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Giving Girls A Right To Play On International Women's Day

The Huffington Post Canada | Dileen Simms | Posted 03.14.2013 | Canada Impact
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Generally speaking, women enjoy a relative amount of safety in Canada. But safety is not equality. International Women's Day was born out of a long...

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World Record: 42 Hours Long Soccer Game In Alberta

CBC | Posted 12.07.2012 | Canada Alberta
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Alberta's "Marathon Man" Martin Parnell helped to break yet another world record Sunday for his part in longest five-on-five indoor soccer game, playe...

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My Most Meaningful Skate Wasn't at the Olympics

Kristina Groves | Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada
Read More: Nipissing First Nation, Sheshgwaning First Nation, First Nations, Right to Play, Olympics, Play, Kristina Groves, Canada News
Kristina Groves

After the community feast in Sheshegwaning First Nation, as we were preparing to drive back to Sudbury, one of the girls I met asked me if I was ever coming back. I replied that yes, maybe one day I would make it back there for another visit. Still unsure of my impact, I asked the girl why she wanted me to come back. And she said, "Because nobody ever comes here."

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How Old Is Too Old to Play?

Kristina Groves | Posted 09.10.2011 | Canada
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Kristina Groves

We should all be so lucky, not only to live until the age of 91, but also to thrive and endure and play slo-pitch!

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Right to Play Rwanda

Silken Laumann | Posted 09.02.2011 | Canada
Read More: Rwanda, Rwanda Soccer, Rwanda News, Rwanda Girls, Rwanda Girls Initiative, Right to Play, Rwandan Women, Right to Play Canada, Canada News
Silken Laumann

There is something remarkable happening in Rwanda today. In a country that has been torn apart of civil war and genocide, there are children playing.

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