Calgary voters reject bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
A non binding Calgary plebiscite shows 56 percent against pursuing a 2026 Winter Games bid with 171 750 of 304 774 votes. The non binding result leaves city council to decide, with official counts due Friday and council meeting anticipated Monday.
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Mary Moran
Calgarians
IOC
Daniel Gould
Naheed Nenshi
International Olympic Committee
Stockholm
Milan
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Lausanne
Switzerland
Jeff McIntosh
Former athlete Moses calls for WADA culture probe
Olympic champion Edwin Moses, chair of USADA, sent a terse letter to WADA leaders asking for an independent investigation into WADA culture. He cites bullying claims by Beckie Scott at a September meeting and says a narrow review misses broader issues harming clean sport and athlete well being.
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Edwin Moses
WADA
Beckie Scott
Associated Press
Moses
U.S
Craig Reedie
Olivier Niggli
Baku
Azerbaijan
Scott
Russia
Lawyers seek CHL players' hearing amid government support
Goldblatt Partners says Ontario officials publicly backed the CHL without hearing the players' side in a wage lawsuit. The filing targets the CHL's status of 425 players as amateurs versus potential employee protections. Charney Lawyers co-filed the $180 million suit in 2014.
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Canadian Hockey League
Ontario
Joshua Mandryk
Goldblatt Partners
Tourism, Culture
Sport
Michael Tibello
Ontario Hockey League
CHL
Mandryk
Tibello
OHL
David Branch
Charney Lawyers
Notre Dame Alum Kate Kessy’s Pro Hockey Journey
Kate Kessy, Notre Dame Academy alumnus, rose from Medicine Hat to the ECHL with the Idaho Steelheads after time with the Medicine Hat Tigers and AHL teams. The defender forward emphasizes tough, two way play, team loyalty, and striving toward an NHL contract while recalling Notre Dame teachers and peers who shaped his path.
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Notre Dame Academy
Kate Kessy
Notre Dame
Kale Kessy
Kessy
Idaho Steelheads
Shaunavon
Gas City
Bantam Aaa
Medicine Hat Tigers
Vancouver
Phoenix
Edmonton
Canada Centre
Medicine Hat Arena
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