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Cape Breton Eagles defenceman Jérémy Langlois watches the play during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney last season. Langlois was selected by Cape Breton with the No. 17 overall pick at the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft. The Eagles also hold the No. 17 pick at this year’s draft. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton Eagles enter QMJHL Entry Draft with 18 picks

Updated 18 hours ago

Billy MacMillan, right, tells a story during his induction ceremony into the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Also inducted that night were Vince Mulligan and Jack Kane Jr.

P.E.I. native Billy MacMillan remembers beginning of New York Islanders' dynasty

Updated Jun 03, 2020 at 11:18 a.m.

Cape Breton Eagles forward Félix Lafrance, middle, works his way to the net as he’s pressured by Anthony Gagnon of the Quebec Remparts during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney on March 4. The QMJHL is targeting an Oct. 1 start date for the 2020-21 season, depending on the COVID-19 situation. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL targeting an Oct. 1 start date for the 2020-21 season

Updated Jun 02, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

St. Louis captain Alex Pietrangelo raises the Stanley Cup after the Blues beat the Boston Bruins for their first Cup title last season. The Blues are part of the 24-team playoff format this summer. — SUBMITTED PHOTO

Newfoundland NHL fans still excited for looming playoffs

Updated Jun 03, 2020 at 10:55 a.m.

Local Sports

Riley Mercer is the top-ranked Newfoundland and Labrador prospect by QMJHL Central Scouting, ranked in the third round, 43rd overall. — Contributed

ROBIN SHORT: Riley Mercer hoping to be selected today in QMJHL Entry Draft

Updated 10 hours ago

Winger Caleb Mercer comes to the Memorial Sea-Hawks from Lockview High School in Fall River, N.S., where he was a team MVP. Mercer also played for Suburban FC and Team Nova Scotia. — SUBMITTED PHOTO/MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

MUN Sea-Hawks aiming for AUS playoffs

Updated May 29, 2020 at 6 a.m.

Shown here competing at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, Corner Brook resident Jackie Barrett was selected for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday. – Special Olympics Canada

National Hall of Fame honour for Corner Brook's Jackie Barrett

Updated May 27, 2020 at 10:40 p.m.

The Cailey Locke curling team — (from left) Cailey Locke, Katie Peddigrew, Sitaye Penney, Kate Young and coach Ken Peddigrew – will represent the province at the 2021 national under-18 curling championship next year in Timmins, Ont. - Facebook photo

Better late than never: St. John’s curling teams will compete at nationals after all

Updated May 27, 2020 at 11:03 p.m.

Hockey

Goaltender Stuart Skinner is seen during a drill at Edmonton Oilers Rookie Camp at Rogers Place in Edmonton, on Sunday, July 8, 2019.

Edmonton Oilers pipeline update: Stuart Skinner working his way up ladder

Updated 1 hour ago

Expos majority owner Jeffrey Loria (right) and stepson David Samson watch video highlights during ceremonies before 2001 home opener against the New York Mets at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Stu on Sports: Expos fan exchanges verbal blows with David Samson

Updated 9 hours ago

The Ottawa Senators' Josh Norris skates with the puck in his first NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Canadian Tire Centre.

The Ottawa Senators have plenty of good reasons to be excited about Josh Norris

Updated 19 hours ago

Ottawa 67's defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer calls for the puck from a teammate in an Ontario Hockey League game in January. Hoefenmayer is now a prospect with the Toronto Marlies.

THE PIPELINE: OHL's top D-man Hoefenmayer set to take next steps with Toronto Marlies

Updated 17 hours ago

Baseball

Jonathan Davis of the Toronto Blue Jays steals second base against Daniel Robertson of the Tampa Bay Rays at the Rogers Centre on September 29, 2019 in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

Blue Jays say farewell to season with win

Updated Sep 30, 2019 at 8:54 a.m.

Scott Stinson: Washington Nationals stave off World Series elimination with rollicking Game 6 win

Updated Oct 30, 2019 at 10:20 a.m.

Astros handle Scherzer-less Nationals, take 3-2 World Series lead

Published Oct 28, 2019 at 5:21 a.m.

George Springer of the Houston Astros rounds the bases after his two-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning in Game Five of the 2019 World Series at Nationals Park on Oct. 27, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

SCOTT STINSON: Nationals' hopes dwindle as Astros get another blowout win

Updated Oct 28, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

Football

Bryan Burnham of the B.C. Lions says he can't sleep most nights because of the George Floyd protests in the United States. He says most black men growing up in the U.S. have some horror stories about racism.

Ed Willes: Scarred by racism, Lions looking for light in world of darkness

Updated a day ago

Edmonton Prospects' Travis Hunt (49) hits the ball during a Western Canadian Baseball League game versus the Brooks Bombers at Re/Max Field on Aug. 5, 2019. The 2020 season was cancelled Thursday.

Cancelled 2020 Prospects season leaves questions for the future of baseball in Edmonton

Updated May 29, 2020 at 7 a.m.

Head coach Zac Taylor of the Cincinnati Bengals argues with an official during an NFL football game.

Source: Sky judge in NFL for 2020 not dead yet

Updated May 28, 2020 at 10:52 a.m.

International Racquetball Tour pro Kane Waselenchuk, of Edmonton.

Edmonton to feature in upcoming documentary on the Michael Jordan of racquetball

Updated May 27, 2020 at 7:20 p.m.

Other Sports

TSN broadcaster Chris Cuthbert at Commonwealth Stadium on Oct. 30, 2010. Cuthbert has joined Sportsnet and will call NHL games when the league returns from the COVID-19 lockdown.

