Olympic gold medalist Tyler Turner hosts Sunshine Village event to raise funds for para snowboard team
Gold medalist Tyler Turner is hosting a fundraising event at Sunshine Village Saturday to raise funds for para snowboarders. (CTV News Calgary)
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Record crowd in Quebec City watches Canada fall to France in men's Volleyball Nations League
Social Sharing The fans broke a record, but Canada came up just short in men's Volleyball National League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron in Quebec City. More than 12,030 spectators watched Canada fall to France 3-2 in the best-of-five match, including the tense 15-6 tiebreaker. The fan count is the largest audience the Canadian senior men's team has entertained on home soil, and is a VNL North American record. Brodie Hofer and Xander Wassenaar Ketrzynski led the scoring for Canada with 15 points apiece. France's captain Trevor Clevenot, part of the Paris 2024 gold-medal winning team, led all scorers with 24 points. WATCH | Canadian men fall short against France: Canadian men fall to France at Volleyball Nations League stop in Quebec City 14 hours ago Duration 2:36 "We let the game slip away from us, I think, we played well and maintained a pretty good level, but I don't think this is anywhere near our maximum capabilities," said Canada captain Fynn McCarthy. "We played a pretty good solid base level but that's not good enough against France. "[Trevor] Clevenot kind of ran away with it in the end and he's a really good player, so credit to him, but we should be doing a better job against his service pressure ... I'm proud of the guys. Lots of our guys have never played in front of crowd like that so it was amazing." France, which won the VNL title last year, led overall in attack points (72-67), blocks (8-4) and made a couple fewer errors. Canada led in aces 5-2. Canada's head coach Dan Lewis said: "I'm extremely proud of the guys, they never quit and they are growing with every game. We need a good start in the fifth and make better choices. But it's great that we're learning to execute at a higher level on a regular basis. I'm super proud." Watch live coverage of Canada's next match against Bulgaria on and CBC Gem, starting Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. For a full streaming schedule of volleyball events this season, click here. WATCH | Full match replay — France vs. Canada: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League Quebec City: France @ Canada 14 hours ago Duration 2:51:53 Watch Canada face France in FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League action from Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City.
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Soccer tournament in GTA brings together players impacted by homelessness, mental health struggles
A Canadian soccer team that brings together people affected by homelessness, mental health struggles and substance abuse will be heading to the Homeless World Cup in August — an experience some players say they never thought would be within reach. The Canadian Street Soccer Association (CSSA), founded last year, is sending a team of eight players to Oslo, Norway, where they will compete alongside over 500 players from across the world. "We are not looking for the best players in soccer, we are not looking for the best strategists in soccer," said Hossam Khedr, the organization's CEO. "What we do is we use soccer as a simple tool to bring people together." The Homeless World Cup is an annual tournament that began in 2003, according to its website. It currently has members from 68 countries. On Saturday, the CSSA held a national tournament in Mississauga, hosting players from its programs in Toronto, Brampton, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. "For some of these players just traveling from Montreal to come to Mississauga, to be a part of this national tournament, is going to be like their World Cup," said Ed Kiwanuka-Quinlan, CSSA's director of operations, speaking to CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Friday. The CSSA, which is a non-profit run by volunteers, recruits players through outreach on the streets and by partnering with the Canadian Mental Health Association, which refers them prospective players, he said. Kiwanuka-Quinlan called the tournament a celebration of recovery and inclusivity. "We encourage [players] not to think about all the other trauma, all the other problems that are happening in their lives, and just to come and kick a ball, have fun and get a sweat on," he said. Finding 'another family' through soccer Among the players at Saturday's tournament was Emma "Zero" Bellante, who will be heading to Oslo in August. She said she has struggled with mental health issues, addiction and being unhoused. "This program has really helped me a lot in terms of getting out of the house and not isolating myself," she said. Bellante played soccer throughout her childhood but said the sport gradually became less fun and felt like a chore. Playing through CSSA is "like a completely different game," she said. "There's lots of clapping, encouragement, people cheering each other on," she said. Bellante said she never thought she'd have the chance to play in an international soccer tournament. "It's an opportunity I would never have passed up, despite the fact that I am very nervous, but it's mixed with excitement," she said. Players chosen to go to the Homeless World Cup were selected in part if they are going through a "transitional moment," Khedr said, such as if they are recovering from addiction or mental health struggles. The journey to the World Cup will "take them to a different place, and this is when we prepare them for the next step to reenter our society when they come back," he said. May Nakintu also joined Saturday's tournament. After she moved from Uganda in January 2024, she saw a poster about the CSSA at the shelter where she was staying in Toronto. She said she immediately felt welcomed by the group. "I just felt at home. I felt like I had another family," she told Metro Morning. Nakintu recently became certified by Canada Soccer as a referee, under encouragement and guidance from Kiwanuka-Quinlan. Another player, Cesar Lobos, moved to Canada from Guatemala 41 years ago. After struggles with homelessness and substance abuse, he was initially drawn to the CSSA to get in shape. Participating in soccer games "provided me some energy, some encouragement to get out of the street," he said. "Now I'm no longer homeless, I have my own apartment, and life is beautiful." Lobos, who is heading to Oslo in August, called the trip a "Cinderella dream." It will be the first time he's traveled since he moved to Canada, he said. "It takes courage to get out of that circle of life. But then when you are on the right track, the right road… this is like a dream come true," he said.
