Mon Apr 8 00:04:14 2013 Hot News Of Canada.
OHL draft
Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400
SooToday.com
's add Jersey Boy for blueline heft in
draft
But they loved his willingness to play it tough and the 67
's did too, watching him often as his team, the Oakville Rangers, won both the
Cup, an end-of-the-season minor midget showcase, and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association league championship.
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa 67
's select Travis Konecny as first overall pick in
draft
Perennial contenders in the
's
Eastern Conference, the 67
's finished a dismal 16-46-6 this season. The Erie Otters had the second pick on Saturday and took centre Dylan Strome of Mississauga, Ont., while the Peterborough Petes selected defenceman
Globe and Mail
Rick Warren
Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400
San Francisco Chronicle
Rick Warren
is a pioneer of the megachurch movement and a best-selling author
(CNN) -- The youngest son of Pastor
Rick Warren
has committed suicide, according to a family statement released Saturday. Matthew Warren, 27, took his life following a lifelong battle with mental illness, Warren and his wife, Kay, said in the statement.
Pastor
Rick Warren
's
son commits suicide
"You who watched Matthew grow up knew he was an incredibly kind, gentle, and compassionate man,
"
Rick Warren
said in a tweet to church members.
"But only those closest knew that he struggled with mental illness, dark holes of depression, and even
Detroit Free Press
Kamala Harris
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Kamala Harris
Accepts Obama Apology Over
'Best-Looking
' Remark
California Attorney General
Kamala Harris
accepted President Barack Obama
's apology for calling her
"by far the best-looking attorney general,
" the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
"The Attorney General and the President have been friends for many
Huffington Post
Is Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott hotter than California AG
Kamala Harris
's tough,” Obama said. “She also happens to be, by far, the best looking attorney general…. It
's true! C
'mon.” And the crowd laughed. California Attorney General
Kamala Harris
addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Kurt Cobain
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400
Starpulse.com
shirts flood Instagram on 19th anniversary of
Cobain
's
death
On April 5 1994, grunge rock icon and Nirvana front man
Kurt Cobain
took his own life in Seattle, shocking and saddening his millions of fans around the world.
Kurt Cobain
Died On This Day In 1994 But His Legacy Lives On - Sometimes In Odd WaysIt
's
CBC.ca
Kurt Cobain
Death Scene Photos Published For First Time
On the 19th anniversary of
Kurt Cobain
's
death, previously unpublished photos of the scene of his suicide have been released. On April 5, 1994, the Nirvana frontman was found dead in the greenhouse at his Lake Washington home in Seattle, Washington.
Starpulse.com
Davis Cup
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400
Globe and Mail
Canada beats Italy in marathon doubles match to take
Davis Cup
Daniel Nestor had 44 victories in singles and doubles in his
Davis Cup
career for Canada and few will approach his win over the world
's No. 1 player, Stefan Edberg back in 1992, when he was just a pup breaking on the circuit. But victory No. 45 for
Globe and Mail
Canada takes 2-1 lead over Italy after epic
Davis Cup
doubles match
VANCOUVER -- Passage to Belgrade or New York could be booked by Canada
's
Davis Cup
team if the country
's best singles player can put the dagger to Italy Sunday at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Milos Raonic is to face Italy
's No.
