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Editor’s note: This article has been updated after the federal Indigenous Services Minister clarified the type of audit the Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing. The Native Women’s Association of Canada is reeling after Ottawa cut $48 million from the advocacy organization, resulting in a staff of 75 being …
Read More »‘Pink tax’: Calls grow to scrap ‘unfair’ prices on women’s products
Some Canadian high school girls want to take their “pink tax” fight to the House of Commons, calling on the federal government to scrap an “unfair pricing practice” that research suggests discriminates against women. A recent petition started by Sofia Ambroziak, a Grade 11 student in Ottawa, and two other …
Read More »Funding shortfall means layoffs for half of Native Women’s Association workforce – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2024 4:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Native Women’s Association of Canada says a major shortfall in federal funding has forced it to lay off roughly half its workforce. 1/5 Stable core funding …
Read More »Cameron advances to Canadian women’s curling championship semifinal with 6-4 win over Sturmay
A day after eliminating a heavyweight from contention, Kate Cameron continued her climb into Canadian women’s elite curling by reaching the national championship’s semifinal. Cameron’s team out of Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club downed Alberta’s Selena Sturmay 6-4 in a playoff game Saturday to get to Sunday’s semifinal in Calgary. After …
Read More »PWHL Toronto beats Montreal 3-0 in front of record-setting crowd for women’s hockey
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “The Battle on Bay Street” broke the attendance record of …
Read More »Local women’s group organizing Day of Remembrance vigil in Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Marianne’s Park in Guelph will be the site of a vigil remembering those killed at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal. A gunman entered a classroom on Dec. 6, 1989 and opened fire, killing 14 women before turning the gun on himself. Wednesday’s Day …
Read More »Kingsbury, Sauvageau named general managers by Professional Women’s Hockey League
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2023 9:32 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gina Kingsbury is the general manager of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s team in Toronto. Kingsbury, who has been GM of the Canadian women’s hockey team since 2018, was among six …
Read More »2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup ‘wide open,’ says Canadian coach – National
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is already setting records. But there have been growing pains getting to Thursday’s kickoff. The hope is the focus will now remain on football. Canada coach Bev Priestman predicts the expanded tournament will deliver heaps of entertainment and drama, across nine host cities in Australia …
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 »Brampton women’s shelter facing closure, in desperate need of provincial funding – Toronto
A women’s shelter in Brampton, Ont., is on the brink of closure, and may be forced to shut its doors as early as next month if it does not receive additional funding. This could leave dozens of single mothers and women fleeing intimate partner violence without a place to go. …
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