Dinos alumni to represent Canada at 2026 Commonwealth Games - University of Calgary Athletics

CALGARY – Four athletes from the University of Calgary Dinos wrestling team will represent Canada at the 2026 U23 World Championships, which run Oct. 12-18 in Las Vegas. Gabriela Cross (57 kg), Annika Fines (62 kg) and Eve Maxwell-Nikiforuk (65 kg) compete in women's freestyle on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 15-16. Nicholas Hooper (74 kg) follows in men's freestyle on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17. The four are among 20 athletes named to the national team by Wrestling Canada Lutte, who have won seven U SPORTS gold medals between them.

VANCOUVER – Ethan Meyer ran to a third-place finish and Jenna Conrad cracked the top 10 as the University of Calgary Dinos cross-country teams took on much of the Canada West field Saturday at the Western Canadian Challenge. Both the men's and women's races were run over 8 kilometres at UBC Farm. Hosted by the UBC Thunderbirds, the meet served as a final tune-up for many conference programs ahead of the Canada West Championships.

One is shaping the future of AI-powered banking. Another is working to pull carbon from the atmosphere. Three others are leading change across insurance, global banking, and capital markets.  All five are Queen’s alumni, and each has made Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 list for 2026.  Back after a four-year hiatus, the national awards program celebrates Canadian business leaders under the age of 40 who are making significant impacts in their fields.  “This year’s honourees are an impressive and inspiring group of leaders,” says Jeff Freeborough, managing partner for Toronto at Caldwell, the owner and founding partner of the Top 40 Under 40 program. “They are accomplished in their fields, committed to their communities, and already making a meaningful impact across Canada.”  The honourees were selected by an independent advisory board made up of 18 respected industry leaders from across Canada. They’ll be celebrated in Toronto this month, including at an awards night on Oct. 21. Here is a look at this year’s Queen’s alumni honourees.   Scarlett Crockatt, MBA’15Chief Financial Officer, Calfrac Well ServicesCrockatt joined Calfrac, an industrial services provider, earlier this year.

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The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.