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A petition is circulating and sponsors are being sought for the potential expansion of the Northern Super League to Edmonton. Sarah Ryan explains.

The University of Toronto’s women’s soccer captain just led her team to their first-ever OUA championship and is now preparing for graduation. As Megan King reports, she’s at a pivotal moment — weighing a professional soccer career against becoming a teacher.

The latest threatening U.S. tariffs have Alberta small businesses worried about their future. The City of Edmonton and Epcor are mulling accelerated stormwater resilience plans after record rainfall this summer. Edmonton Pride is set to explain the level of police presence at this year’s annual parade. There’s a push to bring women’s professional soccer to...

Global News Morning speaks with Former Canada Women’s National Soccer Team Player Carrie Serwetnyk about the FIFA World Cup as Canada gets set to take on Switzerland in the Group B finale.

Soccer in Canada has experienced rapid growth in popularity over the past ten years, and much of that is due to the successes from both the Men’s and Women’s national teams. Kevin Blue, CEO of Canada Soccer, joins Miranda Anthistle to discuss the massive growth of soccer in Canada, and what needs to happen for...

The Halifax Tides’ season opener is set for the weekend at the Wanderers Grounds and in preparation, the professional womens’ soccer team got its first look at a community banner of support. Kendra Gannon reports.

The Montreal Roses of the Northern Super League are gearing up for their home opener this Saturday at Stade Boréal. The team has just kicked off its second season. Co-captain and forward Tanya Boychuk joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella with more about the team’s growth and buzzing momentum around women’s soccer in Quebec.

A crowd gathered at Sydney Airport on Tuesday, waving pre-Iranian Revolution flags and urging members of the Iranian women’s soccer team to stay in Australia, amid fears they would face persecution at home for refusing to sing the national anthem at an Asian Cup match.

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the land down under for a tournament when the war in Iran began. Eric Sorensen explains how the players got caught up in the fallout of the war, and why some of them may choose to return to Iran...

It’s a big weekend for soccer in Kingston as the Sentinels kick start their inaugural regular season at home. Kaytlyn Poberznick caught up with the League3 men’s and women’s teams ahead of kick-off, and brings us more.

The U.S., Israel and Iran all show no signs of letting up their attacks. How Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s new supreme leader is squashing hope of regime change. How rising oil prices will affect the cost of living in Canada. Plus, Australia grants asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team.

Women’s sport in Canada is growing in popularity. The WNBA and the PWHL are expanding, and the inaugural season of professional women’s soccer just wrapped up. As Lexy Benedict reports, the federal government is now announcing plans to invest millions of dollars to support women’s sports leagues.

Get ready for the new documentary ‘The Pitch,’ which follows Olympic gold medalist Diana Matheson’s push to create Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league. Diana and Michèle Hozer are in the studio to talk about their desire to shake up the system that sidelined women for decades by establishing a league that would shape professional...

Canada’s first and only professional women’s soccer league is set to have the final matchup of the season when Toronto takes on Vancouver at BMO field. Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports.

UBC men’s and women’s soccer programs are both defending national champions, and they’re in position to do it again this year. Neither team has lost a game yet. Barry Deley has the story.

We check in with Michele Hozer, director of the new documentary called The Pitch, ahead of its Halifax screening next week. The doc takes audiences inside the fight to launch the Northern Super League, Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league.

WATCH: Reaching playoffs for 12 consecutive years, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s soccer team embarks on their 2025 season with the goal of jumping a level into contender status.

Both the men’s and women’s Pronghorns soccer teams underwent changes in the off-season, with new head coaches and several fresh faces on the field. As Justin Sibbet reports, despite the updates, the teams remain eager to start strong this weekend.

Canadian professional soccer forward Olivia Smith has joined Arsenal from Liverpool for £1 million ($1.8 million CAD), the most expensive transfer fee in the history of professional women’s soccer. Eric Sorensen looks at what makes Smith so special, and how the record-breaking deal is another sign of changing times.

It’s possible you’ve never heard of it before, but it’s a sport growing in popularity with teams across the country. Walking soccer is catching on and making the sport for accessible for older athletes. Moosa Imran has the story.