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The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec.They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. [1]
The competition was first held in 1884 as a men's only event, with women's events being introduced in 1925. The event is typically reserved for Canadian nationals, though foreign athletes have entered (and won) as invited guests. The vast majority of foreign winners have come from either Great Britain or the United States.
Edmonton is the only Canadian city with two teams in the semi-professional National Ringette League. The Edmonton WAM!, established in 2004, have won four national titles, including the 2023 national championship. The Edmonton Black Gold Rush are a newer team, having been established in 2015.
List of Canadian soccer champions; First season: 1983: Country: Canada: Confederation: CONCACAF: Current champions; League champions: Forge FC (4th title) Regular season: Cavalry FC (2nd title) Domestic cup: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3rd title) Most titles; League champions: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5 titles) Regular season: Cavalry FC (2 titles ...
The Voyageurs, a supporters' group, developed a method of tracking league results between Canadian clubs to determine a professional Canadian champion. With the introduction of the Canadian Championship as a separate competition, the Voyageurs donated the cup to the Canadian Soccer Association to award to the winners. The trophy is still ...
Edmonton won 4-0 to capture the first Canadian title. Before women's professional soccer was established in North America, Canada Soccer's National Championships Jubilee Trophy competition featured many of Canada's best players from the 1980s and 1990s.
Edmonton Business Girls: Calgary 1958 [61] Ethel Lees, Mabel Johnson, Margaret Humber, Kay McPhall: Red Deer Curling Club: Dawson Creek, British Columbia: 1957 [62] Mabel McCloy, Doris Tymko, Tris Moon, Grace Latta: Edmonton Thistle Club: Edmonton 1956 [63] Doris Bull, Vonnie Clary, Norma Stewart, Violet Willoughby: Edmonton: Medicine Hat 1955 [64]
The 1926 Calgary Canadians were Alberta's first Memorial Cup champion. [2]The Memorial Cup was presented to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in remembrance of the soldiers who died fighting for Canada in World War I. [3] It was to be awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada in an east versus west format.