the women’s VL2 200-metre clocking one minute and 00.82 seconds....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (404+ words) OTTAWA – Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team is tapping into its experience leading up to the 2024 Paralympic Games as it prepares for the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. The circumstances are similar to those summer months before the Games in Paris....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (491+ words) The Canadian Paralympic Committee is mourning the loss of Canadian, world, and Paralympic champion Darryl Neighbour, who died this month at the age of 78 in Richmond, B.C. Neighbour was part of Canada’s gold-medal winning wheelchair curling team at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic…...