Women In Sport

• PWHL’s 1st all-Canadian final could boost girls’ participation in sport: advocates

  The Montreal Victoire solidified an all-Canadian final for the PWHL after defeating the Minnesota Frost in Game 5 of their semifinal match.

  Canada

  May 14
  
• Manitoba Moose host 3rd annual women in sports job shadow program

  'We've heard from so many professionals and gained so much insight from everybody. Those little tips and tricks that everybody has kind of provided us has been amazing.'

  Sports

  Mar 23, 2024
  
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• Ottawa should create review process for sports groups seeking federal funds: committee

  Part of the recommendation is based around training requirements for athletes, coaches, and support staff serving as a prerequisite to get funding.

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2023
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• 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, 2023
• 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, 2023
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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