Bev Priestman, the former head coach of Canada’s women’s national soccer team – who was banned by FIFA for her role in a drone spying scandal at the Paris Olympics – has been hired as head coach of New Zealand’s only professional women’s team.

Priestman made her return to soccer this week after her one-year ban. The ban expired the day before New Zealand’s Wellington Phoenix announced Priestman would be the new coach of their women’s squad.

To some, the massive cedar log at Kits Beach is a beloved icon, a playground, a perfect perch to gaze at the timbered slopes of the North Shore and the cobalt ocean beyond.

To city staff, who have slated it for removal, it is a nuisance and a safety risk – it needs to go.

The commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders, an Ottawa reservist unit, has been temporarily removed from his position in the aftermath of a controversy involving soldiers who are alleged to have posted racist comments and sexual images in a private Facebook group.

Army commander Lieutenant-General Michael Wright said in a statement released to media Thursday that he was taking steps to address the “inappropriate behaviour” of Canadian Army members involved in the “Blue Hackle Mafia” Facebook group.