Hockey Canada's second Beyond The Boards summit on unhealthy outcomes in hockey culture kicks off in Ottawa.
A Hockey Canada logo is seen on the door to the organization's head office in Calgary, Jan. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshYou can play the game hard and also be respectful of differences is the message Normand Hector wants to send at Hockey Canada's second Beyond The Boards summit.Hector is a gay, Black man from Saint John, N.B.
"I really want my message to be what I've been discovering while I'm in the weeds, while I'm out there with the players, the coaches and the families. I want to share the powerful stories from the players, coaches and families that are helping shape hockey today." Revelations in 2022 that Hockey Canada used a portion of minor hockey fees to settle lawsuits in other similar cases ignited a firestorm that illuminated other issues such as racism, hazing, discrimination and homophobia, and cost the organization money in lost sponsorship.
When Hockey New Brunswick began tracking on-ice discrimination complaints four years ago, the number was higher than expected, said executive director Nic Jansen. "One thing that really sets Normand apart is just his ability to get to get the teenagers engaged in the presentation and to keep them interested for typically the 50 to 60 minutes that he's talking to them.""Here's how I know: first and foremost, it's from the amount of questions that I get during my presentation," he explained. "My presentations are very much an open book. I don't hide who I am. I don't hide what I do.
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Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and euthanized, has tested negative for rabies, a county official said Tuesday.A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S.
KFC accused Church's Texas Chicken of violating its trademark rights when its fried chicken competitor began using the words 'Original Recipe' in its advertising and promotions.Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says the federal government currently has no plans to intervene in negotiations after the union representing Canada Post workers issued a 72-hour strike notice.'I get in this workshop and everything disappears': N.B.
A driver's trip from London, Ont. to Ottawa to visit their girlfriend ended in a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 417, according to police.'I get in this workshop and everything disappears': N.B. man creates whimsical birdhouses in spare time A young gorilla at the Calgary Zoo has died. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced a member of its western lowland gorilla troop passed away unexpectedly, in a news release Tuesday.Threat of Canada Post strike concerning to Calgary businessesOttawa residents will get a better sense of how their municipal taxes will be spent next year as city staff table the draft 2025 City of Ottawa budget on Wednesday.
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