Para Sport Nation
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Alex Smyth spotlights upcoming para sport events in Canada and abroad, pulls back the curtain on how para sports are played and interviews para sport athletes, coaches and trainers.
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Canada’s Sitting Volleyball Leaders Talk Recruitment and Representation
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May 29, 2026 |
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Recapping OneAbility Games and Wheelchair Rugby Nationals
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May 22, 2026 |
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Growing Disability Sport Through the OneAbility Games
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May 15, 2026 |
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The Future of Para Badminton & Victoria Nolan's Biopic
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May 08, 2026 |
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Building Women’s Wheelchair Rugby in Canada
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May 01, 2026 |
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Inside Canada’s Largest Para Sport Event and Its Future
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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How Women’s Para Hockey is Pushing Toward the 2030 Paralympics
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Team Canada Para Ice Hockey: Inside Milano Cortina 2026
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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On the Ground at Milano Cortina 2026: Olympic & Paralympic Insights
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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How the 2026 Paralympics Elevated Athletes and Storytelling
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Recapping the 2026 Paralympics & Canada's Dominant Run in Wheelchair Curling
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Inside the 2026 Paralympics with Top Canadian Athletes
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Road to Milano Cortina: Canada’s Paralympic Winter Storylines
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Inside Canada’s Para Nordic Team with Head Coach Brian McKeever
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Wheelchair Basketball and Blind Hockey Insights
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Canada’s Paralympic Path 2026: Athletes, Support, and Community
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Super Bowl Week Spotlight on Wheelchair Football & Paralympic Roster Announcements
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Rising Stars & Inclusive Runs: Mary Jibb and Achilles Canada
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Building Toward 2026: Katie Pegg on Training, Mindset, and Mentorship
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Why Athlete-First Conversations Are Changing Paralympic Media
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Montreal Open Goalball Preview
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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2026 Para Sport Preview
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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2025 Para Sport Year in Review
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Leading Canada’s Paralympic Soccer Dream
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Meet Boris Rybalka, Team Canada’s New Bench Boss
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Exploring Adaptive Surfing with Victoria Feige
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Chase Nicklin’s Road from Next Gen to Paralympic Contention
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Growing Para Sports in Ontario with ONPARA
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Mac Marcoux: Leading Team Canada to Milano Cortina 2026
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Breaking Down Silos: Establishing the PARAREACH Hub
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Reflections on a Hall of Fame Career with Todd Nicholson
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Changing the Culxture & Coverage of Para Sports
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Life in the Fast Lane: Tyler Turner on Snowboarding and Beyond
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Leadership and Teamwork in Canada’s Para Ice Hockey Program
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Elite Para Powerlifting: Strength, Technique, Mindset
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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100 Episodes of Para Sport Nation!
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Behind the Boccia Medals: Iulian Ciobanu’s 2025 Season
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Advancing Para Sport: Leadership, Governance, and Sitting Volleyball
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Keely Shaw Reflects on Her Para Cycling Career
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Preparing for the IFSC Para Climbing World Cup with Jeremy Ritchie
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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World Champion Nate Tucker on Training, Mindset, and Performance
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Synchronizing Strength: The Story of Canada’s PR3 Mixed Para Rowing Team
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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The Legacy of Paralympic Curling Champion Dennis Thiessen
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Para Cycling Comeback: Michael Sametz on Recovery, Training, and Discipline
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Danielle Dorris Reflects on the 2025 Worlds and Team Canada’s Rise
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Inside the Fast-Growing Adaptive Sport of Showdown
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Staying in the Lane: How Brianna Hennessy Fought for Silver at Worlds
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Liam Hickey & Dom Cozzolino Prep for 2026 Paralympics
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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How Trinity Lowthian Became Canada’s Top Paralympic Fencer
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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2025 Para-Cycling World Champ Alex Hayward
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Inside the Life of a Wheelchair Tennis Pro
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Kyle Tremblay’s Path in Para Archery
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Recapping the 2025 Mobility Cup
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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Team Canada’s Para Athletes Eye Milano Cortina 2026 | Kurt Oatway & Tyler Turner
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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How Ottawa Is Preparing to Host the World in Wheelchair Basketball
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Spotlighting Para Athletes at the 2025 Canada Games
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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How St. John’s 2025 Became the Biggest Canada Games Ever
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Christina Picton Continues to Make History in Women’s Para Ice Hockey
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Team Canada Goalball: Building Success One Throw at a Time
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Inside Team Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby Brotherhood
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Building Women’s Blind Soccer in Canada
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Kelly MacDonald on Goalball, Grassroots, and Growing Para Sport
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Inside Stefan Daniel’s Para-Triathlon Journey
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Tyler McGregor on the Road to the Games
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Wheelchair Rugby Star Zak Madell Retires
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Racing to Milano: Mollie Jepsen, Kalle Erickson & Sierra Smith
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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New Leadership in Para Swimming for Canada
