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Canada Post delivery trucks will stop using Toronto bike lanes as parking spaces
The Richmond Street bike lane in Toronto. (Image: Cycle Toronto/Facebook) In news that no doubt rings like music to the ears of many big-city Canadian riders—not just those in Toronto—Canada Post has...
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Cycling Canada announces 2017’s inductees to the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame
Steve Smith Two years after its inception, Cycling Canada has announced the 2017 inductees for the Canadian Cycling Hall of fame, recognizing outstanding contributions to the development of Canadian...
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Calgary cycling advocates kick off sticker campaign to curb bike theft
Cyclists ride in Calgary. Photo Credit: BikeCalgary via Compfight cc In Calgary, local cycling advocates are trying to stem a recent surge in bike theft through a simple, effective public information...
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Transgender cyclist Kristen Worley wins settlement in rights case
Image: Twitter After Ontario’s human rights tribunal made a landmark ruling last summer in favour of Kristen Worley, the transgender cyclist, writer and advisory chairperson with the International...
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Quebec, British Columbia claim big wins in team relay at the Canada Summer Games
Sean Fincham. Image: John Gibson Tuesday’s mountain bike team relay events at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg saw both women and men competing in their respective competitions, and for athletes...
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Bike theft in Guelph, Ont., fuelling drug trade, police say
Image: roland via Compfight cc According to police in Guelph, Ont., stolen bikes are becoming a new currency in the drug trade—a revelation that follows a surge in bike thefts in southern Ontario. As...
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Vancouver Island MP to cycle across riding to advocate for national cycling...
Despite its beauty, NDP member of parliament Gord Johns noted that Vancouver Island can present infrastructure challenges for riders. Saying that more needs to be done in providing complete,...
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Nanaimo, B.C. bike park opens in memory of Stevie Smith, ‘The Canadian Chainsaw’
Steve Smith A little over a year since British Columbia-based downhill legend Stevie Smith, “the Canadian Chainsaw,” died in a motocross accident on Vancouver Island, a bike park in Nanaimo, B.C. has...
View ArticleWinnipeg Trails Association, Google team up to fully map out the city’s bike...
What a great couple of days! Look for Winnipeg's bike paths on @googlemaps in approx 6-12 months! @WinnipegTrails pic.twitter.com/KhW1BWbNVM — Marina Herscovitch (@MarinaHersky) August 9, 2017...
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The success of a Vancouver program that familiarizes new Canadians with city...
(Photo Credit: tylerhoff via Compfight cc ) For immigrants and refugees, getting to know their new homes can be one of the most daunting, challenging, even frightening aspects involved in coming to...
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Quebec, British Columbia take the day’s top honours at the finishing...
Pier-André Coté , seen here in third at the 2017 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, took Saturday’s criterium title for the men. Photo: Philippe Tremblay At the concluding criterium events of...
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Jesse Melamed, Max Leyen notch wins at Crankzilla
Jesse Melanel dominated the trails of his Whistler, B.C., home at Crankzilla. With a win on his home soil of Whistler, B.C., Jesse Melamed, riding for Rocky Mountain URGE-bp, took Round 7 of the Enduro...
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Riders to watch at the 2017 national paracycling road championships
Image: Canadian Paralympic Committee A who’s-who of Canada’s top paracyclists will descend on Bromont, Que., this week for the 2017 Global Relay paracycling road championships. Time trial events will...
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Saskatoon cycling advocates call for bylaw changes to allow sidewalk riding
Cyclists and advocates in Saskatoon are calling on the city’s government to make changes to existing bylaws, the CBC reported, that would allow riders to take to the sidewalks on busy streets, as well...
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Twenty percent of cycling fatalities in Montreal caused by heavy trucks,...
Side guards like the one on this truck help prevent cyclist and pedestrian deaths. According to records from Quebec’s coroner, 20 per cent of all cycling-related deaths in Montreal, dating back to...
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Cycling Canada announces powerhouse squad for the 2017 mountain bike world...
Emily Batty (pictured) and Catharine Pendrel will lead the elite women’s cross country ranks. Photo: Matt Stetson A Canadian squad of 46 riders will head to Cairns, Australia, representing their...
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Saanich, B.C. rider beaten with his own bike
The incident happened on Lochside Regional Trail near Mount Newton Cross Road. (Image: Google Maps) Riders in Saanich, B.C., north of Victoria, are spooked after an unusual assault that happened last...
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Vancouver’s second-annual Bike the Night returns Sept. 16
Vancouver’s Bike the Night In September, thousands of Vancouver riders are expected to converge for “a night of music, lights and decorated bikes,” as Bike the Night, organized by HUB Cycling, gets...
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B.C. bike thieves caught within local RCMP station
(Photo Credit: CanadaPenguin via Compfight cc) Thanks to a rallying of support on social media, a family in the Vancouver Island community of Duncan, B.C., the Campbell River Mirror reports, was...
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Cycling bridge across the Grandview Cut proposed for East Vancouver
Image: B.C. Hydro Riders in East Vancouver may soon benefit from a newly proposed 60-m cycling route, connecting Vancouver with Burnaby, B.C., by bridge across the Grandview Cut. The proposal, made by...
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