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Primerano, Watts to make national women’s hockey team debuts in Rivalry Series
CALGARY — The Canadian women’s hockey team roster for the next Rivalry Series against the…
Five things to know for Skate Canada International in Halifax
HALIFAX — The Canadian pairs team of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will join fellow…
5 million adults without primary care, surgeries returning to normal: CIHI report
TORONTO — Eight-three per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider,…
Future of Sport in Canada Commission to hold cross-country hearings in nine cities
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission starts tackling the country’s safe-sport crisis later this…
Canadian ice dance stars Gilles and Poirier in a groove heading into new season
HALIFAX — Piper Gilles says she and Paul Poirier will skate until they run out…
Back in Canada, skating star Ilia Malinin reflects on worlds triumph in Montreal
HALIFAX — When Ilia Malinin stunned the crowd with his world championship performance in Montreal…
Calgary Wild announce Muhtaj first player signing, NHL player Morrissey club investor
CALGARY — Calgary Wild FC has named Afghan-Canadian midfielder Farkhunda Muhtaj its first player signing…
World champs Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps rank first after short program at Skate Canada
HALIFAX — Deanna Stellato-Dudek felt the pressure of competing as a world champion at home.…
Kaori Sakamoto takes women’s lead, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps win pairs short at Skate Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after she…
Fleming backstops Acadie-Bathurst to 2-0 win over Cape Breton
Joshua Fleming earned a shutout as the Acadie-Bathurst Titans defeated the Cape Breton Eagles 2-0.…
Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps disappointed by performance despite Skate Canada gold
HALIFAX — Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are back-to-back champions at Skate Canada International, but…
Canadian cities struggling to get past ‘Whac-A-Mole’ solution to homeless encampments
MONTREAL — On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a…
Five key issues as Nova Scotia heads into a provincial election campaign
HALIFAX — Nova Scotians are set to go to the polls in a provincial election…
A look at Tim Houston, leader of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives
HALIFAX — Tim Houston, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is seeking…
A look at Zach Churchill, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party
HALIFAX — Zach Churchill will be taking the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia into its…
A look at Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia New Democrats
HALIFAX — Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, will be leading her first…
Gilles, Poirier win fifth straight ice dance title at Skate Canada International
HALIFAX — After winning world championship silver last March, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier got…
Nova Scotia premier dissolves legislature, calls snap election for Nov. 26
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired the opening salvos of a snap election…
Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing
TORONTO — Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one.…
In the news today: It’s election day for Saskatchewan residents
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Halifax Wanderers add experience to front office in Canadian Mark Watson
After a 2024 regular season deemed “simply unacceptable,” Halifax Wanderers FC has brought Canada Soccer…
Elvis Stojko, Patrick Chan weigh in on state of Canadian men’s figure skating
Elvis Stojko remembers watching Brian Orser spin through the air with a triple axel on…
In the news today: Saskatchewan Party wins majority government
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod the first player to sign with NSL’s Halifax Tides
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, whose soccer career has taken her to Sweden, Germany, Iceland and…