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Paralympic Prep with Mark Ideson and Ina Forrest
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Austin Smeenk: Engineering Success on the Track
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Catching up with Will Stephens of TPSN
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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What Should Stay or Go in the Paralympics?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Brittany Hudak’s Road to the 2026 Paralympics
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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From Olympian to Paralympic Gold Coach
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Raising a Champion with Dave Clement
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Prioritizing Mental Health with Greg Stewart
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ryan Roussel’s Paralympic Fencing Journey
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Inside the World of Para Canoe with Erica Scarff
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Celebrating National AccessAbility Week
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May 30, 2025 |
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We Were Broncos Series Preview with Ryan Straz
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May 27, 2025 |
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2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship Preview
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May 23, 2025 |
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A Deep Dive into 5-A-Side Soccer
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May 20, 2025 |
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2025 Senior Goalball National Championship Recap
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May 16, 2025 |
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Défi Sportif Spotlight: Paralympic Legends Ina Forrest & Billy Bridges
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May 13, 2025 |
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2025 Senior Goalball National Championship Preview
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May 09, 2025 |
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Inside Défi Sportif: Canada’s Biggest Inclusive Sport Event
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May 06, 2025 |
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Breaking Down the Numbers of the 2024 Paralympics
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May 02, 2025 |
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Para-Athlete Classification & Competition Prep
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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What Goes into Training a Paralympian?
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Adding and Removing Sports from the Paralympic Games
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Countdown to the Para Ice Hockey World Championships
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Molly Jepsen’s Triumphant Return from Injury
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Documenting the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Growing the Sport of Women’s Para Ice Hockey
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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The Legendary Patrick Anderson Retires
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament Recap
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Countdown to the 2026 Paralympics with Devin Heroux
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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2025 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament Preview
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Mike Whitehead: 25 Years in Wheelchair Rugby
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Wheelchair Curling and the Road to 2026 with Chrissy Molnar
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Will Stephens: Giving Voice to Para & Underrated Sports
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Riding Toward the 2026 Paralympics with Sandrine Hemel
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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First Collegiate Sitting Volleyball Invitational
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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OneCourt: The Future of Accessible Sports Tech
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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2025 Invictus Games Recap
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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What Goes Into Nutrition for Para-Athletes?
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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The Final Serve: Danielle Ellis' Paralympic Journey
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Saskatchewan Female Athlete of the Year - Shelby Newkirk
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Mark Arendz: The Road to 2026 Paralympic Glory
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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What it takes to be a Two-Sport Para Athlete
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Gridiron on Wheels: Inside the World of Wheelchair Football
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Paraclimbing Beyond Boundaries: Shamus Boulianne's Journey
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Skating Towards Inclusion: The Future of Blind Hockey
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Wheelchair Tennis: Growing the Game in Canada and Beyond
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Pioneering ASL in Sports Broadcasts
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Para Sports in Canada: A Historical Overview
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Years of Preparation: Inside Paralympic Training
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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The Year Ahead: 2025 Preview
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Exploring WCMX (Wheelchair Motocross)
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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2024 PSN Awards
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Blind Hockey's Growing Legacy
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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What are the Biggest Rivalries in Para Sports?
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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From Humboldt to Paralympics: Ryan Straschnitzki's Journey
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Greg Westlake's Transition from Playing to Coaching
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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New Brunswick Co-Athlete of the Year Alex Hayward
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Brianna Hennessy’s Paralympic Journey
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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2024 National Hero Honouree Danielle Campo
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Are There Too Many Medals at The Paralympics?
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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The Growth of Para Nordic Skiing
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The Legendary Patrick Anderson
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Previewing the 2024 Canadian Boccia Championships
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Catching up with Paris Co-Chef de Mission Karolina Wisniewska
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Exploring the Future of Para Climbing
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Introducing Para Sport Nation with Alex Smyth and Paralympian Nathan Clement
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Recruitment and Grass Roots Support in Parasport
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Coaching with a Disability
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Mental Health and Preparation
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Sport
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Racial Diversity In Sport
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Beyond The Field: Uncut Premieres July 12th!
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Jul 07, 2021 |