Female Athletes

• U of R coach fired following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female athletes

  A former coach at the University of Regina has been fired following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female athletes.

  Sports

  Sep 21, 2023
  
• Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin embraces beefy race schedule

  The 32-year-old speedskater from Ottawa will compete in six races in three days by the time the World Cup concludes Sunday in Calgary.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• 5 years later, Sarah Potomak back on women’s world hockey championship roster

  Sarah Potomak returns to the world championship after a five-year interval.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
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• Regina woman breaking inequality barriers in women’s rugby overseas

  Stef Evans, who is from Regina, is helping break the inequality barrier in female sports with her own rugby clothing line and recent appearance in a documentary on Amazon Prime.

  Sports

  Apr 7, 2022
• CAN Fund #150Women funds 500th female athlete

  CAN Fund #150Women has been around for only four years, but has raised over $3 million for female athletes.

  Sports

  Feb 12, 2022
• ‘I could be up there’: Lethbridge athletes inspired by Olympic women’s success

  As of Wednesday, a total of nine medals had been earned for Canada in female sports, four of which were in swimming events.

  Features

  Jul 28, 2021
• Saskatoon Public Library trying to identify female lacrosse athletes from 1920s

  The Saskatoon Public Library is trying to identify the female lacrosse players in a photo taken in the 1920s.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2020
• Female athletes compete for the first time at Montreal Highland games

  For the first time in the Montreal Highland Games' 42-year history, women competed in the athletic events Sunday.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2019
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• Professional athletes inspire young girls in Lethbridge to chase success in sport

  Dozens of young girls made their way to Lethbridge College on Friday for a chance to hear from women who are professional athletes.

  Sports

  Jun 22, 2019
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• Manitoba Moose launch Girls’ Sport Day to encourage girls to stay active

  The event was created in response to the statistic that girls are up to six times more likely to drop out of organized sports by their teenage years than boys.

  Sports

  Feb 20, 2019