Hallie Eggie Soaking Every Moment with WIF Program in Winnipeg

Hallie Eggie soaking every moment with WIF Program in Winnipeg

Hallie Eggie is a cerebral running back for the Manitoba Fearless of the Western Women’s Canadian Football League. In her spare time, Eggie — an assistant coach for the Manitoba Bisons football team — takes great pride in crushing 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles in the span of a day. “My God, yeah, I like puzzling,” says Eggie, a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers coaching staff during training camp as part of the Women in Football program, presente…

CFL's Diversity in Football program was “huge” for Donnavan Carter - Saskatchewan Roughriders

Donnavan Carter’s professional football debut coincided with a milestone day on which diversity in the CFL was accentuated. On July 6, 2000, the Saskatchewan Roughriders became the first professional football club to play a regular-season game with a Black general manager and a Black head coach — Roy Shivers and Danny Barrett, respectively. That same evening at Taylor Field, Carter helped the Toronto Argonauts post a season-opening, 36-28 victor…