Troy Ryan, the head coach of Canada's women's hockey team, says he and the players understand why the 2020 tournament had to be cancelled. But he said it is was still tough news to hear.

Two Maritimersare part of the top junior women's curling team in the world.

Three members of the Halifax Mooseheads, Raphal Lavoie, Jared McIsaac and Benoit-Olivier Groulx, will be playing for Canada at the world junior hockey championship in the Czech Republic.

Halifax's Rick Bowness is an NHL head coach again. The 64-year-old Bowness was named interim head coach of the Dallas Stars on Tuesday after the team fired head coach Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct.

Nova Scotia won the gold medal at the under-17 Baseball Canada Cup on Sunday in Regina, defeating a powerful Ontario team in the final.

Lindell Wigginton of Dartmouth, N.S., will be getting an audition with the NBA-champion Toronto Raptors starting next week.

Matthew Stienburg, son of longtime Saint Mary's University men's hockey coach Trevor Stienburg, has been drafted by the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.