Junior Hockey
William Nylander practises with Leafs ahead of Game 4 against Bruins
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
TORONTO – Maple Leafs winger William Nylander appears on course to suit for the first time in this spring’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The 27-year-old was a full participant at today’s practice after missing the first three games of Toronto’s opening-round series against the Boston Bruins with an undisclosed injury. Nylander wouldn’t say what’s kept him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal’s Lachine Canal
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal’s Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. Parks Canada says in a statement today that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein’s conviction is overturned
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again. So Burke, who nearly two decades ago coined the phrase “Me too” from her work with sexual assault survivors, found herself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!T. Rex an intelligent tool-user and culture-builder? Not so fast, says new research
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
EDMONTON – Recent research suggested a truly horrifying thought – that T. Rex, perhaps the most fearsome predator to walk the earth, was also smart enough to use tools, hunt in packs and pass down knowledge. But a new paper throws cold water on those dinosaur fever dreams. A year ago, an American researcher published ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Imperial Oil marks record Q1 production at Kearl ahead of Trans Mountain start
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Imperial Oil Ltd. pushed its Kearl oilsands project to record production for its first quarter as it continues to ramp up output ahead of the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The company averaged production of 277,000 barrels per day at the project, up about seven per cent from the same quarter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voice of ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ Bob Cole never considered moving out of St. John’s
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Legendary sportscaster Bob Cole was a Newfoundlander through and through, and his daughter says his connection to the province was “everything” to him. Megan Cole says her father was asked to move away many times throughout his career with the CBC, for which he became the voice of “Hockey Night in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announced $13 million for the Czech ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
By The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The palace said Charles would make a public visit to a cancer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. election uncertainty making ‘very difficult’ freight market worse, TFI CEO says
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – The head of Canada’s biggest trucking firm says the upcoming U.S. election is straining an already weak market for freight. Uncertainty over the outcome of the political contest this fall means some customers are holding off on shipments until the result becomes clear, Alain Bédard, chairman and CEO of TFI International Inc., said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a package that also includes more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence
By Kathleen Foody, The Associated Press on April 26th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child porn and three charges of enticement of minors for ... Read More »
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