4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (581+ words) One of Doug MacLean's favourite nights at Flamboro Speedway, his wife says, was when kids were allowed to come up to his office, the flag stand. He'd let them wave the flags pretending, for a moment, to be just like…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (106+ words) CBC Man killed in Flamboro Speedway accident loved racing, worked at Stelco for 30 years, wife says 'He really loved that track and racing,' says wife Donna MacLean Image | Doug MacLean Caption: Doug MacLean, a 30-year veteran of Stelco, was killed…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (76+ words) CBC Quebec racing legend Gilles Villeneuve honoured with new exhibit The six-time Grand Prix winner who Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is named after is also the subject of a new film. - City of Montreal names Brendan Gallagher an honorary citizen - 11-year-old…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) CBC Is the legacy of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal a good one, 50 years on? A half century after the eyes of the world were on Montreal, which hosted a memorable Olympic Games that ended up costing the city and the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (774+ words) After nearly a year of planning, Markham, a city with a population of just over 330,000 is getting set to do something usually reserved for cities like Toronto, Montreal, Las Vegas or Chicago: host an internationally televised motorsports race on streets…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) The Tour de France, one of the world's great races, kicked off in neighbouring Spain on July 4. The world's best cyclists are in the midst of grinding through more than 3,000 kilometres over three weeks. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)Above, Slovenian Tadej…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) Quebec’s provincial police say a fatal crash occurred Friday evening at the Sanair race track in Saint-Pie, Que. It appears Sanair was hosting a street drag racing event at its speedway Friday night, according to its Facebook page. Sergeant Béatrice…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (414+ words) Tom Glass, a monumental figure in Western Canadian sports history, has died after suffering a stroke at 77. Glass "was the face of chuckwagon racing" during his long and storied career, the World Professional Chuckwagon Association said on social media Saturday....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (713+ words) Getting muddy while caring for your mental health isn't only for men anymore. Cowgirls Mud Racing is opening its first chapter in Ontario, with a focus on women's mental health. It comes a year after Cowboys Mud Racing started up…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) Inspired by Formula 1, Finlay Knox developed his own personal branding for competition CBC Inspired by Formula 1, Finlay Knox developed his own personal branding for competition Canadian swimmer Finlay Knox knows the value of a personal brand, and when he's wearing…...