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NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon setting the intensity bar in Colorado, Brad Marchand up to old tricks
Nathan MacKinnon is famously intense so no one needs to tell him to dial it up when the playoffs start. But the rest of the Colorado Avalanche weren't quite at the Cole Harbour native's level in a Game 1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets so he knew that had ...
Oldest figure skater to win a world title comes to Halifax for Stars on Ice
Deanna Stellato-Dudek was famously titled the oldest female ever to win a global title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal last month. Skating has been her lifelong passion, and she is now performing in Stars on Ice at the ...
50th edition of Skate Canada International coming to Halifax in October
The Skate Canada International competition will come to Halifax in October for its golden anniversary. The 50th edition of Skate Canada International will bring the world's top figure skaters to Scotiabank Centre for the Oct. 24-27 national ...
Goalie Jorja Burrows stands tall as Northern Selects win second straight at Esso Cup
After dropping their tournament opener on Sunday, the Northern Selects have rebounded to win two straight at the Esso Cup. Goalie Jorja Burrows of New Glasgow turned aside 36 of 37 shots she faced as the Atlantic Canadian champion Selects upended ...
Atlantic All-Star event in Halifax will showcase the region's top female basketball players
Atlantic Canada's best young female basketball players will be front and centre this weekend in Halifax. Canletes is hosting an Atlantic All-Star game at Dalhousie University to showcase the 48 best high school players from across the region. The ...
Highlanders Rugby Classic returns to Windsor, N.S., April 26-28
King’s-Edgehill School will once again welcome hundreds of athletes to Windsor as the educational institute hosts the 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic. The weekend festival showcasing many up-and-coming rugby stars is set for April 26-28. The school ...
CEC Cougars boy's rugby back in action after four-year hiatus
After a four-year hiatus, the Cobequid Educational Centre boy's rugby team is finally back in action. The fresh-faced team took to the field at the Truro Saints rugby club in Brookside on Thursday, April 18, for their home opener against the North ...
Cambridge, N.S., resident facing paracanoe speed bump head-on
It was not the results Ben Brown was hoping for. The 36-year-old Cambridge resident missed the time standard earlier this month in Chula Vista, Calif., to qualify for the paracanoe world championship. Brown competed at the 2022 and 2023 worlds in ...
NLL: Thunderbirds playoff ready? Record crowd watches Halifax defeat Colorado in regular-season finale
For a regular-season finale against a non-playoff team, the Halifax Thunderbirds’ Saturday night tilt at a sold-out Scotiabank Centre sure had the feel of a playoff game. A Thunderbirds record crowd of 10,595 witnessed timely goals, stellar ...
CEBL's Calgary Surge install St. F.X. bench boss Tyrell Vernon as new head coach
The Calgary Surge got their guy. In short order, too. Needing to fill its sudden head-coaching vacancy, the Canadian Elite Basketball League club has turned to St. Francis Xavier X-Men bench boss Tyrell Vernon. “Really excited, and a great ...