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Ottawa – October 17, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Christopher MacLeod, a football athlete, received a three-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected out of competition on June 17, 2024, revealed the presence of SARM RAD140, a prohibited anabolic agent.

Ottawa – September 25, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Nolan McAuley, a broomball athlete, received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected in competition on March 29, 2024, revealed the presence of cannabis, a prohibited substance.

Ottawa – September 11, 2024 – Sport Law and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) are pleased to share Towards Sport 2.0: Hope on the Horizon Impact Report with the sport community. As part...

Ottawa – September 9, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Thane Hutt, a powerlifting athlete, received a five-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected in competition on May 5, 2024, revealed the presence of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (prohibited anabolic agent), GW501516 (prohibited metabolic modulator), and amfetamine (prohibited stimulant). Subsequently, the athlete refused to submit to sample collection out of competition on June 13, 2024.

Latest Advisory Notes

Ottawa – October 16, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has released the first draft of the Canadian Safe Sport Program Rules for consultation and feedback. These rules set out how...

Ottawa – October 3, 2024 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2025 Prohibited List that will come into effect on January 1, 2025. The 2025 Prohibited List and the Summary of Major...

Ottawa – September 19, 2024 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) invites signatories and participants of the current Abuse-Free Sport Program to register for one of five virtual or in-person consultations on the next version of Canada’s safe sport program. The program draft will be available in late September and the first consultation will take place early November.

Ottawa – September 12, 2024 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently in the second phase of the consultation process for the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and International...

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