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Edmonton Journal
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- Edmonton Journal
Banned Canada coach explains move to New Zealand: 'I didn't feel safe'
Article content WELLINGTPN — Former Canada women's football coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she 'didn't feel safe' living in North America following her one-year ban for spying at the Paris Olympics. Article content Wellington Phoenix announced Wednesday that Priestman would take over as head coach of its women's team, returning to football in the country she was banned for spying on with a drone, New Zealand. She has signed a two-year contract. Article content Article content The 39-year-old was visibly emotional as she discussed her suspension, and how nervous she is to be returning to the sport. Article content Article content 'Obviously it was an absolute media frenzy. You've got people knocking at your door and everything, and I've got a little boy. Article content 'Without going into too much detail, it was very difficult. We knew we had to get out of that country.' Article content Governing body FIFA banned Priestman for one year after her coaching team used a drone to snoop on New Zealand before they played at the Paris games. Article content New Zealand had spotted drones flying over their training sessions before their opening match and reported it to officials. Article content An investigation found the Canadian team had been spying on rival training sessions for some time. Article content Article content Priestman said she is prevented from speaking about the situation in detail, due to ongoing legal discussions. Article content But on her return to New Zealand she said she had talked to players and officials. Article content She said the move to Wellington was an opportunity to 'reset' her career, and rebuild. Article content On Tuesday night, hours after her ban was lifted, she ran her first coaching session in more than a year. Article content 'I celebrated last night coaching the under-7s, my son's team, in the pouring Wellington rain,' Priestman said. Article content 'That was a nice, humbling experience. They got all the energy from me in that moment because I've just been itching to do that.' Article content Priestman won the Olympic gold with Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and is the best credentialed coach to come to the women's A League. Article content She said she had learned from her ban, and her experience with Canada, and would be a better coach for it.
Toronto Star
3 hours ago
- Toronto Star
As a female defence lawyer, I'm not betraying women when I represent clients accused of sexual crimes
The recent Hockey Canada trial, which ended last Thursday when five former Canadian junior players — some of whom were represented in court by female defence lawyers — were found not guilty of sexual assault, has prompted renewed conversations about how our justice system handles these complicated cases. Those conversations are important and ongoing, but they've led some commentators to wonder skeptically why female defence lawyers would choose to represent clients accused of sexual offences against women in the first place, as Star columnist Heather Mallick did last week.
Canada News.Net
4 hours ago
- Canada News.Net
First-place Blue Jays hope to avoid sweep vs. Orioles
(Photo credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images) The Toronto Blue Jays have suddenly fallen into a rut. And while they took one of Baltimore's players in a trade this week, they haven't been able to beat the Orioles. The teams face off again Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series. The Blue Jays have dropped four consecutive games after going 8-1 in their first nine games following the All-Star break. The American League East leaders will try to avoid a five-game skid, something they have endured just once this season, back in April. Baltimore swept a day-night doubleheader 16-4 and 3-2 on Tuesday after winning 11-4 on Monday night. 'Three wins against a really good team in the Blue Jays, yeah, it was fun to be a part of,' Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn said. Wednesday will be reliever Seranthony Dominguez's first full day as a member of the Blue Jays after he was traded from Baltimore between games of the doubleheader. The Orioles will miss him for several reasons after they watched him deal a shutout inning for the opposing team in the nightcap. 'He's an incredible dude,' Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said. 'It's a leader amongst the Latin players, the American players. A really, really smart, intelligent baseball person. ... Toronto, they struck gold on him. We're going to really miss him.' Dominguez said he's 'happy to be on a team that's really good.' Adding Dominguez resulted in reliever Chad Green being designated for assignment. The Blue Jays might be bracing for more moves the next couple of days. 'Everyone understands the business part of the game,' Toronto manager John Schneider said. The Wednesday game will end Toronto's eight-game road trip, which began with three wins in four contests against the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers. Schneider said the Blue Jays won't have George Springer available Wednesday as the designated hitter tries to shake off being hit on the helmet by a pitch Monday night. It's uncertain if Springer will go on the injury list, according to the manager. Right-hander Jose Berrios (7-4, 3.83 ERA) will make his sixth start of the month for the Blue Jays. He won his past two outings, triumphs over the San Francisco Giants and Detroit, despite surrendering six runs across a total of 11 2/3 innings. On Opening Day vs. Baltimore, he took a loss by giving up six runs in five innings at home, then had a no-decision against the Orioles on April 13, when he allowed four runs in a five-inning outing. The Orioles homered five times off him in those games, two by Tyler O'Neill and one apiece by Cedric Mullins, Adley Rutschman and rehabbing Ryan Mountcastle. Berrios is 10-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 18 career starts against Baltimore. The Orioles will have Dean Kremer (8-7, 4.23 ERA) on the mound. The right-hander has only two decisions in his last six starts, but both of them were victories. He won his season debut against the Blue Jays despite giving up five runs in 5 1/3 innings on March 29. Kremer is 4-4 with a 5.14 ERA in 12 career matchups (11 starts) vs. Toronto. In addition to the Dominguez trade that brought back minor league right-hander Juaron Watts-Brown, the Orioles made several other moves on Tuesday. Right-handed reliever Colin Selby (hamstring) went on the 15-day injured list, while righty relievers Elvin Rodriguez and Houston Roth were summoned from Double-A Chesapeake prior to the nightcap.
