Category: Sports

The Ottawa 67’s Foundation is encouraging children to be captains in the community through its new Captains’ Club.

Rare are the occasions when columnists can fuse football and politics. But recently, Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien offered just such an opportunity.

Ordinary black chairs line the walls to make space for seven young women. Surrounded by chalkboards, fold-up tables, a ladder and a fridge, the ladies lay stretched out on mats in what is a rather unorthodox setting for yoga.

With tennis rackets in hand and pedometers at their waists, Ottawa’s culturally diverse women are seizing the opportunity to become involved in sports through a program designed specifically for them.