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Keevan Veinot will play for Ottawa this year in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Port Williams, N.S., native Keevan Veinot returns to CEBL with Ottawa

Contributed |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Port Williams guard Keevan Veinot is joining the Ottawa BlackJacks for the upcoming Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. The six-foot-four guard said he’s excited to be coming back to play in Canada. “I have a long-lasting relationship ...

David Lewis, who runs Queer Hockey Nova Scotia, said that reaching out to Pride organization throughout the province is a goal for the organization, especially reaching out to rural communities where queer sports organizations aren't available or as accessible as in the city. CONTRIBUTED

Queer hockey coming to Pictou County: Creating a safe space for athletes and fans alike

Angela Capobianco · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

Pictou County Pride and Queer Hockey Nova Scotia have come together to create a safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ hockey fans and players alike. On April 20, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, queer hockey fans and allies are ...

The Northern Subway Selects are Atlantic champions for the third year in a row. The team is now off to nationals in Vernon, B.C. Games take place between April 21-27. -Contributed

Northern Subway Selects U18AAA female hockey team win Atlantics three times in a row

Sarah Jordan |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Cheering could be heard from provinces away as the Northern Subway Selects Major Female U18AAA team won the 2024 Atlantic Hockey Championship for the third year in a row. The game took place in Corner Brook, Nfld., where the Selects took on the PEI ...

Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby prepares his stick before a face-off during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. - Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are no longer in control of their fate. They beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive but they were stuck as helpless observers on Tuesday. A win by either the ...

Jim Midgley was the head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in 2017-18. - Halifax Mooseheads

Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Jim Midgley is out again as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The QMJHL team announced his dismissal on Tuesday, along with assistant coach Liam Heelis. Assistant coach Brad MacKenzie will remain with the team. "After lengthy discussions with ...

South Shore Lumberjacks' Alec Howie had been on a tear with 10 goals and 14 assists in 16 Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League playoffs games. The Lumberjacks face elimination on Wednesday in Game 6 of the championship series against the Antigonish Bulldogs. - Mary Ann Massey

South Shore Lumberjacks not backing away from a challenge

George Myrer |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Don’t expect the South Shore Lumberjacks to blink when faced with elimination in the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League championship series on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks are down 3-2 against the Antigonish Bulldogs with Game 6 on home ice at the ...

Trevor Reddick’s nephew Dondre Reddick is the newest family star athlete suiting up for X-Men’s basketball. Dondre and his teammates went to the national final recently before falling to the Carleton University Ravens. File

BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Three AUS basketball stars will get a taste of the pro game this spring and summer. League most valuable player Malcolm Christie of the Dalhousie Tigers and Dondre Reddick and Koat Thomas of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men were picked in the top 15 of ...

The South West Storm have three-peated as the Hockey Nova Scotia Junior C champions, winning the best-of-seven championship series against the East Hants Penguins in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League on April 14. FRANKIE CROWELL PHOTO

South West Storm win third consecutive N.S. Junior C hockey championship title

Kathy Johnson |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The South West Storm have three-peated as the Hockey Nova Scotia Junior C champions, winning the best-of-seven championship series against the East Hants Penguins in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League. The Storm were leading the series 3-1 ...

Pacific FC keeper Emil Gazdov makes a save in front of Halifax Wanderers forward Ryan Telfer during the Canadian Premier League season opener Saturday afternoon in Langford, B.C. Pacific won the match 1-0. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 14, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Patrice Gheisar has a glass half-full kind of approach to coaching. Despite his Halifax Wanderers dropping a 1-0 decision to Pacific FC in their 2024 Canadian Premier League season opener on Saturday, the second-year head coach found plenty of ...

Doug Gilmour Toronto Maple Leafs


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Gilmour to speak at Acadia Hockey Celebrity Dinner in Wolfville, N.S.

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated Apr. 14, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

A key cog in two of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ last semifinal appearances is coming to speak in Wolfville. Hockey Hall of Fame member Doug Gilmour is the featured guest at the 23rd edition of the Acadia Hockey Celebrity Dinner, which will take place ...

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