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Celta player Mina sentenced to 4 years in prison for abuse
MADRID (AP) - Spanish soccer player Santi Mina was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of sexual abuse. The 26-year-old Celta Vigo forward will have to serve time i...
May 04, 2022

Emergency alert test, N.S. mass shooting inquiry continues : In The News for May 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... C...
May 04, 2022

5 Things: Flames stifle Stars to score win in series opener
The second day of NHL playoff action featured a torrid offence, a stingy defence, a marathon match and a surprising upset. Here are five things to know as we head into Wednesday's post-season action: ...
May 04, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman's estranged brother called him paranoid and dark
HALIFAX - After the older brother he had met for the first time 10 years earlier killed 22 Nova Scotians in 2020, a Massachusetts man described his sibling to police as paranoid and said heharboured d...
May 04, 2022

Jury selection expected at sex assault trial for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - Jury selection is expected to begin today at the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, the frontman for the rock band Hedley, was charged in 2018 with sexual assault...
May 04, 2022

Lindholm scores lone Flames goal in 1-0 win over Stars to start playoff series
CALGARY - Elias Lindholm scored the lone goal for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday in a 1-0 win to open their playoff series against the Dallas Stars. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Thursday at th...
May 03, 2022

Avs erupt for 5 goals in 1st, beat Predators 7-2 in Game 1
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews scored 22 seconds apart in a five-goal first period, sending the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in Game 1 ...
May 03, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowe...
May 03, 2022

Malkin's tip lifts Penguins past Rangers in 3OTs in Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) - Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series ...
May 03, 2022

All Rise! Judge drives in three runs as Yankees dump Jays 9-1 for 11th win in a row
TORONTO - Aaron Judge homered and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 9-1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Judge went deep in th...
May 03, 2022