SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The reigning champions of Canadian women’s curling fell just short of a world title here on the weekend in Saint John, N.B., where the Ottawa Curling Club rink led by skip Rachel Homan lost to Switzerland in a disappointing final match.
David Kawai for Centretown NewsTeam Homan Rachel Homan, far left, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle gets support from Joanne Pomalis, director of the Ontario Curling Association, at a send-off party at the Ottawa Curling Club before travelling to the world championships.
Category: Sports
Real Madrid bringing Spanish soccer skills to local youth
Ottawa will discover a new flavor of soccer this summer as boys and girls take to the field in a week-long soccer camp played the Spanish way.
Viewpoint: Special Olympics are worth your money and your time
Special Olympics Canada is in the business of creating success in unexpected places. Every year, more than 35,000 Canadians benefit from Special Olympics programs. It’s part of the reason why the federal government pledged $10.8 million in funding over the next four years; so that Special Olympics Canada can improve and expand to even more communities in Canada.
New sports app aims to motivate couch potatoes
Two Ottawa entrepreneurs hope their new app will help athletes get off the couch and go be active. Andre Munroe, a Centretown resident, and his business partner, Ottawa entrepreneur Nicholas Van Zant, have created a web application called fullroster.ca that aims to connect recreational hockey players in cities across the world. 
Hanna Lange-Chenier, Centretown NewsTwo hockey lovers from Ottawa have developed an app that allows players to post when pick-up games take place and what positions the team needs to fill.