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Nova Scotia COVID deaths math: 59+2=53 – Halifax Examiner
December 4, 2023 Also: ‘green hydrogen’ hype makes little sense; death in a tent city; Blue Mountain-Birch Cove lakes lawsuit advances; Tim missed out on April Wine “To be clear,” Acting Halifax Police Chief Don MacLean said, being all too clear during a Halifax board of police commissioners meeting last week, “if this board could […]
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Lacrosse players in N.S. hope Olympic inclusion will boost sport – CBC
Nov 02, 2023 IOC has agreed to add lacrosse to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles A professional lacrosse player in Halifax hopes the sport will grow in Nova Scotia after it was announced last month that it will be added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Halifax Thunderbirds forward Clarke Petterson […]
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Ministerial Statement – Minister Dempster Outlines Greater Support for Athletes, Special Olympians and Sports Teams from Labrador
October 26, 2023 The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Labrador Affairs and Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation: Speaker, I am pleased to rise in this Honourable House to highlight how our government is helping Labrador youth, Special Olympians and sports teams […]
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Canadian wheelchair basketball teams nominated for Santiago 2023 Parapan Am Games
October 24, 2023 Twenty-four athletes selected to represent Canada in Chile, November 17-26 OTTAWA – Twenty-four wheelchair basketball players have been selected to represent Canada at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced on Tuesday. Santiago 2023 Canadian Parapan Am Team – WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL – […]
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Team P.E.I. excited, inspired to train for 2027 North American Indigenous Games – CBC
24 October 2023 Athletes from across Prince Edward Island got together this weekend to start down the long road of training for the 2027 North American Indigenous Games in Calgary. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2276003395536
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University of New Brunswick hockey camp aims to help Indigenous girls get on the ice – CBC
Oct 17, 2023 Over a dozen girls learning game from members of UNB women’s team this fall Lillian George helped 10-year-old Dahlia Mitchell take her first, tentative steps on to the ice at the Aitken University Centre. It was Dahlia’s first time playing hockey, and after a few tips from George on how to space her feet […]
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Through My Lens: The 2023 North American Indigenous Games – CBC
Aug 31, 2023 Photographer April Maloney captures her community Sipekne’katik hosting athletes from across Turtle Island I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first heard that my home community of Sipekne’katik First Nation was going to be a community host for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) softball games. My first thought was, […]
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Team Indigenous NL Returns Home with 40 Medals from the 2023 North American Indigenous Games
July 24, 2023 The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is congratulating Team Indigenous NL as they return home from the 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) with 40 medals. Team Indigenous NL athletes won an incredible 10 gold, 14 silver and 16 bronze medals, and finished ninth in the ranking of delegations. More than 100 […]
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Statement by Ministers St-Onge, Petitpas Taylor, Hajdu, Miller and Member of Parliament Battiste on the closing of the 2023 North American Indigenous Games
From: Canadian Heritage Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible […]
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Small-town kids get chance to shine at North American Indigenous Games – CBC Kids
July 21, 2023 Mason Point isn’t letting jet lag get in the way of his hopes and dreams at the North American Indigenous Games. On his second day competing in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the 14-year-old from Chilliwack, British Columbia, already had three gold medals hanging around his neck. Mason told CBC Kids News he was […]
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