How to talk to your kids about the 2018 World Juniors sex assault charges – National

When Team Canada plays, the country pays attention. And right now, all eyes are on London, Ont., where police have charged five members of the 2018 World Junior championship team with sexual assault over allegations stemming from a gala celebration that year involving a then-20-year-old woman. The charges have not been proven in court. Lawyers … Read more

Canadian Paralympic medalists to finally get financial rewards at Paris Games – National

For the first time in history, Canadian Paralympic athletes will get financial rewards — like Olympic athletes do — for finishing at the podium at the Paris Games later this year. The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) made the announcement Wednesday of a new program that would see Paralympians get an equal amount of money as … Read more

An east coast song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors for second year

For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating its goals at the world junior ice hockey championship with a song from Newfoundland and Labrador. Great Big Sea’s “Ordinary Day” came blasting out of the speakers on Tuesday near the end of the first period after Canada scored its first goal of the … Read more