Minor hockey numbers in good shape
Minor hockey in B.C. The district is home to four individual associations with 567 registered skaters out of a total population of 7,730 children between the ages[…]
Category: Sport
UBC prof asks if sports journalism can promote peace
A University of British Columbia professor hopes research will promote peace journalism in the world of sports writing. Kinesiology professor Brian Wilson is conducting his third major grant-funded[…]
This snowboarder broke his back in nine places and is now going for gold at the Sochi Paralympics
[fve]http://vimeo.com/86745995[/fve] Tyler Mosher shattered his back snowboarding in Whistler 14 years ago. He was told he would live in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Not[…]
After a few wins for Hastings Racecourse, a loss
After years of struggle at Hastings Racecourse in east Vancouver, there were hopes for recovery this summer with the success of horse jockey Mario Gutierrez and a lease[…]
NHL lockout benefits UBC Thunderbirds
The general consensus has been that nobody wins from the NHL’s current work stoppage. But it’s been a boon to the UBC Thunderbirds men’s ice hockey team in[…]
Scalpers struggle during hockey lockout but get little sympathy
The NHL lockout is going to have a significant financial impact on many ticket scalpers. But hockey fans aren’t showing any sympathy towards the industry’s least popular profession,[…]
FIFA plays head games with hijabis
Sheereen Aminuddin has five brothers, all of whom play soccer. For years, she sat on the sidelines and watched their games. Last year, Sheereen decided she wanted in[…]
Blind hockey team Vancouver Eclipse finds Olympic home
The Vancouver Eclipse visually impaired hockey team has a new home at Hillcrest Community Centre. The building that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic curling competitions now[…]
Players rely on education, experience after CFL career
Gerald Roper played guard for 11 Canadian Football League seasons. He worked much of that time with a teammate at a nearby travel agency in the morning then[…]
SFU struggles early in U.S. collegiate play
Simon Fraser University’s first three months in the National College Athletic Association haven’t been easy. Stricter eligibility rules have prompted students to leave teams or have made them[…]
Culture
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018
Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018
Sex-consent workshop policies at fraternities have gapsNovember 21, 2018
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
