Author: Alan Binder

More important than medals, the bottom line of this competition is that they are all pioneers in the sport in more ways than one. This is the first women’s tournament to be approved by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the first to feature an all-female management team. “The atmosphere in Green Bay was amazing and the energy of the athletes for the sport is infectious,” said Michelle Laflame, director of para hockey at the International Paralympic Committee. In every match we also attract new fans of the sport. Sports fans will remember the movie clip field of dreams The…

The traditional wave of NFL cuts ended tightly for Anthony Auclair on Tuesday, after the Houston Texans terminated his contract. The preparatory calendar is over, and all Goodell circuit teams have had to reduce their workforce to 53 players for the season that begins next week. Auclair’s name was not on the final Texans list. The veteran has been out on five NFL campaigns, first four in Tampa Bay, where he won the LV Super Bowl, then one in Houston, and was sidelined early in training camp with a knee injury, which he still treats today. . Mainly used in…

OTTAWA – Elizabeth May is trying her luck once again to return to the presidency of the Canadian Green Party, but this time with a co-leader, sources within the political party confirmed. The former Green Party leader is set to launch her leadership campaign on Wednesday in Sydney, British Columbia, with her co-candidate Jonathan Bidenault. These two candidates are part of a short list of six candidates approved by the Greens in the race for the leadership of the political party, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed. These sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized…

The party says more than 350,000 ballot papers have been received out of the 678,000 people eligible to vote for leadership. This means that voter turnout is currently around 52%. In the 2020 party leadership race, which was won by Ontario Rep. Erin O’Toole, about 65% of members voted. Left to right, top to bottom: Pierre Boulevard, Leslyn Louis, Jean Charest, Roman Papier, Patrick Brown, Scott Aitchison.Photo: Radio CanadaThe driving runners and their teams spent the final weeks of this race working hard to ensure that their supporters voted. However, this year’s electoral slate is long – the total number…

However, the challenges facing Quebec are significant and the medium and long-term economic pressures should not be underestimated. While it is true that a portion of the population needs state support to counter inflation, it is frankly dangerous to deprive the state of billions of dollars in revenue in the future. We must remember some key elements here: the growth of the active population is weaker than in our neighbors, the growth of the economy is slowing down, and the financial needs in the health sector will only increase. Reducing taxes means permanently reducing the capacity of the state to…

Stern owns 25% of the team he bought with father-in-law Sid Spiegel in January 2020. Mr. Spiegel died in July 2020 while league activities were suspended due to COVID-19. He never saw his team play. Today, Spiegel’s ownership holds 75% of the team. In an open letter to the team’s fans, it appears that Gary Stern is reluctantly stepping down. Today, I must share with you my new reality: I can no longer be in charge of the day-to-day operations of the Montreal Alouettes. It was a difficult decision for my family and I, but one that is irreversible. Stern…

We are the children of history, those here in Ontario who rose up against the disaster of Regulation 17. Who created our secret society, our credit unions, and the news media at our university. Who fought for our high schools in Sturgeon Falls and Penetanguishene. Who angered them during SOS Montfort and the Resistance. Who insist on speaking French? Posted at 1:00 PM. Isabel Bourgolt Tassi French-Antari writer We are always here. We are still fighting for our language. We are still fighting. However, I am writing these words from the “harsh reality” of Canadian Francophonie. Recently released data from…

The only change in the top 20, Italian Matteo Berrettini took a place, taking 14th place in the world from Spaniard Pablo Carreno. Medvedev still dominates the classification, who will open the tournament against American Stefan Kozlov, at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where he was crowned last year, breaking Novak Djokovic’s dream, and he is absent this year from the Grand Slam calendar, who was absent this year because he is not. Vaccination against COVID-19. Zverev, the second player in the world, is still recovering after the ankle injury he suffered against Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals at Roland Garros, and…

20-year-old Montrealer defeated China’s Juncheng Shang in sets 7-5, 7-6 (7/5). Invited by the Canadian Tennis Club for the tournament, Diallo had never qualified for the quarter-finals of the Challenger event the week before his dream at Estre. He became the first male athlete from Quebec to win the championship. The champ needed 2 hours and 5 minutes to knock down Granby’s sixth seed, thanks to harvesting 10 aces. Prior to crossing the racket with Diallo, Shang had not lost a single set in four matches in this competition. Two weeks ago, during qualifying for the National Open in Montreal,…

Hoping to get pregnant, Catherine Verono registered her name at several county fertility clinics last fall. The news from Sherbrooke is far from encouraging her and her wife, Marianne Leroux. We’ve been on hold since September, and recently got a call to let us know there was still a year or two waiting.Marianne in an interview with Radio Canada. The main interested party realizes that she is getting older. She cannot afford to wait several more years if she wants to start a family through assisted reproduction. Faced with this problem, the couple chose to turn to a fertility clinic…