13 h. ago Ottawa brewery holding Charge watch parties to boost support for women's hockey

Dozens of fans in Ottawa Charge jerseys gathered at Lowertown Brewery for an official watch party event on Sunday.

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3 d. ago Trump’s film tariffs could blow ‘massive hole’ in Canada’s economy

Watch: 'Instability is bad for any industry, but particularly for the film industry, and having this 'what if' looming over filmmakers is making people nervous'

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1 week ago PWHL announces Seattle expansion to join new Vancouver club on West Coast

The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) announced its second expansion team on Wednesday, which will play in Seattle.

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1 week ago Irish woman legally residing in the U.S. for decades detained by ICE

Cliona Ward, originally from Ireland, is a green card holder but has prior drug possession charges dating back to 2007 and 2008, which she believed had been expunged.

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2 w. ago Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players

A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]

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2 w. ago The PWHL has arrived in Vancouver, bringing hockey back to the Pacific Coliseum

The team doesn't have a name yet, but the dream is now real for young Vancouver women's hockey players. They have a team of their own.

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2 w. ago Roger Williams University Selects Lora Ardoin to Coach New Varsity Women’s Ice Hockey Program

Bristol, R.I., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Roger Williams University (RWU) announces the appointment of Lora Ardoin as the Inaugural Head Coach for the RWU Women’s Ice Hockey Program, which officially commences in the 2026-27 academic year. “We are excited to have Lora join us as the Women’s Ice Hockey Head Coach at Roger […]

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2 w. ago Team Canada’s prep for 2026 Olympic women’s hockey tournament radically revised

How Canada prepares to win another Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey is going to be dramatically different. The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League is now able to provide a lot of what Hockey Canada did, meaning women will not move to Calgary to spend half a year trying out for the 2026 team in […]

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3 w. ago U.S. reclaims women’s world hockey championship with OT win over Canada

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic — Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime against defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Janecke struck with 2:54 left in overtime for the Americans to claim their 11th title at the worlds. Taylor Heise set up the […]

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3 w. ago Finland prevails in OT to top Czechs and win bronze at the women’s ice hockey world championship

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Finland rallied from three goals down before prevailing in overtime to beat the Czech Republic 4-3 on Sunday and claim the bronze at the women’s ice hockey world championship for the second straight year. Jenniina Nylund scored the winner 4:52 into overtime to complete the Finnish comeback. The Finns […]

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3 w. ago Records for Poulin, Desbiens as Canada downs Finland in world semifinal

CESKE BUDEJOVICE — Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens rewrote some women’s world hockey championship history in Saturday’s 8-1 semifinal win over Finland. Poulin’s first-period goal for her 87th career point in the tournament passed Hayley Wickenheiser for the most by a Canadian. The 34-year-old from Beauceville, Que., later added an assist for […]

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3 w. ago Women’s championship returns to April in Olympic year, new wrinkles for PWHL, players

ČESKE BUDĚJOVICE — The 2026 women’s world hockey championship will be held in April two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn’t a women’s championship in the same calendar year as a Winter Games until 2022, when Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, hosted the tournament Aug. 25 to Sept. 4. International Ice […]

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3 w. ago PWHL expected to announce Vancouver expansion team next week

A source confirmed earlier this week that the Professional Women's Hockey League would soon be announcing a Vancouver team, likely to play at the Pacific Coliseum.

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4 w. ago United States beats Canada at women’s world hockey championship

CESKE BUDEJOVICE — Defenders Lee Stecklein and Megan Keller scored for the United States in a 2-1 win over Canada at the women’s world hockey championship Sunday. The U.S. (3-0) secured first in Pool A with a game remaining against Switzerland on Tuesday. Canada (2-1) concludes Pool A against host Czechia (1-2) on Monday. Laura […]

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4 w. ago B.C. players surge onto Canadian women’s hockey team after drought

ČESKE BUDĚJOVICE — Women’s hockey in British Columbia is having a long-awaited moment. Three players from the province on Canada’s world championship roster is the most ever. It was initially four until Hannah Miller ran afoul of international transfer rules. “It’s been a long time coming to get a few more players on this team,” […]

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