Carl Fleming

Sydney

Carl Fleming is the managing editor of the Cape Breton Post and the Cape Breton Community Post. Stories, tips, pitches? Email me at [email protected].

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LETTER: Canadidate's religion doesn't belong in commentary, says Cape Breton reader

2 months ago | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

• Article contentRe: ‘Is Mark Carney a Catholic communitarian?’, Tom Urbaniak column, Cape Breton Post, April 7. I usually rely on Tom Urbaniak’s columns in the Cape Breton Post for fair comments. This time, however, he introduced religion into the election which is well over the line. A candidate’s religion should never be a topic for comment and in my opinion indicates that Urbaniak is not being neutral but showing bias here. I am very disappointed.
LETTER: Wisdom lacking south of the border

2 months ago | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

• Article contentMajor financial losses and unemployment spikes are now commanding the world’s attention. This would not be happening had our friends and neighbours to the south had the wisdom to heed an ancient Latin adage – Ne puero gladium. Translation? Never give a sword to a boy.
Join Cape Breton Post team for federal election campaign local coverage

2 months ago | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

• • Article contentFor many Canadians, the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs normally takes top billing in April. Not this year. Not when the most important federal election in this country’s history is now underway. The plotlines are many. Can the Liberals, under new leader Mark Carney, continue to ride a wave of optimism after early 2025 polls suggested political oblivion for the party loomed? Will the Conservatives form government for the first time in 10 years?
PROVINCE WORKING TO PROTECT SEAFOOD SECTOR

2 months ago | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1 • Article contentStatement on Tariffs from Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Kent Smith:Tariffs imposed by China and those proposed by the United States will have an impact on our province’s seafood sector. This is a very complicated and dynamic situation that will continue to evolve in the coming days and months.
MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY: Eagles trounce Mooseheads 7-3

Nov 22, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

SYDNEY – Two goals by rookie right winger Jacob Hartlin powered the Cape Breton Eagles to a 7-3 win over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play on Friday at Centre 200. Hartlin, 16, was appearing in his third game with the Eagles. A product of the Halifax McDonalds under-18 major midget programme, Hartlin was drafted in the sixth round by the Eagles in the 2024 major junior draft.
MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY: Busy weekend for Eagles

Nov 16, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

SYDNEY — The Cape Breton Eagles opened a three-game Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League road swing through Quebec with a win and a loss on the weekend. On Saturday, the Eagles fell 4-0 to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. This followed Cape Breton’s solid 6-2 win over the Victoriaville Tigres on Friday.
Canada Post employees on strike in Sydney

Nov 15, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

A group of Canada Post employees are shown at the Sydney processing plant picket line Friday morning, the first day of the nationwide strike that involves 55,000 postal workers. The strike comes after almost a year of contract negotiations. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST
QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles fall in overtime to Shawinigan Cataractes to end road Quebec road trip

Nov 15, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

SHAWINIGAN, QUE. – The Cape Breton Eagles dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Shawinigan Cataractes in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Vince Elie was the hero for the 12-9-0-0 Cataractes, netting the winner at 1:32 mark of OT. Matvei Gridin added a pair. Emile Ricard and rookie Alexis Toussaint scored their first goals of the season for the 9-10-2-1 Eagles. Shawinigan’s Félix Hamel stopped 24 of 26 shots in the win, while Cape Breton’s Jakub Milota stopped 29 of 32 shots.
NSJHL: Membertou Miners record weekend road split

Nov 15, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

The Membertou Miners recorded a split in Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League weekend action, falling 6-2 to the South Shore Lumberjacks on Saturday after upending the Sackville Blazers 5-2 on Friday. At Bridgewater, the 6-8-1-0 Miners took an early 2-1 second-period lead before allowing five consecutive goals to the 6-7-0-1 Lumberjacks. John Shubaly, Cohen Westlake, Angus Berry, Brennan Coleman, Rory Browne and Justin Harwick Brown scored for South Shore.
MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY: Cape Breton Eagles fall in OT to Shawinigan

Nov 15, 2024 | saltwire.com | Carl Fleming

SHAWINIGAN – The Cape Breton Eagles dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Shawinigan Cataractes in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Vince Elie was the hero for the 12-9-0-0 Cataractes, netting the winner at 1:32 mark of OT. Matvei Gridin added a pair. Emile Ricard and rookie Alexis Toussaint scored their first goals of the season for the 9-10-2-1 Eagles. Shawinigan’s Félix Hamel stopped 24 of 26 shots in the win, while Cape Breton’s Jakub Milota stopped 29 of 32 shots.