Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Figure Skating
Ice dancer Sorensen says he deserves to be at worlds amid sexual assault allegation
MONTREAL – Ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to…
Canadian figure skaters wait patiently for verdict on 2022 Olympic team bronze
MONTREAL – Roman Sadovsky is still waiting to hear an explanation he thinks makes sense.…
Top Canadian pair believe age is an advantage at figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL – In an exacting sport where much of the competition hasn’t yet turned 25,…
Five things to know for the figure skating world championships in Montreal
MONTREAL – The world’s best figure skaters descend on Montreal this week for the 2024…
Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps in first place after short program at worlds
MONTREAL – Deanna Stellato-Dudek matched the home crowd’s energy with fist pumps and elated cheers…
’40 is the new 20′: Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps capture gold at figure skating worlds
MONTREAL – Deanna Stellato-Dudek etched her name into the history books on Thursday night, proving…
Allegations against Canada’s Sorensen overshadow rhythm dance at worlds
MONTREAL – The sexual assault allegations against Canadian-Danish ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen overshadowed the rhythm…
Members of the public brave snowfall, frigid temperatures to honour Brian Mulroney
MONTREAL – The frigid, snow-covered streets of Old Montreal were mostly empty ahead of former…
Canada’s Gilles, Poirier claim ice dance silver at figure skating worlds
MONTREAL – It’s still sinking in for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. Standing at centre…
‘This was my time’: Malinin takes men’s figure skating crown with record performance
MONTREAL – The second Ilia Malinin took the ice on Saturday night, he decided he…
Abuse-Free Sport registry made public by Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner
The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner has made public a registry of people barred…
Judge denies request by skater Kerrigan’s brother to return to jail to finish assault sentence
WOBURN, Mass. – A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday denied a request by ice skater Nancy Kerrigan’s brother to return to prison to serve the last four months of an assault sentence rather than comply with the conditions of his probation.
Chan embarks on season with new coach and choreographers, two new programs
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Patrick Chan felt an edit was in order in his quest for Olympic Games gold.
Special Olympics Canada Winter Games awarded to Newfoundland in 2016
CORNER BROOK, N.L. – The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games will be held in Newfoundland in 2016.
Barbara Ann Scott, only Canadian to win women’s Olympic gold, dead at age 84
She was Canada’s Sweetheart.
Chan needed time to get over Sochi disappointment; future plans uncertain
TORONTO – Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan still hasn’t watched the tape of his performance at the Sochi Olympics.
Mikkelson, Spooner take golden hockey skills to “The Amazing Race Canada”
CALGARY – Meaghan Mikkelson and Natalie Spooner spent months preparing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Fox bid for Time Warner sets off race to consolidate among media companies
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Even though Rupert Murdoch’s $76 billion bid for rival media giant Time Warner Inc. has been rejected, that doesn’t mean how you watch TV shows and movies will stop changing any time soon.
Canada’s Lanni Marchant races to fourth in Commonwealth Games marathon
GLASGOW, Scotland – Come Monday morning when her running rivals are still focused on rest and recovery, Lanni Marchant will pull out her laptop and begin researching her latest case.
Canada’s Sultana Frizell wins gold in the hammer throw at Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW, Scotland – Sultana Frizell spent her pre-Games training camp in Portugal working out in her bathing suit, throwing someone else’s hammers. Her bag had been lost in transit.
Canada claims pair of gold medals at junior figure skating Grand Prix
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Canadians swept the gold medals in pairs and ice dancing at an ISU junior Grand Prix figure skating event Friday.
Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky wins ISU junior Grand Prix title
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic – Roman Sadovsky won gold in the men’s singles on Saturday for Canada’s third victory at a ISU junior Grand Prix figure skating circuit.
Canadian Olympian Katelyn Osmond out for fall skating season
OTTAWA – Canadian Olympian Kaetlyn Osmond will miss the fall figure skating season with a broken right leg.
Angela Lansbury coming to Toronto stage with Noel Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’
TORONTO – Show-biz legend Angela Lansbury will star in the Noel Coward play “Blithe Spirit” in Toronto next year.