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From first-time players to elite athletes, girls flag football, girls’ flag football is gaining momentum on the North Shore. With the sport set to debut at the 2028 Olympics, a local program is inspiring the next generation to get in the game. 

Team Saskatchewan has taken home the 2026 Senior Women’s Football National Championship after beating out Quebec on Saturday. Linebacker Emmarae Dale joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln to discuss to the win and what’s next for the team.

In Ireland, Mayo county’s Gaelic football team has won the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, ending one of the longest-standing curses across all sports. Redmond Shannon reports on what led to Mayo’s title drought, and how it was finally broken after 75 years.

After missing the playoffs every year since 2019, The Edmonton Elks are currently the best in the west division. Fans are feeding off the team’s success, filling out the tailgate party hours before kickoff. People are abuzz with excitement, and it’s bringing the fandom even closer. Gates Guarin has the story.

Flag football is gaining momentum across Atlantic Canada. We’re talking with ACE Atlantic Canada Elite Flag Football about developing athletes, building community and growing the sport for players of all ages.

Just a few years after picking up the sport, Saskatoon product Ella Sowden has earned one of only two NFL and RCX Sports Foundation International Women’s Flag Football Scholarships awarded worldwide.

NFL star and current Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard has returned home to Sherwood Park to hold his annual football camp for youth aged 6 to 18. He says he never got an opportunity like this when he was growing up, and hopes the camp can benefit kids in a positive way. Gates Guarin...

The Edmonton Huskies will be kicking off their 72nd season next month. On top of being busy on the field, off the field, the team is getting ready to help raise money with an upcoming fundraiser. General manager Jason Lorrimer, alumni board member Chris Durham and starting quarterback Wesley Neitz chatted with Global News Morning...

Do you call it “soccer” or “football”? As it turns out, both terms are equally and historically valid.

A.J. Oullette is entering the new CFL season with a new title … Dad. The Saskatchewan Roughriders running back and his partner welcomed their daughter Isla Jo this offseason.

FIFA’s proposal to sell up to a 20 per cent stake in a new subsidiary managing the World Cup and other tournaments is drawing widespread criticism from soccer officials and supporters. Senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned, calling it “a bad deal for football,” while Norwegian Football Association President Lise Klaveness said UEFA members agreed the...

Some football fans say they will not be tuning into the next World Cup, after a controversial FIFA proposal was rejected by Canada’s football governing body Thursday, and prompted Europe’s football governing body to threaten boycotting the tournament. The proposal would see private investors buying stakes into the World Cup – potentially influencing things like...

Some football fans say they will not be tuning into future World Cups, after FIFA announced a controversial plan that has already received a rejection letter from Canada’s football governing body Concacaf, and Europe’s UEFA. The move might mean private companies could have a say in things like ticket prices and broadcasting rights. Noor Ra’fat...

Several WestJet flight attendants and supporters picketed outside Trudeau International Airport Sunday after the union representing workers failed to reach a deal with the airline. Now passengers, including a Montreal Women’s football team, are left stranded wondering what’s next for them. Phil Carpenter reports.

What’s causing so many of Canada’s emergency room doctors to burn out. Why Alberta is allowing self-referrals for some medical tests. France and Spain race to contain raging wildfires, as B.C. expands its own fire evacuation orders. Plus, a Gaelic football team breaks a 75-year curse.

All member nations of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), European soccer’s governing body, are threatening to boycott upcoming FIFA tournaments over organization president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a minority share of the World Cup to private investors. Sarah MacDonald explains how the proposal is linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s extended family,...

We’re down to 4 teams in the World Cup – and with the semifinals kicking off tomorrow, Ben Botelho from Glory Media joins Victoria Femia to discuss each of the teams chances on returning to football glory.

Calgary’s high school football community is coming together to support one of its players sidelined with cancer. Meghan Cobb has more.

A football festival has fans flocking to Kelowna. Last Saturday saw a game between the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders kick things off. Touchdown Kelowna runs until July 4. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more on the expected boost for local businesses.

The final World Cup game in Toronto is in high demand.  Ticket prices on third-party sites going as high as $8,000 to watch Portugal face Croatia at Toronto Stadium on Thursday.  This despite new provincial legislation that aims to target price gouging.  Jay Goldberg, from the Consumer Choice Center, joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln with a closer...