Josh Healey
Josh is a journalist based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, with a love of football. His work appears in The Athletic, The Guardian, OneSoccer, TFC Republic and more. He's been covering the Wanderers and Tides since 2023.
Belief, changing your stars, and a historic Wanderers win over Pacific FC
For a moment, with Pacific FC having equalized the score, it felt like the Wanderers were doomed to squander another lead versus the Tridents after commanding much of the match. Football is often unfair. But as highlighted in A Knight's Tale (it still holds up), with a little
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'That's how I believe football should be played': Isaiah Johnston on bravery and belief in this Wanderers season
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The Wanderers need to add this transfer window but where?
Although it feels a little early, the Halifax Wanderers have only three matches between now and the beginning of the summer transfer window, which opens on July 17. They'll have played 13 of 28 matches — with just over half the season to go. And their needs, depending on
Wanderers book Toronto FC for friendly match in Halifax
Toronto FC is headed back to the Wanderers Grounds. The Wanderers announced on Tuesday that they'd booked the MLS side, which last played in Halifax during the 2022 Canadian Championship, to a friendly match on Thursday, July 9. The match, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
Wanderers head into World Cup break on the heels of perhaps their best half of the season
No, they didn't best Forge FC. Nor did they earn an important road point. But both head coach Vanni Sartini and veteran defender Kareem Sow agreed that the Halifax Wanderers put in a worthy performance on Wednesday, delivering perhaps their best half of football in the 2026 season.
Wanderers 1 Vancouver FC 0: Tavio Ciccarelli's heroics, a sputtering offence and looming tests
Vancouver FC head coach Martin Nash was furious. After a strong away match, which saw the Eagles best the Wanderers in almost every offensive category besides the one that decided the day, his squad had again conceded at the death. The disappointment was written on the faces of his players;
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HEALEY: Wanderers slowly adjusting to life without Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
'It hurts a little bit': Wanderers drop fourth match in a row, head home looking to find goals
For a moment, it seemed like Victor Akinwale had scored his first goal for the Wanderers. He'd pounced on a fortuitous bounce with the clock winding down. And Atlético Ottawa 'keeper Tristan Crampton was so far off his line he might as well have crossed the provincial
Cale Loughrey's wandering path from Halifax to Glasgow and the pursuit of a dream
'This is a team that’s exciting': Tides showcase improved defence in draw with AFC Toronto
There were moments where it felt like the Halifax Tides were destined to concede last weekend versus AFC Toronto. They'd struggled in previous trips to Ontario, fighting to contain stars like Kaylee Hunter and Esther Okoronkwo. But this is a new season and they showed it by walking
