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Conception Bay South’s Brandon Joy recently won a gold medal with the Canadian blind national hockey team at the 2024 International Blind Hockey Series held Apr. 12-14 in St. Louis, MO. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

‘It was pretty crazy’: Conception Bay South’s Brandon Joy wins gold with Canada’s blind hockey team

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

The work that went into making Canada’s blind national hockey team started a little over two years ago for Brandon Joy.  The 21-year-old from Conception Bay South had been in the player pool for the last little bit but could never crack the ...

Lorenzo Callegari of the Halifax Wanderers (right) battles with Manny Aparicio of Atletico Ottawa early into a Canadian Premier League match Saturday afternoon at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

TELUS CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Winless Wanderers switch focus to CS St-Laurent

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

After a struggling start to their Canadian Premier League season, the Halifax Wanderers could use a reprieve. But head coach Patrice Gheisar warns that Thursday night’s Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round matchup against Ligue1 Quebec side ...

Paradise teenager Drew Feltham made his hockey commentary debut at the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial Hockey Tournament when he called some 20-25 games at the tournament last month. Contributed photo

A future imagined: Paradise teen makes his hockey commentary debut at Royal Newfoundland Regiment memorial tournament

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Before he donned a headset for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial hockey tournament, Drew Feltham might have been better known for his other hockey venture.  An avid Newfoundland Growlers fan, the 14-year-old from Paradise has been doing ...

Digby's Myles Creighton fired a 9-under 62 during Sunday’s final round of the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas. The 28-year-old finished in second place in the Korn Ferry Tour event. - KORN FERRY TOUR

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Myles Creighton’s pro career is on the upswing. That’s understating his recent performances during his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 28-year-old from Digby has played a dozen events on the feeder circuit for the PGA Tour, making the cut ...

Badminton Canada estimates that over 2 million people play badminton regularly in Canada on an annual basis.

‘Don’t hesitate to try this sport’: Atlantic Canadians endorsing the resurgence of badminton

Meghan Dewar |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Meghan Dewar Special to SaltWire Badminton is getting a revival and Mark Brown is ready for it. The 35-year-old from Mermaid, P.E.I. has been playing the sport for a little over 20 years, since 2002 when he was in the 7th grade at Stonepark ...

Albany goaltender Doug Jamieson turned aside 52 Halifax shots for his first career playoff victory as the FireWolves upended the Thunderbirds 9-3 Sunday in the single elimination quarter-final. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

For the third consecutive year, the Halifax Thunderbirds suffered a first-round exit in the National Lacrosse League playoffs. Veteran goaltender Doug Jamieson was a brick wall in the Albany net, stopping 52 Halifax shots for his first playoff ...

The 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup starts on Tuesday in Mount Pearl

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Antigonish Bulldogs successfully defended their Atlantic Canada junior B hockey title Sunday afternoon after edging the Kensington Vipers 3-2 in the final of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Mount Pearl Glacier in Newfoundland and ...

Halifax's Madeline Gillis (right) trained with Phil Robertson and the Canada SailGP team during the SailGP international regatta stop in Dubai last week. - CANADA SAILGP

Halifax sailor Gillis just misses qualifying for Olympics in France

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Halifax sailor Madeline Gillis came achingly close to qualifying for this summer’s Olympic Games but missed out by a single point at a last chance regatta in France. Gillis, who sails out of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, and her Narca 17 ...

Atlético Ottawa midfielder Manuel Aparicio and HFX Wanderers midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé leap for the ball during Saturday's Canadian Premier League match at the Wanderers Grounds on April 27, 2024. Ottawa won the match 3-1.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The struggling Halifax Wanderers aren’t ready to push the panic button just yet. But their meager start to the 2024 Canadian Premier League season is concerning. The Wanderers are without a point through three games with their latest setback coming ...

Canada's Paul Flemming rink, out of the Halifax Curling Club, won gold at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden, on Saturday. From left are: From left are: Flemming, third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin Ouelette. - Curling Canada

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Paul Flemming’s flare for the dramatic lifted Canada to a gold-medal victory at the world senior men’s curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. Flemming was clutch in the last shot of the game as his Halifax Curling Club rink of third Peter ...

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