Sports & Culture

Canada’s Inuit defend the Edmonton Eskimos Name

Despite the faux-outrage of the left in demanding that well-known brands, movies, and sports teams need to be canceled or heavily changed, the Canadian Inuit really could not care less about calls for the Edmonton Eskimos CFL football team to have their name changed.

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BREAKING: Jordin Tootoo releases statement saying Edmonton Eskimo name is “not objectionable” to him

Earlier today, former NHL play Jordin Tootoo, released a statement on Twitter conveying his support for the Edmonton Eskimos and their team name. My personal statement regarding @EdmontonEsks pic.twitter.com/ORHFFKBijv — Jordin Tootoo (@Jtootoo22) July 8, 2020 The Eskimo name has been the subject of some controversy for a while now with some calling for it […]

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OPINION: The HOF continues to snub Theo Fleury, but why?

Fleury played his last game in 2009, so 2020 is the second year Fleury was eligible to be inducted in the regular process of waiting ten years after players retire. ‘(Fleury) is one of just 15 players in NHL history to average more than one point per game in both the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. The other 14 are all enshrined in the Hall.’

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Edmonton Eskimos not considering name change after year-long review

The detailed study period, entailing conversations with Innuit leaders, and interviews and telephone surveys with the Innuit population of Canada at large, could not conclude any consensus with the Innuit community on a desire for a name change, so the football club has concluded it is keeping the name. 

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Canadian Alphonso Davies named Rookie of the Year in German Football League

Davies turned heads this season as he set a speed record during the final match of the Bundesliga season, which was a hair raising 1 – 0 win for Bayern over SV Werder Bremen, claiming the 8th straight championship win for the club.

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Healing through laughter: Brett Mooswa, an Indigenous Canadian TikTok star

“If they go on the app if they see me and they see what I do, hopefully I can share some cheer and bring some laughter to them because, yeah, like I said, laughter is one of the best medicines.”

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Pornography worsens anxiety, depression and loneliness, says studies

Pornography has proven to be addictive, but why? Well, porn creates large amounts of dopamine, which excites the brain. Dopamine is something that humans crave, and it is also found in drugs and the doing of activities such as shopping or extreme sports. The brain craves that dopamine hits, and always want more. However, the massive amounts of dopamine that porn gives off can damage the brain’s dopamine captors, which makes them less respondent to dopamine, hence requiring more substantial amounts of it to be satisfied.

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Rising Canadian-American Football Star Chuba Hubbard Backtracks on Tweet and Reconciles with Coach After Online Stir 

Oklahoma State University running-back Chuba Hubbard and head coach Mike Gundy were able to reconcile a disagreement several hours after a Tweet sent out by Hubbard in the afternoon on June 15th sent ripples through the sports news world, in which Hubbard stated he would be leaving Oklahoma over Gundy’s seeming to support of OAN […]

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Vancouver makes Bold Moves for NHL 2020 Playoffs host city slot

Vancouver seems to be already making some bold moves to quell any problems the league may have, as the B.C. Premier and B.C. Public Health officials recently agreed to a plan that would exempt NHL players and limited support staff from regular travel restrictions currently in place. B.C. has also been successful at ‘flattening the curve.’

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Choirboys & Gangsters: The importance of male role models

If society is serious about dissuading boys and young men from lives of crime or terrorism, it has to do better than age-segregated public schools or age-segregated organized sports, where the mere presence of the opposite sex can be a stronger influence than any constructive male bonding.

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