April 17th, 2025

World News

Cristopher Sánchez strikes out career-high 12 for Phillies in 6-4 win over Giants

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored five runs in the first as they beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Thursday for a four-game split. Sánchez (2-0) allowed three runs — two earned — four hits and one walk. His previous strikeout high ... Read More »

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Ralph Lauren stays closer to home this time with intimate Manhattan gallery show

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren, known for staging elaborate runway shows in sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons or amid his vintage car collection, took it down a notch for a more intimate show Thursday in a Manhattan gallery space. As celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ariana DeBose and many others ... Read More »

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Quebec police say three missing migrants may have been picked up, search called off

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

MONTREAL — Police in Quebec have called off a land search for three migrants thought to be missing in woods near the U.S. border southwest of Montreal after learning they may have actually been picked up by a vehicle. Provincial police say they received the new information suggesting the woman and two young children are ... Read More »

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Joel Dahmen sets course record with 62 and leads in Dominican Republic

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Joel Dahmen was eight shots behind before he even teed off Thursday, and then set the course record with a 10-under 62 to take a two-shot lead in the Corales Puntacana Championship. Dahmen, whose lone PGA Tour victory was four years ago at this opposite-field tournament in the Dominican ... Read More »

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Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanor charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in movies “The Sixth ... Read More »

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Jets’ Hellebuyck, Blues’ Binnington set for sequel of goalie duel in playoffs

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

WINNIPEG — If hockey fans enjoyed the duel between the pipes in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, a sequel of sorts is just around the corner. Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and St. Louis Blues veteran Jordan Binnington are feature performers when the teams’ first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins Saturday. Binnington ... Read More »

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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa. According to a news release from the non-profit helping his defence, Barber is arguing the proceedings should ... Read More »

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US to play Czechs at women’s ice hockey worlds. Canada vs. Finland in other semifinal game

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Jennifer Gardiner and Sarah Fillier both struck twice and Canada grabbed a spot in the semifinals at the women’s ice hockey world championship by routing Japan 9-1 on Thursday. Canada will play Finland for a spot in the final, and the United States will meet host Czech Republic in ... Read More »

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Yankees are visitors for the first time in their spring training home

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees are visitors in their spring training home for the first time. New York was back at Steinbrenner Field for a four-game series against the displaced Tampa Bay Rays, who are using their AL East rival’s ballpark for their home games this season. “I bumped into (Rays manager) ... Read More »

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A shaken Magic coach Jamahl Mosley reacts to Florida State shooting: ‘Lives are more important’

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

Jamahl Mosley had things to say after the Orlando Magic finished practice on Thursday. They were not about basketball. Upon hearing the news of Thursday’s shooting at Florida State University, with investigators saying two people were killed and six others injured, Mosley’s mind immediately shifted away from playoff preparations. To him, thoughts of the upcoming ... Read More »

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Robbie Robertson’s friendship with Martin Scorsese explored in upcoming memoir

By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025

TORONTO — Late musician Robbie Robertson will share memories of his enduring friendship with filmmaker Martin Scorsese in an upcoming memoir. Penguin Random House Canada says it’s marking November to publish “Insomnia,” a posthumous second memoir from Robertson that explores “the rock legend’s wild ride collaborating with the iconic filmmaker.” Robertson and Scorsese shared a ... Read More »

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