Flyway Heroes
Adventure, science and athletic performance sum up Wings of Survival, a 30,000-kilometre human and avian expedition for endurance athlete Leanna Carriere and ecologist Timm Döbert.
Conquering Mountains
A week after competing in his first Olympic games in Beijing, halfpipe snowboarder Liam Gill found himself in spectacularly different terrain: teaching kids to shred in the bush in the Northwest Territories.
Glide into Winter on Canada’s Best Outdoor Skating Rinks
As winter blankets Canada and the flip-flops and sunhats are packed away for the season, there’s no better way to embrace the cold than by gliding across some of Canada’s most picturesque and festive...
Leading the Charge from the Back
Martinus Evans didn’t set out to be a game changer in the sport of running, yet through the development of the Slow AF Run Club, that’s exactly what he’s doing.Born and raised in Detroit,...
Pillar of Strength
A gold medal around her neck, Nicole Rakowski beams at the camera clad in a sparkly blue string bikini, silver dangle earrings, and four-inch crystal “posing” heels.It was her first bodybuilding competition, but the...
High Peaks and Big Thrills in the Colorado Rockies
Trail running is a great excuse to travel. I don’t know how to take a holiday just for the sake of it, so all my galivanting involves exploring new places on foot. The pandemic...
David Nicholson is Achieving His Dream
Fireworks illuminate the nighttime vault; beneath the spectacle, Brandenburg Gate; beneath the gate, a thousand-strong multitude; within the multitude, one David Nicholson; and, upon his neck, three gold medals and a single silver.Nicholson, a...
The Amazing Winners
It was the toughest challenge of the whole competition and emotionally, physically, and mentally demanding, but Tyler (Ty) Smith dug deep and thought of the 16 friends he lost in the Humboldt Broncos bus...
Pursuing Peak Perspective
The world’s 14 tallest peaks range between 8,012 and 8,848 metres but are somehow no comparison to the mountains Jill Wheatley has already conquered. What started out as a normal Wednesday for a sports...
Exploring Canada’s Scenic Wonders on Four Wheels
It was spring 2020, a time that none of us could have predicted. As the world entered a state of lockdown in March, halting our international travel plans, we found ourselves contemplating what lay...