Josh Healey
@joshrjhealey.bsky.social
Canadian (footy) journalist based in Nova Scotia ⛵ Reporter: @thechronicleherald.bsky.social / Blog: hfxfootballpost.ca Past bylines: The Athletic, The Guardian, Atlantic Business Magazine and more
Hold onto your wire, folks: Copper wire theft is on the rise in Nova Scotia. My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
Copper wire theft on the rise in Nova Scotia, putting power utility and internet network at risk
Copper wire theft is on the rise in Nova Scotia, with the most recent incident occurring in Burnside this week.
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New: @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social have been knocked out of the inaugural W Canadian Championship. #NSL
Tides knocked out of inaugural W Canadian Championship
Although the match will be considered a draw in their Northern Super League campaign, the Halifax Tides will be gutted to crash out of the inaugural W Canadian Championship 3-2 after squandering a two...
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New: The Wanderers continue to look for attacking help and had interest in Levonte Johnson until he was loaned to Forge. But they still have some cap space to make further moves. #CanPL
Wanderers continue looking for attacking help but lose a target to Forge FC
Coverage of the Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides
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'Life's not knights on horseback,' billionaire Logan Roy tells his son in HBO's hit show Succession. @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social are learning that the hard way. A look at their 0-0 draw with Forge FC.
Wanderers 0 Forge FC 0: Knights on horseback, a clean sheet and few shots
Football can be beautiful. The Wanderers, for a few stanzas at least, have played some beautiful football this season, found poetry in a web of passes, songs from The Kitchen, or even in the stillness...
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New: @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social have added another weapon to their arsenal.
Tides add American forward Meredith McDermott
The Halifax Tides have been relatively quiet this transfer window but made a splash this week as they announced the club had signed American attacker Meredith McDermott to a contract. McDermott, who ...
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Gianni Infantino’s Icarus moment. www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
This is Gianni Infantino’s Icarus moment – the FIFA president has finally flown too close to the sun (Gift Article)
The FIFA president's plans to sell off a stake in the World Cup has been met with widespread disapproval throughout the sport
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Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Grand Budapest Hotel: Regard, On Fait Quoi?
ALT: Grand Budapest Hotel: Regard, On Fait Quoi?
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Matt Stickland@landofsticks.bsky.social · 6d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
New: “You almost have to know what you’re doing when you go in there and start switching things off.” Questions linger over motive in Lunenburg County poultry farm break-in that killed 10,000 chickens. My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
‘That’s just cruelty’: Questions linger over motive in Lunenburg County poultry farm break-in that killed 10,000 chickens
New details about a break and enter last week which left thousands of chickens dead on a Lunenburg County farm have raised more questions.
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Just wanted to give a shoutout to @mackinnonart.bsky.social, who will be celebrating 40 years (I feel like it's appropriate to point out this is longer than I've been alive) with @thechronicleherald.bsky.social on August 10. Read his fantastic column on the milestone and what comes next below.
Bruce MacKinnon: I'm not retiring, but . . .
Chronicle Herald editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon says while he isn't retiring from the newspaper, he will be cutting back on his hours.
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New: Why some homeless Nova Scotians are choosing tents and encampments over shelters. My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
Why some homeless Nova Scotians are choosing tents and encampments over shelters
Most people at Dartmouth’s Green Road Park homeless encampment have lived in a shelter at some point.
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New: @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social are averaging just 2.46 shot attempts in the first 45 minutes of play this season. They need to start better to continue their playoff push. My latest for hfxfootballpost.ca.
The Wanderers have a first half problem, which makes their loss to FC Supra hurt all the more
Coverage of the Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides
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New: How attacker Saorla Miller is helping @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social make waves this season.
'I've learned a lot about resilience': How Saorla Miller is helping the Tides make waves this season
The Halifax Tides had amble opportunity — putting a whopping 23 shots towards goal — against Ottawa Rapid FC last week but desperately lacked a finisher, someone capable of converting when it mattered...
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A fire on Monday eve caused extensive damage to three buildings: the Namste Indian Grocery and 2, 2 story apt buildings. There were also apts above the store. No injuries reported and fire investigators were on the scene this morning to determine the cause. #dartmouth #novascotia #canada #halisky
New: For the first time in more than 30 years, RCMP vehicles across the country will have a different look. The new black and white patrol cars are expected in Nova Scotia in 2027.
