Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Hannah Miller added an empty-netter for top-seeded Toronto in front of 8,581 fans at Coca-Cola … Read more
Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, Joe Ryan pitched seven innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 16th time in 18 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night. Carlos Correa had two hits and scored twice as the Twins won for the ninth … Read more
When Marvin Henschel spotted a strange and hairless creature wandering through a front lawn in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, he could barely believe his eyes. The Richmond resident had just arrived home from a “guys’ trip” in Palm Springs and was driving his daughter to softball practice when they noticed the naked critter between … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003, saying it was a “false and hideous claim” that was filed too late under the law. The legal move is the latest … Read more
PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. – U.S. President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former president Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump’s more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden, at a fundraising event south of San Francisco for his re-election campaign, … Read more
The union representing WestJet Encore pilots says its members rejected the tentative deal reached last month, with just over half voting the agreement down. The union says despite improvements to compensation and scheduling, the pilots wanted to see more action from WestJet to address ongoing issues with pilot recruitment, retention and morale. … Read more
LIMA – Peruvian police detained President Dina Boluarte’s brother and lawyer on Friday amid a probe into alleged influence peddling, ramping up pressure on the Andean country’s leader already being investigated over how she got pricey Rolex watches and jewelry. Authorities searched over 20 properties, including the Lima home of Boluarte’s brother Nicanor … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A judge put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter’s doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder. The judge on Thursday appointed two longtime Wilson representatives, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, as his … Read more
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranians voted Friday in a runoff election for the remaining seats in the country’s parliament after hard-line politicians dominated March balloting. Voting was extended for four hours because it was a weekend holiday. The official IRNA news agency said that counting began immediately after polls closed. Final results were … Read more
A rare and severe solar storm is expected to bring spectacular displays of the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, across much of Canada and parts of the United States on Friday night. The U.S. government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued the first geomagnetic storm watch at the second highest level of … Read more
