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    Courtesy of the Northern Tribune The parts of the following story by John Jacques from the Northern Tribune on April 29, 2022 https://northerntribune.ca/valour-forge-covid-delay-2022/. Winnipeg’s Valour FC was set to enjoy its home opener this weekend, but the occasion has been officially postponed due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols. The match will now have to be rescheduled, though at the moment no replacement date has been locked in. A new date expected to be announced in the feature. ON FRIDAY THE CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE...

    Courtesy of Ontario Soccer THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO HAS PAUSED ALL INDOOR-SOCCER ACTIVITIES UNTIL JAN. 26, 2022, OR UNTIL FURTHER PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (There you go) tellin' me "No" again...

    Avec l'aimable autorisation de Sport Universitaire de l’Atlantique Sport universitaire de l’Atlantique (SUA) va mettre en pause les compétitions sportives universitaires au moins jusqu’au 19 janvier 2022. Cette décision a été prise en accord avec les restrictions récentes de la santé publique fixées par chacune des quatre provinces de l’Atlantique.  SUA va continuer à surveiller et à suivre les directives de la santé publique concernant la pandémie de la covid-19 et aura davantage d’informations en janvier sur la reprise...

    Courtesy of Atlantic University Sport The following post is from the AUS website on December 22, 2021 https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/genrel/COVID19_update-Dec_22-21. (HALIFAX, NS) Atlantic University Sport (AUS) will pause all university sport competitions until at least January 19, 2022. This decision was made in accordance with the recent public health restrictions set by each of the Atlantic provinces. The AUS will continue to monitor and follow public health directives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and will have more information available regarding the resumption of the 2021-22...

    Courtesy of OUA Sport Post is courtesy of the OUA from December 17, 2021 https://oua.ca/news/2021/12/17/general-oua-to-pause-university-sport.aspx Burlington, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA), under the direction of its Board of Directors, will be pausing university sport effective immediately. With this pause, OUA programming (scrimmages, exhibition games, tournaments, league competition, championships), which was originally scheduled to start back up on January 6th, will commence no earlier than Monday, January 24th. This decision and corresponding timeline have been established in an effort to better...

    Courtesy of oua.ca Story originally posted June 2, 2021 at https://oua.ca/news/2021/6/1/general-oua-sets-path-for-return-to-sport-this-fall.aspx. Burlington, Ont. – Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the approval by the Board of Directors of the conference’s plans for league-based sport in the 2021-22 season, the latest step in the path for a return to sport this fall. With sights firmly set on providing competition this upcoming season, the OUA, in conjunction with the organization’s Recovery and Sport Committees, has been developing alternate formats to bring...

    Story originally posted on June 2, 2021 at https://www.ocaa.com/sports/general/2021-22/releases/06022021ocaartp TORONTO - Guided by a board-endorsed return to sport plan, the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) continues to work towards a safe return to sanctioned competition in 2021-22. The OCAA remains optimistic that it will be able to return to activity implementing measured sport formats, prioritizing the health and safety of participants. Many unknowns will continue to influence the path towards the 2021-22 season, so it remains prudent that the...

    Courtesy of Canada West originally published Wednesday May 5, 2021: https://canada-west.prezly.com/stage-set-for-return-to-cw-play-in-2021-22 CW members approve alternate formats for 2021-22 regular seasons, championships VANCOUVER - Canada West member institutions affirmed their commitment to return to conference competition in 2021-22 at the virtual Canada West AGM May 4-5. Conference members signalled their intentions to return to regular season play with the formal approval of alternative sport formats for 2021-22. The alternative formats, which have a greater focus on regional play where possible, provide...

    Story courtesy of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference April 23, 2021 https://www.acac.ab.ca/general/2020-21/releases/20210423q5i0de Courtesy of The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference April 23, 2021 (Edmonton) – With endorsement from the 17-member institution Presidents on a Return to Sport proposal, the ACAC has been granted approval to draft schedules and commence preparations for the delivery of a 2021-22 season of post-secondary athletics.   Although a measure of uncertainty currently remains about the future state of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is optimism about a return...

    Enrique Domingo - Post Coach Contributor March 11, 2021 As Canadian colleges and universities wait on the resumption of varsity sports, some student-athletes and coaches may believe that suspending varsity sports was not the best choice. Just like in the U.S., where the NCAA did resume their Division l competitions, but not all of them.  When comparing USports and the CCAA to the NCAA, there is a significant difference in almost all aspects, but, regardless of the difference between each...