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Opinion
How Taylor Swift's cultural impact is helping to shake up the women's sport landscape
In addition to the skyrocketing prices of hotel rooms, inflated Uber rates and hysteria around her presence, Taylor Swift hugely affects the sports ecosystem around her. Whether or not skeptics want to admit it, her connection to sport creates a cultural impact that can not be denied.
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Women soccer players' opposition to Saudi sponsorship demonstrates the power and responsibility of speaking up
Since women started playing organized sport, and through the different iterations of many leagues, women have not only fought for their right to play, they have fought to be paid fairly, to not be abused, and for their identities to be respected. The latest battle is with FIFA and its sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia's Aramco.
Former women's national team goalkeeper Erin McLeod signs with NSL's Halifax Tides
Goalkeeper Erin McLeod is coming home to Canada to play professional soccer in Halifax when the Northern Super League makes its debut in April.
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Sports teams continue to penalize themselves with outdated nicknames and marketing
When it comes to choosing team nicknames, recent experiences show many heads in consultation and discussion are better than a few.
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Isabella Bertold's Canadian sailing team looks to make waves in America's Cup Barcelona
It has taken 173 years to get a women's sailing event at the America's Cup regatta being held from Oct. 5-13 in Barcelona. Among those invited to compete is a Canadian team, and at the helm is captain Isabella Bertold.
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100-year-old Canadian swimmer Betty Brussel continues to defy odds and break records
After an incredible summer of Canadian success in the pool at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, there is one individual who continues to defeat the odds and break records. New Westminster, B.C.'s 100-year-old swimmer Betty Brussel.
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Movie Rez Ball shows why Indigenous stories are best told by Indigenous people
Knowing and learning about your subjects is a basic tenet in journalism. But it hasn't always been done well for people in the margins.
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Gaza's Fadi Aldeeb sparks 'inclusion revolution' as lone Palestinian Paralympian
One of the Paralympians leading his own revolution is 39-year-old Fadi Aldeeb, a shot putter from Gaza. Aldeeb is the only member of the Paralympic team from Palestine in Paris.
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Sitting volleyball saved Canada's Voss-Shafiq after amputation — now, she wants to bump it forward
For many, sport is a way to connect people and community. For Paralympian Felicia Voss-Shafiq, sitting volleyball saved her emotionally and kept her connected to a sport she deeply loves.
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Afghan athlete's DQ shows IOC's support of women is not unconditional
The International Olympic Committee has touted its gender parity at the Paris Olympics, but it's treatment of an Afghan refugee shows its support of women comes with conditions.