National

Tickets For Parapan Am Games In Ontario Go On Sale

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Mar, 2015 11:31 AM

TORONTO — Tickets go on sale today for the Parapan Am Games, which will bring more than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries to Ontario this summer.

Organizers say this year's Parapan Am Games will be the largest ever in terms of number of athletes, participating countries and disciplines.

All 15 sports will be qualifying events for next year's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The Parapan Am Games will take place from Aug. 7 to 15, shortly after the Pan Am Games, which run from July 10 to 26.

Some 350,000 tickets for the Pan Am Games have already been sold and organizers say the opening ceremony is sold out, as are gold-medal games for some sports, such as men's baseball, men's soccer and men's basketball.

Tickets for the Pan Am Games will go back on sale mid-April.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Harper Call To Netanyahu: Canada Supports Two-state Solution

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reiterated Canada's support for a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians during a phone call to newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Harper Call To Netanyahu: Canada Supports Two-state Solution

Donations Pour In For Regina Cat Found With Paws Wrapped In Electrical Tape

REGINA — An abused Regina cat that faces amputation of one of its paws has inspired donors to give more than double what humane society organizers had originally hoped.

Donations Pour In For Regina Cat Found With Paws Wrapped In Electrical Tape

Slumping Oil Prices Cast Shadow On World Heavy Oil Congress In Edmonton

Organizers expect 20 per cent fewer people to attend the three-day international conference that has the theme: Producing More With Less.

Slumping Oil Prices Cast Shadow On World Heavy Oil Congress In Edmonton

Feds Spend $4.3 Million On Medicinal Pot For Vets, 10 Times More Than Year Before

OTTAWA — The cost of providing medical marijuana to the country's injured soldiers under a Veterans Affairs program jumped to more than $4.3 million this fiscal year, an increase of 10 times what was spent last year.

Feds Spend $4.3 Million On Medicinal Pot For Vets, 10 Times More Than Year Before

One Dead, Two Injured After Collision Involving CP Train Near Kamloops

Eagle Valley Rescue Society Captain John Moore says the incident happened around 9:45 p.m. Saturday in Malakwa, east of Kamloops, B.C.

One Dead, Two Injured After Collision Involving CP Train Near Kamloops

More US Production Helps BC Film Business Bounce Back To Blockbuster Level

More than 30 feature projects in B.C. in 2012-2013 were exclusively visual effects work, including "Iron Man 3" and "Edge of Tomorrow," while visual effects for "The Host" and "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" contributed to Quebec production spending.