Signa Butler

Signa Butler is a host and play-by-play commentator with CBC Sports, where she has worked for nearly two decades. Beijing 2022 will be her 11th Games with CBC.

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AFC Toronto signs American Croix Soto as 1st international player on NSL team

California native Croix Soto, a 23-year-old centre back from the Houston Dash of the NWSL, is the latest signing of the Northern Super League's AFC Toronto franchise.

Examining who could crack Canada Soccer's shortlist for next women's head coach

There’s plenty of coaching talent both at home and abroad to be considered while looking for Bev Priestman's replacement as head coach of Canada's women's soccer team. Whoever the new candidate may be must be someone who can not only mend culture and build trust, but also win.

'Dream come true': Jade Kovacevic makes history as 1st Northern Super League player, signs with AFC Toronto

AFC Toronto announced Monday that Jade Kovacevic, a former Canadian youth international and League1 Ontario's all-time leading scorer, is their historic first signing.
Q&A

Canadian volleyball player Alexa Gray hopeful of memorable year — one that might include Olympics

Alexa Gray, a 29-year-old native of Lethbridge, Alta., spoke with CBC Sports this week from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with her main focus on the Canadian women's volleyball team qualifying for the Olympics.

Canadian volleyball women feel sense of urgency while eyeing Paris Olympic spot

No year in the past four has carried this much weight for the Canadian women's volleyball program. Ranked 11th in the world, the 14-member team will play 12 Volleyball Nations League games in hopes of snapping a 28-year drought in Olympic qualifying.
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It's 'go time': Canadian women's water polo team embraces underdog role in quest for Olympic spot

In their final quest to qualify for a second-straight Olympics in Paris this summer, the Canadian women’s water polo team is happy to fly under the radar.

Canada's moguls team riding momentum as 2nd half of World Cup season kicks off on home snow

The Canadian moguls team hopes to kick off the 2024 stretch of the World Cup season full of momentum this weekend on home snow after a strong first half. The freestyle skiing World Cup in Val Saint-Côme, Que., begins Friday.
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Canadian women's water polo team continues quest for Olympic spot at Pan Am Games

After qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in 17 years in Tokyo, the Canadian women’s water polo team has the first of two remaining chances to punch a ticket to Paris comes at the 2023 Pan American Games beginning Monday in Santiago, Chile.
Analysis

'Christine Sinclair is Canadian soccer': Former teammates reflect on historic career

Is it possible to sum up more than two decades of blood, sweat, tears and triumph Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair has shown on pitches around the world?
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Olympic hopes on the line as Canada's women's soccer team faces Jamaica

Less than two months after a heartbreaking exit at the Women's World Cup, Canada turns its attention to territory it's had much more success with — the Olympics. But the team's quest to qualify for Paris 2024 won’t be a walk in the park.