Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day
Today Canadians will remember and honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave their lives in service of the country's values and principles.
Fitness was in fashion Tuesday as Team Canada took a fresh step forward with new outfitter Lululemon unveiling the 2022 kit for the country's Olympic and Paralympic teams in Beijing.
No berets, cowboy hats or eyebrow-raising colours for this kit reveal. And say goodbye to the recent Canadian tuxedo look too.
The Vancouver-based athletic company kept things sleek and simple with a look that was sporty and inviting without going over the top.
鈥淭he look and the outfits, it's honestly just Canada reimagined,鈥 said para-alpine skier Frederique Turgeon.
After a group of dancers kicked off the flashy presentation with a routine featuring a mix of yoga, gymnastics and dance, the athletes modelled the gear on a makeshift runway in a downtown hotel ballroom.
鈥淭ransformation鈥 was the prominent theme for the half-hour ceremony as Lululemon showed off its transformable parkas, down jackets, beanies and pullovers.
Red was the dominant colour for the opening ceremony gear with a C, A and N in block lettering on jacket backs and the Maple Leaf featured on the sleeve.
The podium gear had more of a knitted, elevated texture with similar colouring while the closing ceremony clothing gear was a winter white.
鈥淭he opening and the podium gear is super-fiery and intense,鈥 said ski cross racer Brady Leman. 鈥淚t really kind of amps you up and hypes you up. It makes you stoked to wear it. The closing gear is a little more mellow and subdued but still just really sleek.鈥
Turtlenecks, quilted trapper hats, warmup pants and tops, quilted mittens, scarves, bucket hats and legacy bags are also part of the collection.
鈥淪eeing it come to life with the colours and the fit and the styles, it is so cool,鈥 said freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe. 鈥淚t feels so Canadian but so modernized, I'm just really excited about it all.鈥
The Feb. 4-20 Beijing Games will be the first for Lululemon in a deal that will last through the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The Beijing Paralympics are set for March 4-13.
David Shoemaker, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, said the strength of the kit release showed why the COC partnered with Lululemon.
鈥淭his mesmerizing athlete kit - that you can see from the joy in the athletes - is exactly what we wanted and it will mark a new chapter for the Canadian Olympic Committee,鈥 he said.
Leman said the quality was 鈥渙n point鈥 and the material felt great.
鈥淵ou can just see the functionality of the pieces,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ne of the things they've targeted ahead of Beijing is it's going to be cold. So they've given us layers and they've given us options.鈥
Lululemon takes the lead after Hudson's Bay's 16-year run as Canadian outfitter recently came to an end. There were some hits and misses over the Bay's run, which was capped by a much-panned jean jacket worn at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games last August.
Some pieces from the new collection were available for purchase on the Lululemon website on Tuesday, one day ahead of in-store releases at Lululemon locations in Canada.
Other kit on-sale dates were set for November and January.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 26, 2021.
Today Canadians will remember and honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave their lives in service of the country's values and principles.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as "border czar" in his incoming administration.
Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive aging, including exercising, avoiding tobacco, speaking a second language or even playing a musical instrument.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 2022 Dobbs decision eliminated the federal right to abortion, miscarriage management has become trickier and in some cases, deadlier.
The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers association.
It was the first time that Canadian UN peacekeeper Michelle Angela Hamelin said she came up against the raw emotion of a people so exasperated with their country's predicament.
Applause erupted over and over at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg Sunday as the son of Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, spoke about his father.
A children's book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians.
A man who was critically injured in a police-involved shooting in Hamilton late Sunday afternoon has died in hospital, says the province鈥檚 police watchdog.
A congestion crisis, a traffic nightmare, or unrelenting gridlock -- whatever you call it, most agree that Toronto has a congestion problem. To alleviate some of the gridlock, the Ontario government has announced it plans to remove bike lanes from three major roadways.
For the second year in a row, the 鈥楪ift-a-Family鈥 campaign is hoping to make the holidays happier for children and families in need throughout Barrie.
Some of the most prolific photographers behind CTV Skywatch Pics of the Day use the medium for fun, therapy, and connection.
A young family from Codroy Valley, N.L., is happy to be on land and resting with their newborn daughter, Miley, after an overwhelming, yet exciting experience at sea.
As Connor Nijsse prepared to remove some old drywall during his garage renovation, he feared the worst.
A group of women in Chester, N.S., has been busy on the weekends making quilts 鈥 not for themselves, but for those in need.
A Vancouver artist whose streetside singing led to a chance encounter with one of the world's biggest musicians is encouraging aspiring performers to try their hand at busking.
Ten-thousand hand-knit poppies were taken from the Sanctuary Arts Centre and displayed on the fence surrounding the Dartmouth Cenotaph on Monday.
A Vancouver man is saying goodbye to his nine-to-five and embarking on a road trip from the Canadian Arctic to Antarctica.