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CBC
9 minutes ago
- CBC
Canada Games aiming for 'Good Vibes Only' at St. John's 2025 and beyond
When it comes to the atmosphere around the 2025 Canada Games in St. John's, there's only room for one type of attitude: Good Vibes Only. That's not just a catchphrase, it's the title of the organization's safe sport awareness campaign. Canada Games president and CEO Kelly-Ann Paul said 'Good Vibes Only' is part of her team's effort to change how people view safe sport policy, which is about creating a playing field free of harassment, abuse and discrimination. "[With] safe sports, there's a lot of negative connotation about where things have come from, right? You know, 'don't do this. You can't say that. No more harassment, no more bullying, no more bad language. No more hazing.'," Paul said. "There's been a lot of, 'don't, don't, don't, don't, don't,' and not a lot of explanation of what to do, how to treat people, how sports should feel." The Good Vibes Only campaign includes video messaging that encourages people to speak up for safe sport. The first video features prominent Canada Games alumni Kylie Masse, Charles Hamelin, Allison Forsyth and Woody Belfort. Paul said the Canada Games Council has been working with Generation Safe — a safe sport education organization started by Olympic alpine skier Forsyth, who became an advocate after living through her own sexual abuse in the sport system. "To have an impact, we have to call out maltreatment when we see it," Forsyth said in a statement. "Canada Games participants are at a key stage in their development and athletic journeys, and this campaign will elevate their awareness about maltreatment in sport. As a community — athletes, parents, coaches, officials and administrators — we loudly need to expect better and rally together to keep sport safe for all." Stream live action from the 2025 Canada Games on CBC Gem and the CBC Sports YouTube channel. Check the broadcast schedule for full details. Thanks to project funding from the federal government and Canadian Olympic Committee, Paul said they're working to "flip the tone" about safe sport. That means using positive messaging to reach a new generation of athletes at the Canada Games. "The Good Vibes Only campaign is exactly meant to explain to these 5,000-plus [athletes and coaches] about how sports should feel, how it should look, how it should feel safe," Paul said. The messaging will be impossible to miss for anyone competing at, attending or following the 2025 Canada Games online. Paul said campaign videos have been posted to the Canada Games social media channels, and snippets will be played in-venue during competition and during both opening and closing ceremonies. There is also a version that focuses on what role fans play in creating a safe sport environment. The video features Canada Games alumni Élodie Tessier and Shanice Marcelle, Canada Games Future Official Jake Wiseman, and the parents of Canada Games alum Audrey Leduc. "We've been fortunate to receive additional funding from the Canadian Olympic Committee and Government of Canada … to build a more tailored message directly to parents and spectators about 'Good Vibes Only' and what it means when you're in the stands," Paul said. Along with a training program for every volunteer at the Canada Games, efforts also included simplifying what had been a confusing and difficult process to submit a complaint. WATCH | Canada Games represent 'the beauty of sport': Canada Games represent 'the beauty of sport' 4 days ago "If there does end up being a safe sport complaint, where to go is very complicated, so we've built a website that helps direct the complainant to the right mechanism to launch a complaint," Paul said. The step-by-step process offers complainants options on who the complaint is about and will direct them on who specifically to contact to address their concerns. 'More than just words' The Canada Games Host Society CEO, Karen Sherriffs, said that St. John's 2025 was committed to creating the right environment for athletes to flourish, and that 'Good Vibes Only' is all about safety, respect and inclusion. "This campaign is about more than just words, it's a call to action. We want every participant, from athletes to volunteers, to feel supported, valued, and empowered to speak up," Sherriffs said in a statement. "Together, we're building an environment where only good vibes thrive at the Games and long after." Paul said the hope is that this campaign will reach more than those at the 2025 Games, and that the 'good vibes' will carry on for years to come. "I have to commend the leadership with 2025 for really having committed to the cause, which is using our platform and our potential to build the right type of programming for the '25 Games and also for beyond," Paul said. "Our hope is what we've built is evergreen and will be carried through 2027 in Quebec, in 2029 in New Brunswick, and so on." WATCH | Test your knowledge with some Canada Games rapid-fire trivia: Test your knowledge with some Canada Games rapid fire trivia 10 days ago Watch CBC Sports' Anastasia Bucsis test athletes' knowledge on the Canada Games.
CBC
9 minutes ago
- CBC
Canadian Para swimmer Danielle Dorris sets 3rd world record in as many days
Canadian Para swimmer Danielle Dorris made it three world records in three days at the Canadian short-course championships in Sherbrooke, Que., breaking the world mark in the SM7 100-metre medley on Saturday night. Dorris, a 22-year-old from Moncton, N.B., posted a time of one minute 22.57 seconds in the 25-metre pool. She had already set the Americas record during the morning preliminaries in 1:23.50. "Coming into this meet, I was expecting to break a few records, but tonight was a bit of a surprise," Dorris said. "I didn't know exactly what the previous record was, so I didn't know if I could lower it. I'm definitely very happy that it worked, and it's a nice confidence boost before going into [long-course] worlds in Singapore next month." Dorris broke the world record in the S7 50m butterfly — her signature event — twice on Thursday. The two-time Paralympic champion clocked 33.38 in the preliminaries before shaving .27 seconds off in the final. She also holds the long-course world record in the 50 fly, having clocked 32.99 while winning her first Paralympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Dorris set the S7 50m backstroke world record in 35.20 on Friday. She will swim the S7 50m freestyle on Sunday to conclude the meet. Dorris was born with underdeveloped arms due to a condition called bilateral radial dysplasia. She made history at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro as a 13-year-old, becoming the youngest Canadian swimmer ever to compete at the Paralympics. Dorris has won three Paralympic medals and six world-championship medals in her career, including a successful title defence in the 50m butterfly at Paris 2024. The World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore will run from Sept. 21 to 27.
CTV News
39 minutes ago
- CTV News
Here's why Canada produces so many super-star athletes
Canadian athletes have been taking centre stage in sports that Canada isn't traditionally known for, CTV's Kamil Karamali has more on Canada's athletic boom.
