First Nations cyclist carries Olympic torch to set an example

Sport has always been a major part of Elijah Buffalo's life, so when he got the chance to run with the Olympic torch, he leaped at it.
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Aboriginal sport expert guiding Olympic centre

The International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) went to a former varsity athlete, three-time Western graduate and Aboriginal sport expert when selecting a new director.
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Raven's Song returns for Olympic journey; Canoe was carved from a 600-year-old cedar tree for the Commonwealth Games

His dream was to carve a cedar canoe to join the tribal journey to Victoria's Commonwealth Games, but Bill Helin never expected his treasured Raven's Song would again be honoured at the 2010 Olympic Games.
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New studio puts an Aboriginal spin on fitness

Drawing on experience from her upbringing on Alberta’s Goldfish Lake reserve, Beverley Sunday is challenging indigenous stereotypes and addressing a health epidemic with the opening of Ottawa’s first aboriginal fitness studio.
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Right to Play takes hockey north

A sports organization known for its mission to build self-esteem in children from impoverished and war-torn nations is coming to a northern Ontario aboriginal community struggling with a teen suicide crisis.
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Day 81 a unique setting for torch relay

The arrival of the Olympic torch at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Monday burned away the centuries between the ancient athletes of southern Alberta --the Buffalo Runners-- and today's Olympians.
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TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA will broadcast an NHL game in the language of Inuktitut

For the first time ever, TIM HORTONS HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA (January 30, 2010) will broadcast an NHL game in the language of Inuktitut.
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