As tickets for the Women’s World Cup in Canada went on sale last week, soccer enthusiasts may be reminded of the Canadian team’s bronze medal match at the London 2012 Olympics – or perhaps even more, their vigour in the whirlwind semi-final against the U.S.
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Participants brave weather for military run
Fangliang Xu, Centretown News
Canada Army Run participants take off from the start line on Elgin Street for the 5K race. This year, some 25,000 people took part by running, walking or rolling through the five-kilometre and half-marathon races.This past weekend, the military occupation of Ottawa marked its seventh year as the Canada Army Run marched through the rain-soaked streets of the capital in record numbers.
Runners prepare to go the distance at Race Weekend
Centretown’s largest running club is gearing up for the city’s biggest running event of the year: The Ottawa Race Weekend.