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Halifax Wanderers first-year striker Christian Volesky made stops in seven U.S. cities and another in Iceland during his pro soccer career before joining the Canadian Premier League club. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Wanderer by name, by nature: Christian Volesky made many stops in pro soccer career before arriving in Halifax

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

First-year Halifax Wanderers striker Christian Volesky didn’t realize how big Canada really is when he drove from his Colorado home to his new home for training camp. Volesky was so excited when he signed his first Canadian Premier League contract in ...

There was a lot of excitement April 20 at the West Hants Sports Complex when it was announced that about 600 athletes will be coming to the area for the 2025 Canadian Senior Broomball Championships. Pictured at the announcement were, from left, back row: West Hants Mayor Abraham Zebian, Mark Wainman, Darrell Lyttle, Adam Sexton, and Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard; front row: Lily Isenor, Lennon Leopold, Seamus O’Brien, and Levi Caldwell.

Broomball nationals coming to West Hants, N.S., in April 2025

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

For the third time since the 1970s, and the first time outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia will play host to the Canadian Senior Broomball Championships. West Hants has been awarded the 2025 national event, which will be held April 8-12 at the West Hants ...

Team Canada members, from left, Peter Burgess, Martin Gavin and Kris Granchelli acknowledge a shot by skip Paul Flemming during action at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. The Halifax rink advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. - Curling Canada

Paul Flemming's Canadian rink off to world senior curling playoffs

George Myrer |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Canada's Paul Flemming rink wrapped up preliminary play with a 6-0 record at the world senior men's curling championships in Ostersund, Sweden, on Thursday. Flemming and his Halifax Curling Club team of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead ...

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand reacts after being slashed by the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game this week. - Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Brad Marchand's antics driving Leafs and their coach batty: 'It's an art and he's elite at it'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

To say Brad Marchand is under the Toronto Maple Leafs' skin would be quite an understatement. The Boston Bruins pest is driving them nuts with his usual antics but is also crushing them on the scoreboard. The 35-year-old from Hammonds Plains scored ...

Albany FireWolves netminder Doug Jamieson stares down Halifax Thunderbirds forward Clarke Petterson during a National Lacrosse League game Jan. 6 in Albany, N.Y. The two teams will face each other in a one game quarter-final on Sunday. - National Lacrosse League

Thunderbirds on the eve of NLL playoffs: ‘We have a chance to win this thing’

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 25, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

If the Halifax Thunderbirds want to fulfill their pre-season objective of hosting a National Lacrosse League post-season game, they have a tall order of getting past the Albany FireWolves in a single elimination playoff Sunday afternoon in New York’s ...

Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon (29) celebrates his first period goal with Colorado Avalanche left-winger Zach Parise (9) on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) in Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg. - James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

NHL PLAYOFFS: Nathan MacKinnon setting the intensity bar in Colorado, Brad Marchand up to old tricks

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, the oldest female figure skater ever to win a world title. - Chloe Hannan

Oldest figure skater to win a world title comes to Halifax for Stars on Ice

Chloe Hannan |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

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50th edition of Skate Canada International coming to Halifax in October

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

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 of New Glasgow turned aside 36 of 37 shots she faced Tuesday as the Northern Selects upended L’Intrepide de L’Outaouais 3-1 at the Esso Cup national under-18 women’s hockey championship in Vernon, B.C. - Saltwire Network

Goalie Jorja Burrows stands tall as Northern Selects win second straight at Esso Cup

SaltWire Staff |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

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

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

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 ...

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