JONES: Sportsnet brings Chris Cuthbert on board for NHL return

Updated 13 minutes ago

In Terry Jones’ view, Edmonton and Rogers Place check off all of the key requirement boxes to serve as one of the NHL’s hub cities. We’ll see if the league agrees when a decision is announced in a few weeks.

JONES: Pros and cons of the 10 NHL hub city candidates

Updated May 29, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl (29) celebrates a goal on Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Jan. 14, 2020. With the regular season now officially now finished, he becomes the 10th player in the club's 40 seasons to win the scoring title and Art Ross Trophy.

JONES: NHL should be applauded for leading the way with realistic plan

Updated May 28, 2020 at noon

Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian takes part in drills during a practice at Rogers Place on March 6, 2020.

JONES: NHL rinks could see action soon with initial return-to-play initiatives

Updated May 27, 2020 at 1:01 p.m.

Basketball

One year ago Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.

ONE YEAR AGO. WATCH: Raptors take NBA Finals lead over Warriors

Updated 12 minutes ago

With Kawhi Leonard off his game a bit, Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam stepped up big-time in Toronto's Game 1 NBA Finals victory last May.

WATCH, ONE YEAR AGO: Raptors win first NBA Finals game

Updated May 30, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

Former Bulls and Timberwovles coach Tom Thibodeau might be working for the Knicks next season

Raptors do their part joining NBA/Mayo Clinic antibodies testing program

Updated May 27, 2020 at 9:10 p.m.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference at the United Center in February. Silver will do his utmost to make things as safe as possible for everyone taking part when the league resumes play.

NBA restart within sight, but still plenty of decisions to make

Updated May 26, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

Regional Sports

Cape Breton Eagles defenceman Jérémy Langlois watches the play during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney last season. Langlois was selected by Cape Breton with the No. 17 overall pick at the 2019 QMJHL Entry Draft. The Eagles also hold the No. 17 pick at this year’s draft. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton Eagles enter QMJHL Entry Draft with 18 picks

Updated 18 hours ago

Cape Breton Eagles prospect Nobes commits to Cobourg Cougars

Updated Jun 02, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

The Cape Breton Eagles acquired Xavier Bouchard from the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Monday. PHOTO/NHL

Vegas Golden Knights choose not to sign Cape Breton Eagles' Bouchard

Updated Jun 02, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

Cape Breton Eagles goalie Kevin Mandolese covers up a loose puck with Halifax Mooseheads forward Maxim Trépanier on the doorstep in this December 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League file photo. The two Nova Scotia teams are expected to make moves when the league’s trade period opens this morning. CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton Eagles, Halifax Mooseheads expected to complete deals as league trade period opens Wednesday

Updated Jun 03, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

Recent Stories

Calgary poet Vivian Hansen.

Calgary poet Vivian Hansen wins Golden Pen Award for Lifetime Achievement

TSN broadcaster Chris Cuthbert at Commonwealth Stadium on Oct. 30, 2010. Cuthbert has joined Sportsnet and will call NHL games when the league returns from the COVID-19 lockdown.

JONES: Sportsnet brings Chris Cuthbert on board for NHL return

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Hundreds of fish dead after liquid manure spill near Cousins Pond in P.E.I.

The federal government announced Friday a six-month delay on plans to auction wireless spectrum that can be used for 5G cellular networks.

Ottawa delays 5G wireless spectrum auction by 6 months

The MSC container ship Don Giovanni left the Port of Corner Brook on Friday morning with 250 containers of paper from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited destined for international markets. The export shipment is the first one for the new container service at the port. Capt. Calv Swift of York Harbour piloted the vessel out of the port and stayed with it until it got somewhere between Benoit’s Cove and Frenchman’s Cove. - Contributed by Capt. Calv Swift

First container shipment of paper leaves Corner Brook

Tiny Town Daycare co-director Vivian Morrison (right) gives a thumbs up to reopening daycares in Nova Scotia on June 15. Her eagerness to get students back is shared by her co-director Teresa Gillam, who standing next to her in one of the play areas in the backyard of the childcare facility they have worked at since the 1980s. Provincial COVID-19 infection prevention guidelines for childcare settings dictate number of licensed students is temporarily cut in half, drops-offs and pick-ups must be staggards and no student or staff can be at the facility if aren't feeling well. NICOLE SULLIVAN/CAPE BRETON POST

Daycares in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality prepare for reopening

One year ago Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors.

ONE YEAR AGO. WATCH: Raptors take NBA Finals lead over Warriors

Adam Shoalts in Short Hills Provincial Park in Thorold, Ont. in September 2015.

This Canadian explorer was self-isolating before it was mainstream. Here's what you can learn from him

Saint Mary's University in Halifax is shifting to virtual operation effective Monday, March 23

Saint Mary's University moves classes online for fall semester

The legalities of spanking in Canada has reared its head again during COVID-19.

Liberal-appointed Senator James Munson (Ont.) says that with more families together at home right now due to the pandemic, kids are at greater risk of getting spanked, reports Blacklock's Reporter.

Munson has revived a proposed ban on spanking after a bill to prohibit it lapsed in the Senate two years ago.

Senator, children's rights groups: It's time to ban spanking in Canada

In the Town of St. Anthony, on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, St. Anthony Seafoods is one of the main employers for the local economy.

Foreign ownership concerns cost Newfoundland fish plant workers jobs

For rural residents with slow internet speeds, working or staying at home during COVID-19 is even more difficult.

The day is dawning on a four-day work week