An all-women’s firefighter team from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach won the second-place spot in Quebec’s Aboriginal Firefighters Competition. A team of seven female firefighters from the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach took home second place at a firefighter competition last weekend, just northeast of Quebec City in Listuguj. The all women’s team consisted of Melissa […]
The Toronto Argonauts have won the 109th Grey Cup, narrowly taking down the Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a final score of 24-23. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were hoping to earn a third consecutive title after winning in 2021 and 2019 (The Grey Cup championship was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Backup quarterback […]
Azeem Haq is a producer and recording artist whose latest release couldn’t have been better timed. Today is opening day of the 2022 MLB season, and Azeem’s new track, Let’s Go Blue Jays is the perfect way for the Toronto Blue Jays to kick off their season. Mark and Jem had the opportunity to sit […]
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has made the decision to cancel the remainder of the 2022 World Juniors Hockey Championship due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases among players. A number of teams, including Russia, Czechia, and the United States, have already forfeited matches due to positive test results. Prior to this announcement, […]
This morning, the National Hockey League put out a statement confirming that their players will not be permitted to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. According to the statement, which you can read here, the NHL made this decision because of rising COVID-19 cases within the league, and the increasing number of postponed […]
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame launched a new digital book that celebrates Indigenous athletes this week. The online experience, Indigenous Sport Heroes, is a collection of stories about Indigenous sports stars. Some of these athletes include Mohawk box lacrosse player, Bill Isaacs, twin sisters and cross country stars, Sharon Anne and Shirley Firth from Gwich’in First […]
The Olympics have come to an end and Canada has not disappointed! Canada had a record-setting Olympic Games with 24 medals won in Tokyo. It is the most medals Canadians have won in the summer games, and the amount of gold medals tied the amount earned at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. New records were set […]
After three years, the Masters Indigenous Games (MIG) are back and streaming live! The games create a safe space for Indigenous adults aged 20 years and older to go into competition in a large array of sporting events. They offer an opportunity to get active in a healthy competition and connect with community. The games […]
You can go ahead and add another medal to Canada’s pile. Markham, Ontario’s Andre DeGrasse has won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. On Wednesday morning, DeGrasse bolted to the front of the pack during the men’s 200m finals, where he finished with a time of 19.62 seconds. Not only is this a new personal best […]
Team Canada made history this morning at Kashima Stadium, when they defeated the United States in women’s soccer, and secured a spot in the gold medal match against Sweden. This will be the first time in the history of the games that the women’s soccer team has competed for the gold medal. They earned their spot […]