Stoney wants Canada to be 'more clinical' in second friendly against Denmark - Castanet

As the Canadian national teams look to continue evolving with the global game, head coaches Casey Stoney, Jesse Marsch and Canada Soccer technical director Kenneth Heiner-Møller have come up with a plan. Instead of adopting different styles of play every time Canada gets a new head coach at the youth or senior levels, a national identity is being created. The hope is that grassroots coaches start teaching players to adopt styles that will eventually prepare them to play internationally. Japan is often cited as an example of a similar project that has flourished over the years.

SoccerHead coach Casey Stoney wants Canada to finish more of its scoring chances when it faces Denmark in an international women's soccer rematch Monday afternoon. Canadians will host No. 12 Denmark at Toronto's BMO Field on MondayDaniel Rainbird · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 11, 2026 12:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 11Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada's Olivia Smith celebrates with teammates after scoring against Denmark during second half international friendly soccer action in Montreal, on Friday. Canada will meet Denmark again in Toronto on Monday. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)Head coach Casey Stoney wants Canada to finish more of its scoring chances when it faces Denmark in an international women's soccer rematch Monday afternoon. The ninth-ranked Canadians will host No. 12 Denmark at Toronto's BMO Field. Olivia Smith's late equalizer salvaged a 1-1 draw in the first of two friendlies between the teams Friday in Montreal.

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement