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Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith’s government proposed Thursday one bill that would require children under 16 to have parental consent if they want to change their names or pronouns at school. A similar law is on the books in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith’s government has proposed one bill that would require children under 16 to have parental consent if they want to change their names or pronouns at school. A similar law is on the books in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks add to Canadian content
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
QUINCY, Mass. – The MLR champion New England Free Jacks have added to their Canadian content, signing Brock Webster and Josiah Morra for the 2025 season. The two join a New England roster already featuring Canadians Cole Keith, Foster DeWitt, Andrew Quattrin, Josh Larsen, Conor Keys, Kyle Baillie, Gabe Casey, Ben LeSage and Isaac Olson. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue tops China’s Xu 7-4 at Pan Continental curling championship
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
LACOMBE, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue tuned up for the playoffs Thursday by posting a 7-4 victory over China’s Xiaoming Xu at the Pan Continental curling championship. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., closed out the win by making a double-takeout for a single in the 10th end. His team of vice Mark Nichols, second Brendan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musse, Bekker repeat as finalists for CPL Players’ Player of the Year Award
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Cavalry FC’s Ali Musse, last year’s winner, and Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker, runner-up in 2023, are among the 10 finalists for the Canadian Premier League’s Players’ Player of the Year award, the lone CPL award decided by the players. The other contenders are Forge’s Beni Badibanga, Tristan Borges and Alessandro Hojabrpour, Cavalry’s Daan Klomp ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster back in top-flight football after near-death crash
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Players who have worn the colours of both Liverpool and Everton form a select club. But Canadian Rylee Foster’s journey from one Merseyside rival to the other is painfully unique. The 26-year-old goalkeeper from Cambridge, Ont., is lucky to be alive, let alone playing professional soccer. “For me every day is a blessing now. Every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling team
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Kerri Einarson has come to terms with flux in her curling team’s lineup. The four-time Canadian champion recruited Joanne Courtney out of the broadcast booth to play second in both the Saville Grand Prix in Edmonton from Friday to Sunday and also the season’s second Grand Slam, the Canadian Open, in Nisku, Alta., next week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oliveira, Mitchell named as finalists for CFL outstanding player award
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
TORONTO – Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL’s outstanding player award. Oliveira led the CFL in rushing this season with 1,353 yards while Mitchell was the league leader in passing yards (5,451) and touchdowns (32). Oliveira is also the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Carleton happy to be part of WNBA’s ‘wave’ as league enjoys huge success
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Bridget Carleton was in Minneapolis this summer when a WNBA fan stopped her on the street. The fan rolled up a sleeve to reveal a tattoo of Carleton’s name and her Minnesota Lynx jersey number on their arm. For the Canadian, it was just another example of the league’s growing popularity in its most successful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reaches quarterfinals at Hong Kong Open.
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
HONG KONG – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open, defeating Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. Fernandez, the tournament’s third seed, needed just 80 minutes to dispatch the world No. 115 on the hard court at Victoria Park Tennis Centre. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., dominated Birrell on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hana Wakimoto of Japan shoots 9-under 63 to lead after the first round of LPGA’s Toto Classic
By The Associated Press on October 31st, 2024
SHIGA, Japan (AP) – Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA’s Toto Classic in Japan. Jin Young Ko of South Korea was two off the pace after a 65 at Seta Golf Course. Four players carded 66s to be ... Read More »
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