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Onrise, a mental health service provider specializing in sports, has partnered with PFA Canada, a statement announced on Tuesday. Through the partnership, CPL players — who are represented by and unionized through PFA Canada — will have access to mental health support at no cost to them. The deal between Onrise and
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The Halifax Wanderers have entered their third week of training camp, the start of the CPL regular season just on the horizon. Josh Healey of The Wanderers Notebook recently sat down on the first day of camp to speak with Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar. The conversation ranged from his
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After a busy off-season which saw them re-tool by signing key players like Thomas Meilleur-Giguère, Rayane Yesli and Isaiah Johnston, the Halifax Wanderers officially kicked off their training camp on Monday at the BMO Soccer Centre. Media were invited to attend this first look of the East Coast club as
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The first loan deal in Northern Super League (NSL) history came about relatively quickly, a tidy affair in the otherwise wide and messy world of football. Many negotiations can span months, if not years. But in the case of 19-year old New Zealand international Milly Clegg, who has already made
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And just like that, after months of transfer speculation, new signings across the league and a lengthy hiatus for a certain 8 CPL Thoughts columnist, Canadian football is back in all its Wild Rose-coloured glory. The off-season, mercifully, is at its end. Like a bear awakening from its winter slumber
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The CPL has earmarked its two expansion locations for 2026. Presenting at a City of Kingston council meeting in January, league executive vice-president Marni Dicker spoke about the merits and economic spinoffs of CPL clubs in their respective communities. However, when asked by a councillor about the long-term viability of
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CPL executive vice-president Costa Smyrniotis is in the thick of the league's off-season. Given his role, with a focus on football operations, the last several months have kept Smyrniotis and his staff busy as they've helped process countless contracts, free agents and transfers. He recently spoke
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Anyone steeped in Nova Scotia's football community knows her name, its utterance almost always followed by a smile. Be it as a member of the U-15 Canadian national team, playing for Acadia University or representing and scoring the game-winning goal to secure Nova Scotia a medal at the
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Yohan Baï says he's always been drawn to North America. He's interested in the lifestyle, the people and, of course, the football. But he's never been, having played nearly the entirety of his professional career in France. All of that will change on Tuesday:
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Forward Massimo Ferrin is heading home, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday, as the Halifax Wanderers are set to transfer the 26-year old to York United FC. Rumours of a potential move for the Ontario-native were first reported by John Jacques of The Northern Tribune. The specifics of the
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A social media post by MLS side Orlando City SC has provided an update on former Forge FC midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour, who was only recently confirmed as a departure by the Hamilton-based club. Orlando City shared a collage of shots last week from their pre-season camp in Florida. In it,
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Valour FC announced last week that the club had picked up its option on 23-year old full-back Themi Antonoglou. The move, sources familiar with the situation told The Wanderers Notebook, comes amidst growing MLS interest, with a handful of clubs in talks with Valour to potentially obtain the Toronto-born defender’