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Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps disappointed by performance despite Skate Canada gold

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 they’re not smiling about it. Not after the multiple errors they committed in the free skate on Saturday.
Police arrest fourth person in death of Halifax teen Devon Marsman

Police arrest fourth person in death of Halifax teen Devon Marsman

HALIFAX — Halifax police have arrested a fourth person in a homicide case involving a 16-year-old boy who went missing two years ago. Devon Sinclair Marsman was last seen alive on Feb.

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. David-Alexandre Coulombe scored the game-winning goal, while Colby Huggan added an empty-netter.

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 won the women's short program at Skate Canada International Friday with a 74.97-point performance.
World champs Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps rank first after short program at Skate Canada

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. The boisterous Canadian crowd only added to it as she and Maxime Deschamps took the ice on Friday night.
Back in Canada, skating star Ilia Malinin reflects on worlds triumph in Montreal

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 last March, he left the competition with much more than a gold medal hanging around his neck.
Small Nova Scotia town elects its first all-women council

Small Nova Scotia town elects its first all-women council

HALIFAX — A small town in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley elected its first all-women council last week, a "historic" result at a time when women continue to face barriers to entering local politics, says a member of the Federation of Canadian Municip
Kansas man who died in Newfoundland fire was visiting for dream moose-hunting trip

Kansas man who died in Newfoundland fire was visiting for dream moose-hunting trip

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 77-year-old Kansas man who died last weekend in a western Newfoundland hotel fire was fulfilling a dream of hunting a moose — and his daughter says he got one.
Nova Scotia premier appoints new finance minister after cabinet resignation

Nova Scotia premier appoints new finance minister after cabinet resignation

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced a cabinet shuffle Friday, appointing Tim Halman as finance minister and deputy premier.
Canadian ice dance stars Gilles and Poirier in a groove heading into new season

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 of gas. Right now, the tank is full for Canada’s top ice dancers. "We're going to keep skating until we feel like we have nothing left to give,” Gilles said.
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