Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye will serve as interim coach for Canada’s upcoming women’s friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. Canada Soccer has said head coach Bev Priestman will not be returning in the wake of the recent independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi are…
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of the women’s team competition. When Paolini’s win ended, she was joined on court by…
By Morgan Lowrie The Canadian Press Posted November 20, 2024 3:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of…
Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, the man who stabbed a 16-year-old to death at a TTC subway station in 2023, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The victim, Gabriel Magalhaes, was on his way home with a friend on March 25 of that year when he was attacked at Keele Station in the city’s west end. The stabbing was…
Host Anastasia Bucsis is joined by women’s hockey insider Karissa Donkin to preview the 2nd season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Source link
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 19, 2024 3:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal’s city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency declared over the city’s homelessness situation. Mayor Valérie Plante says…
How big of a target is your vehicle for theft? If it’s a Range Rover, the chances are high — for every 14 in the province, one is stolen, according to a new report. Équité Association, an organization that works to stop crime on behalf of the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry, has released…
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will play nine games outside its markets across North America this season, as it examines future expansion sites. The barnstorming tour, dubbed the PWHL Takeover Tour, will include stops in Quebec City and Vancouver, in what could be a test run for the viability of those cities as PWHL markets. “Bringing…
More student housing is coming to Guelph, Ont. Plans are underway for a new student residence at the University of Guelph built specifically for first-year students. The new residence, the first on the university’s main campus in 25 years, will be located near College Avenue West and McGilvray Street at the west end of the…
Quebec has introduced its first-ever action plan aimed at improving access to abortion in the province and reaffirming women’s right to choose, particularly in light of the setbacks to reproductive rights unfolding in the United States. Martine Biron, minister responsible for the status of women, announced the Plan d’action gouvernemental sur l’accès à l’avortement 2024-2027 on Monday, saying this…
