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Exciting News for sport in Canada ⚽ #⚽
Canada's first professional women's soccer league were
unveiled this week as they work continues toward its
inauaural season. It is set to kick off in April 2025 with 6
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an clubs across the country Canada
opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions Matheson confirmed teams in Montreal and Ottawa will
and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. join the previously announced franchises in Toronto,
It's a time to honour the stories, achievements and Vancouver, Calgary and Halifax.
resilience of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on this “After years without a professional women's domestic
land since time immemorial. All Canadians are encouraged soccer league, the Northern Super League and its six
to take time to learn more about Indigenous Peoples and founding clubs will fill a significant void in Canada and
to explore our collective past. bring about meaningful change coast to coast," Matheson
Knowing and acknowledging the past and its ongoing said in a release. "We are proud to launch with a name
impacts is the first step towards healing and that will instill pride in all” Diana Matheson
reconciliation.