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U.S. women draw with Canada in friendly

Abby Wambach converted an early penalty kick and the United States drew 1-1 with Canada on Saturday night in the Americans' first match since losing the World Cup final to Japan. Melissa Tancredi scored just before halftime for Canada [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

The best place in the world to be a mom? Not Canada

If you want to get your mom something really great for Mother’s Day, send her to Norway – it’s the best place in the world to be a mom. The Nordic country’s low maternal and child mortality rates and high rates [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Canada's hockey women take centre stage, go for gold against...

Canada's other hockey powerhouse takes centre stage Thursday at the Olympics in what could prove to be the most watched women's hockey game in history. Canada pushed the envelope as much as they could the last six months in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Canada edges Americans yet again in latest matchup of superp...

For the ninth time this fall, the U.S. and Canada took measure of each other on the ice Wednesday night. But after their pre-Olympic series ends Friday in Ottawa, the cold war between the reigning superpowers in women's hockey promises to r [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Late Goal Helps U.S. Women Sink Canada

The U.S. Women’s National Team’s winning streak against Canada continued on Wednesday, as a late goal led the Americans to a 1-0 win. Christine Nairn entered the match in the 81st minute for the USA, earning her second cap. Eigh [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Nairn scores late winner as U.S. beats Canada 1-0 in women's...

Christine Nairn scored in the 89th minute as Canada lost 1-0 to the United States in an international friendly Wednesday. Nairn broke the stalemate after the U.S. capitalized on a Canadian turnover. Angela Hucles' cross from the right was t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

U.S. Women Dominate Canada With 4-0 Win

The U.S. Women’s National Team headed to Canada and didn’t disappoint. The women took charge from the first whistle, earning a 4-0 win. "I am happy about the performance and I am happy that we scored a goal on a corner kic [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Canada aims to freeze out Finns in women's world hockey play...

Finland's breakthrough in women's hockey came earlier than planned. After the 2006 Olympics, Finland's three-year plan was to peak this year when they hosted the 2009 women's world championship. Their first win over the U.S. in the country' [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Canada claims gold in womens team pursuit

Canadian speedskaters Christine Nesbitt, Kristina Groves and Brittany Schussler insist they’re not into the medal counting game. For those who are, Canada did just fine this weekend at the world single distance championships at the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

U.S. topples Canada to win world women's hockey crown

Canada's reign as the world's ice queens has come to a disappointing end. Canada fell 4-3 to the United States on Saturday in the gold-medal showdown at the IIHF world women's hockey championship in Harbin, China, sending the defending cha [...]