Women In Sport

• Gymnast tells MPs he was ‘broken’ by Gymnastics Canada’s handling of abuse claims

  Ryan Sheehan spoke Monday in Ottawa to a parliamentary committee on safe sport about the abuse he allegedly suffered and a lack of action by the organization.

  Canada

  Mar 27
  
• Calgary Minor Soccer Association shifts training environment to try to keep more girls in the game

  The Calgary Minor Soccer Association is shifting its training environment to try to keep more girls in the game.

  Sports

  Jan 1
  
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• Soccer player Ciara McCormack to testify for safety of women study

  McCormack is a former Vancouver Whitecaps player and the whisteblower against Bob Birarda, a former Whitecaps and Soccer Canada coach.

  Sports

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Canada’s sport integrity office not equipped to probe abuse, gymnasts tell MPs

  “I don't believe athletes do trust the system that has been set up,” said Amelia Cline, a former gymnast and co-founder of Gymnasts for Change.

  Sports

  Nov 21, 2022
• Abuse in Canadian sports will face new committee scrutiny after unanimous vote

  'This is now a status-of-women issue. There needs to be an in-depth study on the causes as to why there are still so many issues in changing the culture in sports.'

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
• Women row same distance as men for first time in 204-year-old St. John’s regatta

  Until Thursday morning, the men exclusively rowed a 2.45-kilometre course from one end of the narrow lake to the other. The women rowed half the distance.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
• Nepali mountain biking champion eyes BC Bike Race experience to grow sport at home

  Laxmi Magar, Nepal's seven-time national women's mountain biking champion is on a mission to build the sport for women and girls in her country.

  Sports

  Apr 23, 2022
• N.L. Royal St. John’s Regatta ends ‘sexist’ gender based rowing distances

  Pending a trial run in June, men and women will row the same distances at the Royal St. John's Regatta in August for the first time in the race's 203-year history.

  Sports

  Apr 11, 2022
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• Salmon Arm, B.C. wrestler makes name for herself, trains for nationals

  B.C. high school wrestler Eve Maxwell is hoping to compete at nationals in Calgary this June to cap off the season. 'So far it's been the best season I've ever had.'

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
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• B.C. Lions become 1st CFL team to hire full-time female coach: Alberta’s Tanya Walter

  The native of Forestburg, Alta., began coaching at Edmonton's St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton in 2017 and continued through last season.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2022