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Get ready for the new documentary ‘The Pitch,’ which follows Olympic gold medalist Diana Matheson’s push to create Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league. Diana and Michèle Hozer are in the studio to talk about their desire to shake up the system that sidelined women for decades by establishing a league that would shape professional...

Women’s sport in Canada is growing in popularity. The WNBA and the PWHL are expanding, and the inaugural season of professional women’s soccer just wrapped up. As Lexy Benedict reports, the federal government is now announcing plans to invest millions of dollars to support women’s sports leagues.

UBC men’s and women’s soccer programs are both defending national champions, and they’re in position to do it again this year. Neither team has lost a game yet. Barry Deley has the story.

Canada’s first and only professional women’s soccer league is set to have the final matchup of the season when Toronto takes on Vancouver at BMO field. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports.

We check in with Michele Hozer, director of the new documentary called The Pitch, ahead of its Halifax screening next week. The doc takes audiences inside the fight to launch the Northern Super League, Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league.

WATCH: Reaching playoffs for 12 consecutive years, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s soccer team embarks on their 2025 season with the goal of jumping a level into contender status.

Both the men’s and women’s Pronghorns soccer teams underwent changes in the off-season, with new head coaches and several fresh faces on the field. As Justin Sibbet reports, despite the updates, the teams remain eager to start strong this weekend.

Canadian professional soccer forward Olivia Smith has joined Arsenal from Liverpool for £1 million ($1.8 million CAD), the most expensive transfer fee in the history of professional women’s soccer. Eric Sorensen looks at what makes Smith so special, and how the record-breaking deal is another sign of changing times.

It’s possible you’ve never heard of it before, but it’s a sport growing in popularity with teams across the country. Walking soccer is catching on and making the sport for accessible for older athletes. Moosa Imran has the story.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pitch to First Nations leaders about Bill C-5 is met with skepticism. U.S. President Donald Trump’s diagnosis after his hand was bruised and legs were swelled up. The new, experimental treatment helping babies be born without inheriting life-threatening genetic diseases. Plus, the Canadian with most expensive transfer fee ever in professional...

Women’s sports in Québec and across Canada are at a turning point and Montréal is right at the centre of the momentum. Coming up this week a major conference will bring together women’s sports leaders to talk about all the exciting developments in women’s sports and where we go from here. Montreal business leader, co-founder...

For the first time in history, Canada is hoping to send a team to the women’s blind football world championship in India- football in the soccer sense! Peterborough native Hillary Scanlon started the team when she lost her vision in her early 20s, and is hoping community support will help the team reach that goal....

Montreal’s first professional women’s soccer team are the toast of the town this weekend. The Roses will play their inaugural home game, and to mark the occasion, the team is getting a warm welcome in a big way. Brayden Jagger Haines has the details.

Halifax’s first pro women’s soccer team is ready to take the pitch. The Halifax Tides of the newly-formed Northern Super League will play their home opener this Saturday at the Wanderers Grounds. Ally Bowes reports.

Be it the PWHL, a new WNBA team and now the launch of a new professional soccer league last month, women’s sport in Canada continues to boom. Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, Canadian Women & Sport CEO, spoke to our Katherine Ludwig with more.

Some of Canada’s best female soccer players are kicking off the first season of the Northern Super League (NSL), Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league. As Neetu Garcha reports, the NSL’s launch is about more than just sports.

Some of Canada’s top soccer talent is launching the Northern Super League’s first-ever season. AFC Toronto’s Emma Regan and Cloey Uddenberg sit down with Nivrita Ganguly to share their goals. The players say it’s a major milestone for professional women’s soccer in Canada.

The Northern Super League kicks off its inaugural season Wednesday, marking an historic moment in Canadian sports. Six teams from across the country will compete in a 75-game season. President Christina Litz joins Miranda Anthistle to talk about what this means for women’s soccer in Canada.

How the four main political party leaders fared in the French debate; and why the Green Party was disinvited. The calls for parties to put a stronger focus on eliminating poverty. Plus, Canada’s new women’s pro soccer league kicks off its inaugural season.

Environment Canada has confirmed that the first tornado of the season touched down in southern Alberta. A new hotel at the heart of Stampede Park is part of the land deal for Scotia Place. Women’s soccer is set to break ground in Canada.