Hockey Canada funding announcement took focus off women's game just when players deserved it most
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This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC's Opinion section , please see the FAQ .
BRAMPTON, Ontario : The Canada government will restore funding to Hockey Canada after the body met three conditions to make the sport safer, said Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge on Sunday, ahead of the women's ice hockey world championship gold medal game between the United States and Canada.
The federal government is restoring its funding to Hockey Canada, saying the organization must fulfil several conditions in exchange for the financial support.
Brampton's Mayor Patrick Brown has welcomed an announcement of $175,000 in financial support from the federal government for community sport activities to 25 local organizations in the city.
Leaders have agreed to formally accept £20m of Levelling Up funding which will go towards projects aimed at making Oldham the greenest borough in the region.
The Women’s Tour will take a one-year hiatus, it has been announced. Organisers of the event said in a statement that the decision was taken after a three-week renewed appeal for funding.
A flurry of national sport organizations signing up with the new Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner is expected in the coming days, or their funding could get cut off.
The federal government is assessing whether to restore millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to Hockey Canada after a nine-month freeze linked to its handling of a high-profile alleged group sexual assault in 2018, CBC News has learned.