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Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Former advisers who served in Afghanistan sue the federal government + a herd of goats is in town
Good morning. This is the Tuesday, June 10 edition of First Up, the Star's daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox. Here's the latest on the fight for advisers who served in Afghanistan to receive medical and financial support and the reception to the Ford government's changes to children's aid societies. Plus you may notice a herd of goats in the city this week, but don't worry, they're just eating some of our (environmental) problems away. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW DON'T MISS Former advisers who served in Afghanistan are suing the federal government They signed up to be language and culture advisers. Then they saw injuries and death. Afghan-Canadian advisers failed by Ottawa, deserve compensation, military ombud says Critics said Doug Ford's changes to children's aid societies missed the mark Here's what's in the proposed bill, which critics said doesn't prioritize youth well-being enough. Doug Ford pledges 'complete audit' of Ontario children's aid 'nightmare stories' in wake of Star investigation Doug Ford's plan to audit the child welfare system is a 'smokescreen,' unions say A herd of goats is being dropped off in Toronto today The 'Prescribed Goat Grazing Project' lets goats show off their best talent: eating. Smoke, fire and Indigenous knowledge: How centuries-old traditions are helping authorities revitalize forests WHAT ELSE Auditor general Karen Hogan. Adrian Wyld/ The Canadian Press file photo The auditor general's report on the company behind ArriveCan will be released today. Here's what to expect. This is how Mark Carney revived tough talk about America. Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized. Here's the latest. Donald Trump sent an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Andrew Phillips: Carney took a risk by choosing guns over butter. The defence challenged the complainant's credibility as closing arguments begin at Hockey Canada trial. Despite falling cottage prices, this Muskoka small-business owner still can't buy in her hometown. Matt Elliot: Multiplexes in Toronto neighbourhoods were madness, said critics. Now the city should give in to the joy of six. Inside the mystery of the camera installed to watch the Parkside Drive speed camera. Developers unveiled plans for an aviation-themed playground on the former Downsview Airport lands. Here's what we know. Kevin McGran: These Florida Panthers look familiar after wearing down the Oilers. Team Canada begins their quest for gold at the Canadian Shield Tuesday. Here's more. POV Is next year's ballot box battle already shaping up to be the mayor's race Toronto has been hoping for? CLOSE UP People stop along a highway as a large active wildfire fills the sky with smoke in the background in the La Ronge, Sask., area in an undated handout photo. HO-Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency,/ The Canadian Press LA RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN: As wildfires continue to burn, Canada is getting help from as far as Australia. Southern Highlands — New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia says a 96 firefighters and specialists have deployed to Canada for five weeks. 'When our mates need help, Australia is there,' Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a tweet. Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at firstup@ I will see you back here tomorrow. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox.
CBC
21-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Northern Super League's 6 clubs unveil kits, league prepares for launch
As the clock ticked down to the Northern Super League's launch, president Christina Litz made the rounds to check in on its clubs' final preparations. The reveal of each of the six clubs' kits Thursday was another signpost on the road to the Canadian women's professional soccer league that opens April 16 when Calgary's Wild FC visit Vancouver Rise FC at BC Place. "It's amazing going to these different markets and seeing how much things have progressed in the last few months," Litz said Thursday at Calgary's McMahon Stadium, where a FIFA-approved pitch was about to be installed and a locker room was under renovation. "An event like today, when we're unveiling the kit, is another sign to the market that we're coming and we're real." Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver are the NSL's original six. Each team will play 25 matches from April to October with the top four advancing to playoffs. Three days after the opener in Vancouver, it's AFC Toronto hosting Montreal Roses FC at BMO Field. "We want to see these stadiums full in these early games and I think we will," said Litz. "There's a lot of anticipation around it, but I think that has to be balanced with realizing that we're in this for the long haul, and growth takes time. "You can see from our friends in the PWHL and even the WNBA that was 30 years in the making to where we're at today, to think that this just happens overnight, and there's not further work to do, and further things to fulfil, is unrealistic." Training camps that began last month to whittle rosters down to between 20 and 25 players coincided with a flurry of sponsorship announcements. WestJet, Coca-Cola, Toyota and Intact Insurance joined Canadian Tire, Sportchek, DoorDash and Westland Insurance. A broadcast/streaming schedule is in place involving TSN, CBC, RDS, Radio-Canada and But the business of pro sport requires eyeballs on the product both in the stadium and outside of it on screens. "I don't doubt people will watch. I know people will watch,"' said Afghan-Canadian midfielder Farkhunda Muhtaj of Toronto. Wild FC's first player signing, who modelled the club's purple and red home kit Thursday, was aware her team and Vancouver's will set the tone for the new league April 16. "The way that we're kind of managing this is just taking it day by day and understanding that we're truly honoured to be on this journey and just making the most out of it," said the 27-year-old. Litz came to the NSL after executive stints in the CFL and with True North, which owns the NHL's Jets. "I feel lucky that those previous experiences on the men's pro side have given me both at the league and the team background, a unique insight into what it takes to build a league like this from scratch, all of the elements, and not taking for granted that anything is easy," Litz said. "This is an entertainment business now. This is an increasingly competitive business now, and then layer up all the joy that is running a startup and just learning things like how do you put together benefits packages and all the rental agreements you have for different things, some of that bread and butter stuff. I'm surrounded again by amazing people, both at the league office, who have a tremendous amount of experience, and then at our club level with Calgary being no exception." The NSL's minimum salary will be $50,000 with one designated player whose salary won't count against a $1.6-million salary cap. Up to eight internationals are permitted per team, but an aim of the league is to provide Canadian women with a domestic pro league so they don't have to play abroad. Wild FC, which will be Alberta's lone women's pro sports team, will share McMahon with the CFL's Stampeders and the University of Calgary football team. The McMahon Stadium Society invested in equipment to paint lines for either football or soccer, and hydraulics will be installed for the football uprights, said Wild CEO Lara Murphy. "They'll be flipping the field almost like you flip a room for an event, except this will be for sport," she said. The Wild's home-opener May 11 is against Ottawa Rapid FC. The east stands of McMahon will provide spectator seating and Murphy wants to see them full. "We do need more exposure," Murphy said. "We need people to buy tickets, whether it's through their schools, communities, workplaces, or just for their families.
