Joy Drop: This was a great week on the pitch, here and abroad

What a week it has been! We started out as predicted in the previous Joy Drop, with Canada's men's soccer team qualifying for the World Cup in November. What an absolute JOY. So, we begin with Alphonso Davies — still out due to myocarditis. Although he wasn't able to play, he watched and cheered on his team's 4-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday.

After the glorious win, he cried tears of happiness and spoke so sincerely about the people who believed in the team and what that means for this squad. Of course, I sobbed along. 

The Oscars were certainly, well, memorable, but I do want to draw attention to a beautiful and important film called the Queen of Basketball, which won an Academy Award in the Short Documentary category.

It is the story of Lusia (Lucy) Harris, the first woman to be drafted to the NBA. Yes, the NBA. She is a Hall of Famer and she was the first woman to ever sink a basket at the Olympics in the women's event. This film tells her story. Because we should know it. Shaquille O'Neill and Steph Curry, two legendary NBA players, were the executive producers of the project. 

Ben Proudfoot wrote and directed this incredible piece, and he attended the awards ceremony with his mom. But his reaction to winning an Oscar was definitely spectacular, and one that we should remember. In another extraordinary connection, according to his Twitter bio, Proudfoot is Nova Scotian! 

You can watch the film here:

There have been some really lovely moments this week, but one that really stood out for me was when news broke that Sanjay Malaviya, a Canadian healthcare technology entrepreneur, was donating $1.2 million to support Team Canada athletes. This means that the Olympians and Paralympians who won medals at the Tokyo and Beijing