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Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death, almost one year after fatal assault
MONTREAL - Almost one year after serial killer Robert Pickton died following an assault by another inmate in a Quebec prison, there have been no charges against the alleged assailant and few answers a...
May 30, 2025
Crown set to cross-examine one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault
LONDON - Prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to cross-examine one of the accused players today. Carter Hart took the stand ...
May 30, 2025
Quebec language office pressed transit agency for months before Habs playoff run
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog contacted the Montreal transit agency at least six times in the wake of a complaint about using the word "go" on city buses to cheer on a local soccer team. The w...
May 30, 2025
Dive-bombed or not, Vancouverites are still pro-crow, researchers say
VANCOUVER - Along her journey towards understanding Vancouver's crows, psychology professor Suzanne MacDonald says she made a friend. It's a crow that brings her gifts after she set up a bird feeder a...
May 30, 2025
McDavid and Oilers going back to Stanley Cup Final after 6-3 win over Stars in Game 5
DALLAS (AP) - Connor McDavid had a breakaway goal and an assist, 40-year-old Corey Perry scored again and the Edmonton Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row after beating the Dal...
May 29, 2025
Brunson, Towns carry Knicks to 111-94 victory that cuts Pacers' series lead to 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bruised left knee and the New York Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals by ...
May 29, 2025
In Barkov They Trust: The Panthers, led by their captain, are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final
The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Wednesday night, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference...
May 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Edmonton Oilers down Dallas Stars, advance to Stanley Cup final
DALLAS - The Oilers are off to another Stanley Cup final. A familiar opponent awaits. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as Edmonton beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 to win the NHL's Western Conference ...
May 29, 2025
Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee a year after finishing runner-up
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a shocking moment of overconfidence. Given a second chanc...
May 29, 2025
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, who pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud, has died
NEW YORK (AP) - Bernie Kerik, who served as New York City's police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69. FBI Director Kash Patel confir...
May 29, 2025