Canada

Calgary has moved forward with its plans to bid to stage the 2026 winter Olympic Games after the Canadian city’s council gave the go-ahead for a new committee to be formed to explore the merits of such a move.

The 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Toronto came in at C$342m (€237.3m/US$268.4m) over budget, according to a report issued by Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk, although event organisers in the Canadian city have denied the claim.

The national governing bodies of rugby league in Canada, Jamaica and the United States have joined together to launch a new event as part of a wider effort to support the global development of the sport.

Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani has today (Thursday) been elected as the new leader of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) as the organisation seeks to move on from a troubled recent history.

Quebec City has dropped plans to bid to host the 2026 winter Olympic Games after its Mayor decided the chances of the Canadian city winning were too slim.

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) president Ingmar de Vos has given his backing to Bromont’s staging of the 2018 World Equestrian Games following a series of high-level resignations from the organising committee for the event.

The Rugby Football League has struck a deal to introduce a team based in Toronto, Canada, into the sport’s third tier in England.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has moved to reject talk that Lake Placid could be included in a Quebec City bid for the 2026 winter Olympics, stating the organisation is fully focused on the effort to bring the 2024 summer Games to Los Angeles.

The Canadian province of New Brunswick will host the 2021 Francophonie Games after its bid was formally approved by the permanent council of La Francophonie, the organisation that oversees the multi-sport event.

Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume has said the Canadian city would consider sharing events with Calgary, Vancouver and the US resort of Lake Placid should it go ahead with a bid for the 2026 winter Olympic Games.

Organisers of the Invictus Games have announced that the 2017 edition of the multi-sport event for wounded servicemen and women will be staged next September in Toronto, Canada.

The NHL North American ice hockey league has denied reports that it has already decided against launching an expansion franchise in Quebec City, Canada.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has said it is committed to multiple editions of the World Cup of Hockey as the national team tournament prepares to make its return to the sport’s calendar later this year.

The Canadian city of Edmonton will host the 2017 World Men’s Curling Championship, the World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has finalised its calendar for 2016, with the addition of a new World Cup event in Italy and further development of the winter triathlon discipline.

The World Taekwondo Federation has awarded hosting rights for the 2016 World Junior Taekwondo Championships to Burnaby in Canada, while the governing body’s administrative council has approved its strategic roadmap for next year.