July 22nd - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1958 University of British Columbia-VRC rowing crews win three British Empire and Commonwealth Games medals for Canada in one afternoon at Lake Padarn in northern Wales while battling rough, choppy waves that sank a floating judges stand at the finish.../2

...line just minutes after His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip left the stand. The Thunderbirds was gold for Canada in the eights, and silvers in the coxed fours and coxless fours. The eights gold medal was the only gold Canada won at the Games in any.../3

...sport and defended the championship the UBC-VRC crew had won at the 1954 Games on the Vedder Canal in Chilliwack. A day later nearly 80 Commonwealth oarsmen attended the wedding of UBC crew member Glen Smith and his fiance Jean Young at a nearby church in Bangor, Wales.

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Canada’s favourite goose meets Glasgow’s newest unicorn! Canoose couldn’t be more excited to welcome Finnie—the official mascot of @glasgow_2026! Designed by Glasgow schoolkids, this “hooved hypemaster” brings a whole lot of sparkle, spirit, and Scottish sass to the countdown.

A shout out and thank you to Turkish Airlines for making a difference for Canada's Commonwealth athletes by donating 2 business class tickets to the #CommonwealthSportCanadaFoundation. Commonwealth Sport Canada Commonwealth Sport

July 30th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1954 The fifth British Empire and Commonwealth Games opens in Vancouver at the newly-built Empire Stadium, Canada's largest sports stadium, seating 35,000. Over 29,000 spectators--the largest gathered paid crowd in BC history to.../2

...that point--attend the elaborate Opening Ceremony.

The Glasgow 2026 session schedule just dropped and we’re already eyeing some big Team Canada moments. 👀 You can now see when your favourite sports will hit the stage. See for yourself 👉 bit.ly/46Drjt4 #TeamCanada | #Glasgow2026 | #CommonwealthSport

August 5th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1954 Vancouver cyclist Lorne 'Ace' Atkinson finishes 4th in the 10 Mile cycling race at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Vancouver's China Creek Park, marking Canada's best cycling result in the BECG over a 40-yr period. pic.x.com/Hpf3h34l7M

Three years ago today, 🇨🇦 made the hammer throw circle its own. 🥇 Camryn Rogers set a Games record in qualifying & won gold with a 74.08 m throw. 🥉 Jillian Weir added bronze—securing a Canadian 1–3 finish in Birmingham. #TeamCanada | #CommonwealthSport | Athletics Canada

HAPPY MIRACLE MILE DAY!

...Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete of the year, the youngest athlete ever to win the honour. Tanner later went on to capture five medals (two gold, three silver) at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg and three more (two silver, one bronze) at the 1968 Olympics in.../3

...Mexico City. She remains one of Canada’s most decorated swimmers of all-time.

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On this day in 1930, the first British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) were held in Hamilton, Ontario. The Games featured 11 nations and 400 athletes competing in 59 events. Canada finished second behind England with 54 medals.

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The Future of Sport in Canada Commission is happy to announce that its Preliminary Report will be published on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Once the report is published, an online form will be available to provide feedback on the preliminary findings/recommendations.

August 21st - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1994 Coquitlam's Chris Wilson Chris Wilson and Burnaby's Greg Edgelow Greg Edgelow, OLY both win gold at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria in freestyle wrestling, part of a remarkable 9 gold medals and 1 silver medal Canada.../2