Powerlifting

• Local powerlifter brings home the hardware

  Higgins has family ties in Germany so they flew overseas before Aaron's competition to Fulda, where they stayed with relatives, then to Munich.

  Sports

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• Canada’s Special Olympics team off to World Games for 1st time since 2019

  A total of 89 athletes will be representing Canada at the World Games, which run between June 17 to June 25, after years of pandemic delays.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023
  
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• Special Olympian excited for opportunity across the pond

  In 2023, Aaron Higgins will don the colours of Team Canada as he has cracked the squad for the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.

  Sports

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Southern Alberta powerlifter pushing for world record

  A southern Alberta senior heads to England this week, hoping to break a powerlifting record.

  Sports

  Nov 7, 2022
• South Okanagan powerlifter to compete at world championships

  Bronte Lauze, a 17-year-old from Penticton, has been turning heads since she began her powerlifting journey just last year.

  Sports

  Oct 28, 2022
• Moncton man asks province to help pay for skin removal surgery after dramatic weight loss

  Connor Terry, 22, discovered that skin removal surgery following significant weight loss is not covered by Medicare in New Brunswick.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
• Record-setting powerlifting Saskatchewan couple find unique ways to train

  A Prince Albert, Sask., couple have converted their garage to a workout room to continue their powerlifting training.

  Sports

  Dec 20, 2020
• Canada’s powerlifters gather in Winnipeg for national championships

  The Victoria Inn and Conference Centre is the site of the Canadian Powerlifting Union's 2020 national championships, an event the head of the local lifting association says was years in the making.

  Sports

  Mar 3, 2020
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• Ontario teen turns to powerlifting after history of concussions

  After being sidelined by concussions as a hockey player, a Clarington, Ont. hockey teen has found success in the world of powerlifting.

  Sports

  Oct 4, 2019
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• Transgender weightlifter stripped of titles after organization says she can’t compete as woman

  "For me, the records weren't as important at that point as their treatment of me."

  Lifestyle

  May 15, 2019