Christine Sinclair
Nine minutes to celebrate a Canadian soccer star’s inspiring life
June 29, 2026Kind of a Big Deal, a short animated documentary recently released by the Knowledge Network, provides a brief but compelling overview of national Olympic champion Christine Sinclair’s soccer career. Directed by Eoin Duffy and voiced by Ryan Reynolds, it explores the trials and tribulations of Sinclair’s journey from grassroots football to the top step of the Olympic podium. Touching on several key themes, including family, leadership, and gender pay disparity in professional sports, the documentary is both funny and thoughtful, helped by Sinclair’s insightful, albeit at times reluctant, commentary throughout. From start to finish, Sinclair’s goalscoring record provides the backdrop…
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Inside Christine Sinclair’s final match for team Canada
February 1, 2024It was a cool December evening in Metro Vancouver as crowds pooled onto SkyTrain platforms, destined for the greatest sporting event in the city that night. Oh, and Canucks captain Quinn Hughes lost to both his younger brothers, but that…
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Top 10 Canadian sports moments of 2023
January 7, 2024January 5: Canada wins World Junior gold, Bedard MVP Arizona Coyote prospect Dylan Guenther lifts Canada to a 3–2 victory in OT against Czechia to win gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship. 17-year-old Connor Bedard of North Vancouver was…
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Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair announces retirement from international play
November 9, 2023After 23 years with the Canadian national team, Christine Sinclair has announced her retirement from international play at the end of 2023. Following a cryptic video posted to her Instagram featuring a pair of cleats hanging on the crossbar of…
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Canada’s women’s soccer team still fighting for equality
March 24, 2023Any young woman who grew up playing sports knows that getting society to take you, your teammates, and your competitors seriously remains an uphill battle. The plight of women’s soccer in Canada is no stranger to this unforgiving landscape. Despite…
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Connect the Lingo
February 1, 2023Word Bank: 20, bullet, pick six, pommel horse, Christine Sinclair, skeleton, Peter Forsberg, football, 10, kiss and cry This athlete holds the record for most international goals. What sport is known as a “game of inches?” There are typically ______…
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