First newly branded RCMP vehicles to begin service in Nova Scotia in 2027
The RCMP are unveiling a fresh look across Canada, with the first newly branded vehicles expected to begin service in Nova Scotia in 2027.
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Break and enter leaves 10,000 chickens dead on Nova Scotia farm www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Break and enter leaves 10,000 chickens dead on Nova Scotia farm
RCMP are asking for the public’s help following a break-in that suffocated animals
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One developer wants to build 11 towers ranging from 12 to 52 storeys, and another is proposing a 33-storey tower with 415 units. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
52-storey tower, 11 others proposed for Halifax peninsula neighbourhood
Two developers of the Young Street Lands Future Growth Node share their plans
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Two people stabbed in Halifax after verbal dispute outside shelter turns violent www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Two people stabbed in Halifax after verbal dispute outside shelter turns violent
The victims in a double stabbing on Gottingen Street knew their accused assailant, Halifax police say.
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Homeless Dartmouth woman says her camp was destroyed without notice, husband’s ashes thrown in garbage www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Homeless Dartmouth woman says her camp was destroyed without notice, husband’s ashes thrown in garbage
Nytasha MacMullin could see the Halifax waterfront from the camp she built in the Woodside area.
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Also, my first ever football shirt, bought while on exchange in France in 2008.
Josh Healey@joshrjhealey.bsky.social · 2w agoBanshees FC kit with Newfoundland tricolour hoop pattern. One of my favourites.
Banshees FC kit with Newfoundland tricolour hoop pattern. One of my favourites.
50 Plus Döner@50plusdoner.bsky.social · 2w agoWait stop scrolling, post a random soccer jersey from your closet that you like
New: Drawing inspiration from @danmanganmusic.com on this @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social recap following a 1-1 draw at ATCO Field. "It's about as country as I get," sings Mangan. And Saturday was enough for the Wanderers, too.
Cavalry FC 1 Wanderers 1: Road regrets, Johnston's positioning and an attacker's debut
Dan Mangan is a celebrated Canadian musician. He's been in the business for over two decades, crafting whimsical tunes and tales from his native Vancouver, before taking them on the road around the w...
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New: Drawing inspiration from @danmanganmusic.com on this @hfxwanderersfc.bsky.social recap following a 1-1 draw at ATCO Field. "It's about as country as I get," sings Mangan. And Saturday was enough for the Wanderers, too.
Cavalry FC 1 Wanderers 1: Road regrets, Johnston's positioning and an attacker's debut
Dan Mangan is a celebrated Canadian musician. He's been in the business for over two decades, crafting whimsical tunes and tales from his native Vancouver, before taking them on the road around the w...
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Sources: Atlético Ottawa set to sign Canadian striker.
Sources: Atlético Ottawa set to sign Canadian striker
Coverage of the Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides
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A long-read on RCMP canceling an emergency alert despite not arresting or finding the suspect, shots fired outside of a family home hours later and the lingering questions from a community that thinks things could've been much worse. Yesterday's piece for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
A Lunenburg County manhunt, stolen four-wheelers and a community in fear: A timeline of the Chelsea shooting and fallout
Ambrose Zinck and his partner Judy Croft pulled up to their house in Chelsea, Lunenburg County, to find a man standing there.
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In a city urging its own citizens to limit time outdoors, the Canadian Premier League should have called off the Forge match hours in advance. Instead, the decision came last-minute, in-stadium, and shamefully late. #CanPL
It Took Too Long For The CPL To Do The Right Thing - Northern Tribune
Despite an air quality health index at maximum warning levels, the CPL tried to push a match through until abandoning it at the last moment.
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New: @hfxtidesfc.bsky.social join inaugural W Canadian Championship.
Halifax Tides join inaugural W Canadian Championship
The W Canadian Championship is just around the corner, with the Halifax Tides kicking off the inaugural competition on August 3 at the Wanderers Grounds versus Ottawa Rapid FC. Canada Soccer announce...
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Sources: Atlético Ottawa in negotiations to sell Noah Abatneh to Swedish club. #CanPL
Sources: Atlético Ottawa in negotiations to sell Noah Abatneh to Swedish club
Coverage of the Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides
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Some more #CanPL transfer news, did you say? Next bit of news drops at 7:23 p.m.
