Montreal derby: Skids sweep Quad City

By Lina Harper • March 28, 2011 7:00 am EDT

Montreal’s travelling roller derby team, the New Skids on the Block, was hard at work this past weekend at the Hangar in Toronto participating in:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13608519

The Skids kicked some major ASS, beating Toronto’s CN Power 284-21 and Ottawa’s Vixens 320-23! Look for your favourite roller girls LIVE in action when they host the Beast of the East tournament, April 30-May 1 at Aréna St-Louis. Also, look for player profiles in the week preceding the Beast.

Keep Reading

John Early in Maddie's Secret holding two jars above an open box

TV & Film

‘Maddie’s Secret’ is the movie about eating disorders we need

John Early’s pastiche of after-school specials mixes belly laughs with gut punches. It’s a rare masterwork

The Xtra Long Read

Van Goth made ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ look easy. But victory has a price

The drag phenom’s run complicated our idea of what a reality TV villain could be. She tells Xtra about clawing her way to the top—and her fight for what comes next

Cruising the Shelves

‘Charity and Sylvia’ beautifully illustrates a real-life 19th-century lesbian couple

Tillie Walden’s new graphic novel tracks the true story of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake’s decades-long New England romance

Portland Fire guard Bridget Carleton (6) drives against Toronto Tempo forward Nyara Sabally (8).

Sports

The Toronto Tempo are a much-needed source of hope and connection for Canada’s queer community

Women’s sports are booming in North America. Canada’s first WNBA team is meeting the moment

Read More About:

Keep Reading

‘Maddie’s Secret’ is the movie about eating disorders we need

Van Goth made ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ look easy. But victory has a price

‘Charity and Sylvia’ beautifully illustrates a real-life 19th-century lesbian couple

The Toronto Tempo are a much-needed source of hope and connection for Canada’s queer community