Tweet Several media outlets, including the Vancouver Sun, are reporting that Health Canada is tightening up its regulation of the natural health product (NHP) industry in Canada. According to Sarah Schmidt, Health Canada has sent a letter this past week to the food industry stating that it will no … [Read more...]
Is the Death of the Male Only Golf Club Around the Corner?
Tweet I am recycling this post due to the Masters taking place this weekend. When will Augusta National change its ways? Check out this article in the Globe and Mail: "Obama takes swing at all-male Augusta National" … [Read more...]
Women from All Nations Heading to the Olympics?
By JoJo Rennie It was reported last week that there is a considerable chance that women from all participating nations will appear in the London 2012 Olympics for the first time ever. Exciting news indeed. According to theage.com it is Jacques Rogge (president of the IOC) who has been a prominent … [Read more...]
Saving Face - The Helmet Debate in Women’s Lacrosse
Female athletes have come a long way to be taken more seriously in the sporting world, and we still have a long way to go. The debate of ‘boy sports vs. girl sports’ continues to affect the way women view themselves in sport, with the general consensus of today’s society … [Read more...]
The University of Alberta Cuts Women’s Field Hockey Without Warning
Tweet Jana G. Purden of the Edmonton Journal reports that the University of Alberta has cut its women's field hockey program. The decision was made without warning to team coaches or players. The University of Alberta coach Stefanie Sloboda commented that the decision to cut the sport from the U … [Read more...]