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Ottawa – July 2, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Maya Laylor, a weightlifting athlete, received an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete had three confirmed whereabouts failures during a 12-month period.
Ottawa – June 10, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Jeus Mapatac, a powerlifting athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected in competition on December 7, 2024, revealed the presence of SARM RAD140 and SARM ostarine (S-22), two prohibited anabolic agents.
Ottawa – April 7, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Emma Brooks, a U SPORTS volleyball athlete affiliated with MacEwan University, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. Through information submitted to the CCES, it was determined that the athlete used two prohibited substances between August and September 2024 including BPC-157, a non-approved substance, and TB-500, a growth factor.
Ottawa – March 26, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Aidan Sutter, a U SPORTS ice hockey athlete affiliated with the University of Calgary, received a four-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected in competition on September 7, 2024, revealed the presence of multiple prohibited substances including three anabolic agents: SARM RAD140, SARM LGD-4033, and SARM ostarine (S-22), as well as GW501516 (a metabolic modulator), ibutamoren (a peptide hormone), and amfetamine (a stimulant).
Latest Advisory Notes
Ottawa – July 17, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is set to begin using dried blood spot (DBS) testing this summer as an additional method to detect the use of prohibited substances.
Ottawa – July 15, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) reminds athletes in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to be diligent with filing and updating their whereabouts information in ADAMS.
Ottawa – May 21, 2025 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently in the third and final consultation phase for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International Standards. The...
Ottawa – April 1, 2025 – Starting today, the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) is the new place to report concerns of maltreatment involving participants who are part of national, federally funded sport organizations. The program supports everyone’s right to train and compete in safe, respectful, and supportive environments.