The Newfoundland Regiment begins its second season tonight when the Saint John Sea Dogs visit Mary Brown’s Centre. The season opener is set for 7 p.m. NDT on September 18, with the two teams meeting again Saturday night at the same time and venue. The Regiment enters the 2026-27 campaign with a 23-player opening-night roster. Among the returning players are forwards Louis-François Bélanger, Tyson Goguen, Liam Arsenault, Luke Sinclair, Damian Norris and Alexis Michaud, while t

Coaches, sport administrators and others involved in athletics can take part in a free webinar focused on concussion awareness, diagnosis and management. The session is being offered as part of Concussion Awareness Week, which runs September 16 to 20, and brings together colleagues from across Atlantic Canada. The webinar takes place September 23 and features presentations on concussion diagnosis and management, as well as the legal considerations surrounding concussion manag

Youth from communities across the Killick Coast region took part in five days of sports, recreation and community activities during the 2026 Killick Coast Games. The annual event ran Aug. 16 to 20 in Bauline, Flatrock and Pouch Cove, bringing together young athletes, coaches, volunteers and supporters from throughout the region. The provincial government provided $10,000 in funding to support this year's games. Throughout the five-day event, participants competed in a variety

The provincial government is providing more than $1.2 million to Sport NL to support sport and recreation programs across Newfoundland and Labrador. Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Minister Andrea Barbour announced the funding Tuesday through the Provincial Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport Annual Funding Program. The funding will support Sport NL's day-to-day operations and staffing, as well as athlete, coach and official development and sport governance. It will

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Minister Andrea Barbour will announce funding for Sport NL today. The announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Corner Brook Tennis Club on Mt. Bernard Avenue in Corner Brook. Barbour will be joined by Darren Colbourne, a Sport NL board member.

The oldest continuing organized sporting event in North America is a go today with the 208th running of the Royal St. John’s Regatta.

Excitement is building in Corner Brook as the west coast city gets ready for the Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games. The Games will start on Saturday, August 8 and conclude on Saturday, August 15. The Newfoundland and Labrador Games bring together youth from all corners of the province to compete in multiple sports. It works to celebrate athletic development, community spirit, and regional pride.

The countdown to the 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games continues as the official Torch Relay prepares to make stops in Stephenville and Corner Brook ahead of the provincial sporting event. The Games will be held in Corner Brook from Aug. 8 to 15. The relay will first visit Stephenville on July 29 from 11 a.m. to noon. The route will begin at the YMCA and conclude at the Mayfield Soccer Pitch. The torch will then travel to Corner Brook on Aug. 2, also from 11 a.m. to

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has expanded its long-running ActiveNL Fund, introducing a broader program aimed at supporting recreation, wellness and community development initiatives across the province. The newly renamed Active Living and Wellness Fund will provide enhanced support for community-based recreation, physical activity and wellness programs while introducing new funding opportunities for municipalities, Indigenous governments and organizations, local

The FIFA World Cup is over for Canada. Team Canada lost to Morocco by a score of 3 to 0 on Saturday at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas. Team Canada released a statement that said in part, "Right now, the hurt is real. We came here believing we could keep writing history, and when you believe that deeply, the final whistle is not easy to accept." Canada is not a soccer country, but over the past few weeks, Canadians have become more interested in the World Cup as Canada had

At the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, Canada beat South Africa by a score of 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament's knockout stage. The win makes Canada the first team to secure a spot in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup. Canada will end up facing either the Netherlands or Morocco. The tournament will conclude with the FIFA World Cup final on July 19.

Andrew Davies crosses the finish line at the Tely 10. Photo: Leona Rockwood The male winner of the Tely 10 was Andrew Davies with an unofficial new course record of 46:51. Kate Bazeley crosses the finish line at the Tely 10. Photo: Leona Rockwood The women's winner was Kate Bazeley, who won her tenth title. The Tely 10 Road Race took place today under sunny skies. Thousands of runners and walkers made their way from Paradise to St. John's for the 98th running of the Tely 10 M

It's the end of an era as Hockey Night in Canada will no longer be broadcast on CBC. After 12 years, the partnership between Sportsnet and CBC has ended, and the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts. Sportsnet will be the sole broadcaster moving forward. CBC plans to increase sports coverage of high-performance athletes and events and will launch a new Saturday night primetime show, highlighting Canada’s athletes.

Communities across Newfoundland and Labrador are being invited to apply to host upcoming editions of the Newfoundland and Labrador Games. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation says it is now accepting bid applications for the 2028 Winter Games, 2030 Summer Games and 2032 Winter Games. Held every two years, the Newfoundland and Labrador Games are the province’s largest multi-sport event for youth aged 11 to 18. The week-long competition rotates between winter

The Montreal Canadiens are heading to the next round of the playoffs after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Sunday Night. The Canadiens took the game by a score of 2 to 1. In the first period, the Canadiens scored once, Tampa scored once in the second, and the Canadiens scored once in the third. Alex Newhook and Nick Suzuki scored the goals on the Montreal side. Montreal won the series 4 to 3. In round two, the Montreal Canadien

The Newfoundland Regiment are moving on in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs after a 7-3 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Sunday. The victory gives Newfoundland a 4-2 win in the best-of-seven first-round series. The Regiment opened the scoring less than a minute into the game and carried a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Newfoundland broke the game open in the second period, scoring four times — including multiple power-play goals — to take control. C

Brad Jacobs kept his championship hopes alive at the 2026 Montana’s Brier on Saturday while bringing an emotional end to one of Canadian curling’s most decorated careers. Jacobs defeated Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue 7–5 in the Page 3-4 playoff game at the Mary Brown’s Centre, eliminating Gushue and sending Team Canada into the semifinal round of the national men’s curling championship. The loss marked the final competitive men’s game for Gushue, who had previously

Labrador Affairs Minister Lela Evans will take part in the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Labrador Winter Games this weekend in Happy Valley–Goose Bay. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. at the E.J. Broomfield Arena as the week-long sporting and cultural event gets underway. The Labrador Winter Games, often referred to as the “Olympics of the North,” run from March 8 to 14 and bring together hundreds of athletes, volunteers and spectators from communities across L

Here are some shots of the two Brads at the Brier from yesterday afternoon. Team Canada vs Team NL.

The results from the Brier Opening were as follows: NL (Young) 8 vs NU (Samagalski) 4 NL (Gushue) 10 vs QU (Menard) 2 ON (King)11 vs NS (Thompson) 4 PE (Smith) 3 vs CA (Jacobs) 8 The attendance was 6,121.