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Wanderer by name, by nature: Christian Volesky made many stops in pro soccer career before arriving in Halifax
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 ...
Broomball nationals coming to West Hants, N.S., in April 2025
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 ...
Paul Flemming's Canadian rink off to world senior curling playoffs
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 ...
Brad Marchand's antics driving Leafs and their coach batty: 'It's an art and he's elite at it'
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 ...
Thunderbirds on the eve of NLL playoffs: ‘We have a chance to win this thing’
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 ...
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 ...