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Halifax's long, complicated relationship with building a stadium
As Halifax council ponders a plan to transform a pop-up stadium at the Wanderers Grounds into a more permanent space, it's the latest chapter in a decade-plus long debate about building a stadium in the city. Past discussions have come with a range of price tags for taxpayers and been derailed by unforeseen circumstances, including a global pandemic. "It's a huge opportunity for us right here. Our city is truly growing and we need to get this right, but we've been talking about a stadium for way before my time on council," said Coun. Tony Mancini, who first joined council after a January 2016 byelection win. He made the comments Wednesday as municipal staff presented a plan for the so-called Wanderers Block to the city's community planning and economic development committee. The area is mostly municipal land and part of the Halifax Common. "How do we finally get to a conclusion on this stadium conversation?" said Mancini. The Halifax Wanderers professional men's soccer team has played at the site since 2019, while the Halifax Tides women's team started playing at the Wanderers Grounds this year. City staff came up with a mix of stadium options for the site that would range in size, as well as changes to facilities operated by groups such as the Halifax Lancers and the Wanderers Lawn Bowling Club. The anticipated costs ranged from $116 million to $123 million, assuming construction starts in 2029. Contingencies of 25 per cent were included in the estimates to account for things like inflation and changes made during the construction process. No action was taken Wednesday, and council will consider the plan at a future meeting. In 2023, the Wanderers suggested a stadium would cost about $40 million. They asked Halifax to build and operate the facility with the team as the lead tenant. CFL hopes While stadium talk in Halifax relates to professional soccer teams, the previous debate was anchored on bringing a CFL franchise to Halifax. A group known as Schooner Sports and Entertainment was behind the proposal and it sought municipal and provincial funding to build a 24,000-seat, $110-million stadium in Shannon Park in 2022. Besides professional football, the space would have been used for community sports and major concerts. In December 2019, Halifax council voted to give the proponents $20 million, but only if a list of conditions were met. Considering that the proponent's preferred location for a stadium was Shannon Park, it was odd that council approved the funding on the condition that the stadium be built in another approved location. The proponent's enthusiasm wasn't dampened. "We're thrilled. We thank council for their due diligence and very spirited debate. We're very excited to move forward," said SSE partner Anthony LeBlanc. By April 2020, LeBlanc had taken an executive role with the NHL's Ottawa Senators. But in his absence, other SSE officials remained bullish. "We're more optimistic than we've ever been probably on the stadium itself," said founding partner Gary Drummond in late 2020. The project soon quietly disappeared from the public conversation, while the two affiliated companies behind the venture — Schooner Sports and Entertainment and Maritime Football Limited — have had their registrations revoked in the Registry of Joint Stock Companies. 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was played in six Canadian cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton, N.B. For a time, Halifax hoped to be one of those cities, but Halifax council voted in early 2012 to withdraw its bid. The reason? A stadium was too expensive to build on its own. While the stadium cost was estimated at between $54.8 million and $71.1 million, the provincial government had not signed on to the project. The city was willing to spend $20 million on it. 2014 Commonwealth Games A different international sporting event was the motivation behind another Halifax stadium push. In 2005, Halifax won the right to be the Canadian city to bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. While hosting the games was once projected to cost $785 million, Halifax abandoned its bid in early 2007 when the projected bill reached $1.7 billion. At the time, Chris Algar, a 1999 Canada Games athlete, described the disappointment of missing out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "They're saying we couldn't host it because we don't have the infrastructure," he said. "This is a chance to build that infrastructure. How do you suppose we're going to get it now?" Almost two decades later, Halifax is still trying to figure out the answer to that question.
