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Remington Golf Classic continues drive to battle prostate cancer in Alberta – Calgary Sun
Aug 15, 2024 On Wednesday, after 132 golfers enjoyed a round at Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club in Canmore, a donation of almost $600,000 was presented to Jeff Davison, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC). The Remington Golf Classic has been supporting the centre for the past 17 years, raising more than $5.5 […]
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$37,500 in grants for local indigenous athletes – The Hamilton Spectator
Aug. 8, 2024 After the success of the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, about $37,500 in grants are being made available to indigenous athletes in the Grande Prairie region. After the success of the 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, about $37,500 in grants are being made available to indigenous athletes in the Grande Prairie region. […]
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Team Alberta Male and Female National Aboriginal Hockey Championship tryouts set to get underway
August 07, 2024 RED DEER – Team Alberta tryouts for the 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship (NAHC) are taking place at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer, August 8-11. Athletes are gathering in Red Deer to compete for a roster spot, with both Male and Female camps featuring on-ice sessions including […]
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2024 Alberta Indigenous Games – CFWE FM
The Alberta Indigenous Games will bring together Indigenous youth from across Alberta to engage in 11 days of competitive team sports, traditional games, special events, education, and cultural connection. Read More: https://cfweradio.ca/events/437794/
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Paige Crozon is continuing an Olympic movement on what’s possible for athlete moms – The Star
July 25, 2024 Crozon knows that competing at the highest level with a young daughter in tow also helps change norms about what’s considered possible. This is the last in a four-part series highlighting Canadian women heading to the Paris Olympics at the top of their sport while breaking long-standing societal barriers along the way. Paige Crozon […]
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Bull Riding in the Rockies action starts this Friday – Columbia Valley Pioneer
Jul 17, 2024 The Calgary Stampede may be over, but the cowboys have arrived and the rodeo is just about to start in downtown Invermere. The 24th annual Bull Riding in the Rockies starts up at 4:30 on Friday, July 19 and there will be plenty of bull riding, music, Indigenous dancers and tasty chow […]
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Player Registration for National Aboriginal Hockey Championship Selection Camp now open
June 19, 2024 The camp is taking place August 8-11, in Red Deer at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. Male and female athletes born in 2007 – 2010, who are of Indigenous heritage (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and registered with a Hockey Alberta or a Hockey Canada sanctioned minor hockey association are […]
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Oilers’ outreach to Indigenous community reaches beyond pregame land recognition video – CTV News
June 20, 2024 EDMONTON – Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing “O Canada” in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild. A message from Littlechild plays on Rogers Place video screens, welcoming the crowd to Treaty 6 territory, the homelands of Métis and Inuit and the […]
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Keeping sport affordable for Alberta families
Jun 18, 2024 Alberta’s government is reopening applications for the Every Kid Can Play program so non-profits can create more opportunities for kids to play the sports they love. Alberta’s government understands the critical role sport and recreation play in Albertans’ lives, especially for children. Sport teaches healthy habits and fundamental life skills such as […]
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First Nations hockey fans rally around the Oilers as they fight for the Stanley Cup – CBC
Jun 06, 2024 ‘I have really vivid memories of being at my great grandpa’s house, watching the Oilers play’ Oilers fever is high across the country, particularly among First Nations people, who have always loved the game. It’s a love that stretches from coast to coast, with some First Nations fans proudly showing their years-long […]
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