2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (956+ words) SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — When Ben DesRoche’s friends remember him, their memories are usually of shooting hoops with him, particularly at Leger Park. “Every day after school, me and him, we’d walk around Summerside. Every day, we’d come here first, get food, come…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (642+ words) The run has already raised almost $50,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Halifax. Starting Friday, Mike Hamson will run for 24 hours straight in a loop from the Halifax Ferry Terminal to the top of Citadel Hill. By the end, it’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) A new fitness centre will soon be opening its doors in Cape Breton. Fit4Less, a Canadian-owned company, will open its first location on the island in Sydney next year. According to the company’s website, the new facility, located in the former…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (588+ words) Twenty-eight cyclists arrived in Charlottetown on Aug. 22 after an eight-day relay ride from Ontario to P.E.I. to raise money for people affected by cancer. The cyclists were taking part in the Wellspring Ride for Cancer Support: Pedal to P.E.I., an annual fundraiser…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (662+ words) Team and supporters in France to take part in the IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival When Alice Mannion joined the Avalon Dragons dragon boat team, she wanted an athletic outlet. It was 2004, and the now 67 year old had just been…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (548+ words) Just about anyone in P.E.I. who watched the 2024 summer Olympics knows the name Alysha Corrigan. She played for the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team, taking home a silver medal and making exciting plays throughout the tournament. Now, even more people will…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) The Forum hosts 105 hours of minor sports every week on its ice surfaces The Halifax Hawks Minor Hockey Association wants a timeout on the redevelopment of the Halifax Forum given the shortage of available ice across the city. They launched…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (966+ words) RBC Community Junior Golf, First Tee event included 72-foot putting challenge A special clinic introduced Acadia S.M.I.L.E. program participants to golf through fun, inclusive instruction designed to build confidence, develop new skills, and create positive experiences through sport. Participants in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (683+ words) Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 marked the 208th annual Royal St. John’s Regatta at Quidi Vidi Lake in St John’s. The Telegram was lakeside to see how some Regatta goers were celebrating the day. Pat Zulinov and her husband were “really keen” to visit…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (668+ words) Darcy Eygun is running the equivalent of a marathon per day until he makes it from one tip of Nova Scotia to the other. The 21-year-old from Bedford is trying to raise money and awareness for food insecurity in the…...