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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Brad Gushue clinched a playoff spot with a 7-4 win over Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway at the world men’s curling championship on Thursday. Canada led 4-2 after four ends, thanks to deuces in both the second and fourth, and then added …
Read More »FIFA women’s World Cup: Canadian interest higher than for men’s tournament, poll shows – National
As the Canadian women’s soccer team prepares for the start of the FIFA World Cup, there appears to be more interest and greater expectations placed on them prior to the event than were on the men last year, new polling shows. Team Canada, ranked seventh in the world, will play …
Read More »Hamilton arena renovation plan includes ‘efforts’ to relocate men’s shelter – Hamilton
The head of the group renovating Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre says they hope to “work collaboratively” with the Salvation Army on a possible relocation of its men’s shelter on York Boulevard. PJ Mercanti, CEO of Carmen’s Group and president of the Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group (HUPEG) says they “remain respectful” …
Read More »Dapper dressed motorcyclists ride for men’s health in Kelowna, B.C. – Okanagan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A big group of motorcyclists dressed in dapper attire turned more than a few heads in Kelowna, B.C. Sunday morning. As nearly 100 riders revved up their engines to bring awareness to men’s health issues. “You have to do your part, you …
Read More »‘Beyond the game’: University of Manitoba Bisons ready to take on Ukrainian men’s national team – Winnipeg
Monday night’s matchup between the University of Manitoba Bisons and the Ukrainian men’s national team in Winnipeg is about more than just hockey, according to the Bisons’ head coach. While Mike Sirant acknowledges the 7 p.m. game — the last of four stops for the Ukrainian squad’s Hockey Can’t Stop …
Read More »Telus pulls sponsorship of Hockey Canada’s men’s programming amid ongoing scandal
Telus says it will no longer be funding Hockey Canada’s men’s program for the upcoming season amid disappointment in the body’s handling of sexual assault allegations, making it the second major sponsor to pull funding in as many days. “We are deeply disheartened by the lack of action and commitment from …
Read More »Study examines culture of silence in professional men’s hockey when it comes to mental health
WARNING: This article contains details of suicide A new study from a group of University of British Columbia researchers takes a deep dive into the pressures professional men’s hockey players feel to stay silent despite serious personal problems. The study, published last month in the journal Qualitative Research in Sport, …
Read More »No token hires: Putting women in top jobs in men’s sports is about winning
When Cammi Granato was young, she had a fantasy: she and her hockey-mad brothers would win the lottery and buy a hockey team and manage it together. This plan, they figured, was the only way Granato, as a girl, would be able to contribute. Tony and Don Granato went on …
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