Vancouver Sun
Roger Ebert
Ebert, Gene Siskel
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
New Yorker (blog)
Roeper: Tribute to
Roger Ebert
's
thumbs-up sign
Roger Ebert
's
famous thumbs-up sign took on a very different symbol as he battled cancer, according to Richard Roeper, who co-hosted At the Movies with Ebert for eight years. Roeper says that after Ebert lost the ability to speak following cancer
USA TODAY
Ebert
Was a Critic Whose Sting Was Salved by Caring
#Ebert and #RIPEbert crowded out all the other hashtags on Twitter. Every movie blogger, entertainment journalist, critic and film buff who had crossed paths with
Roger Ebert
or absorbed his influence — which is to say just about all of us — posted
New York Times
Facebook Home
Facebook Phone
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
Digital Trends
Google
's Android smatphones to sport
Facebook Home
(with video)
NEW YORK —
Facebook Home
, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google
's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor
Vancouver Sun
Facebook
Offers Clarification On
And Privacy Before Full Android Invasion
Om Malik expressed serious concerns over
Facebook
knowing your location at any given time, namely because they
'd eventually be able to pin-point the location of your
, place of business, etc. Activist Parker Higgins seemed concerned about the fact
TechCrunch
Evil Dead
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400
Hollywood Reporter
Evil Dead
' Reviews: Gory Remake Gets Love
amp; Hate
Evil Dead
remake (out Apr. 5) promised to bring back the original
's terrifying premise and inject it with the all-out gore that we
're used to seeing these days. The reviews for the film are in, and while some critics totally loved the bloodbath
Hollywood Life
Box office update:
Evil Dead
scares up $10.1 million on Friday;
'Jurassic
The box office was alive thanks to the
Evil Dead
on Friday. The $17 million horror remake, from TriStar, FilmDistrict, and Ghost House took in a terrific $10.1 million on its debut Friday — the same amount that fellow horror release Mama earned in its
Entertainment Weekly
North Korea
North Korea News, Guam, Kim Jong Un, Korea
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0400
New York Times
North Korea
moves missile to east as nuclear crisis escalates
North Korea
is moving a medium-range missile to a site in the east of the country, a U.S. intelligence official said Thursday as tensions with the nuclear-armed state continued to escalate. The official declined to say where the Musudan missile was
NBCNews.com (blog)
North Korea
Moves Missile to Coast, but Little Threat Is Seen
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea
's defense chief said Thursday that
North Korea
had moved to its east coast a missile with a “considerable” range, but that the weapon was not capable of reaching the United States. The disclosure came as the North
's
New York Times
Ryan O'byrne
NHL trade deadline, Leafs
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
National Post
Leafs will probably give
Ryan O
Byrne
time to adjust to Toronto
TORONTO — John-Michael Liles was one of the first people to call after the trade. “Offered for me to stay at his place,”
Ryan O
Byrne
said with a smile on Thursday night, as he met with reporters for the first time as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
National Post
Maple Leafs swing deal for
Ryan O
Byrne
Nonis instead settled on a trade with depth in mind, acquiring defenceman
Ryan O
Byrne
from the Colorado Avalanche for a fourth-round pick. Nonis was given permission to speak with Kiprusoff — who doesn
't have a no-trade clause but indicated he would
CBC.ca (blog)
Cory Conacher
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
CBC.ca
Senators receive Lightning forward
Cory Conacher
for goalie Ben Bishop
Senators general manager Bryan Murray made just one trade at Wednesday
's trade deadline, but it was significant. Ottawa traded goaltender Ben Bishop to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for rookie forward
Cory Conacher
and a fourth-round draft pick.
CBC.ca
Hard-nosed mucker
Cory Conacher
beat the odds
Cory Conacher
#89 of the Tampa Bay Lightning battles in front of the net against Mark Borowiecki #74 of the Ottawa Senators during the first period at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on January 25, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. Photograph by: Scott Audette/NHLI
The Province
Luongo
Roberto Luongo
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
CBC.ca
Canucks
' Roberto
Luongo
'emotional ride
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto
Luongo
shared his thoughts on why he wasn
't moved on Wednesday
's NHL trade deadline.
Luongo
said his contract
"sucks,
" adding it prevented any potential move from Vancouver.
"It
's been an emotional ride the last
CBC.ca
Crashing the Roberto
Luongo
sympathy party
Yeah, no kidding Roberto
Luongo
. It sucks for the Vancouver Canucks, who can
't move it for fiscal and proprietary reasons. It sucked for the NHL, which banned the practice of cap circumvention thanks to this sort of creative accounting. And it sucks
Yahoo! Canada Sports (blog)
Edmonton Oilers
Jerred Smithson
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
The Province
With centre Jerred Smithson coming in where does that put
Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Smyth has been the ultimate good soldier for the
Edmonton Oilers
, sliding back to play fourth-line centre because of Eric Belanger
's ongoing plague of injuries (broken toes, now a bad groin), but what happens when Jerred Smithson shows up?
Edmonton Journal (blog)
Edmonton Oilers
Acquire Trash Bag of Moldy Hamburgers Named
"Jerred
A centre/right winger for the Florida Panthers, Smithson is acquired as a UFA rental to drive the
Oilers
over the hump into the playoffs for a fourth-round draft pick. He has four non-empty-net points and 22 shots so far this season. He is a poor man
's
Copper N Blue (blog)
Richie Sambora
Bon Jovi
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400
Hollywood Reporter
Richie Sambora
Leaves Bon Jovi Tour for
'Personal
' Reasons
Richie Sambora
. Although Bon Jovi guitarist
Richie Sambora
said Wednesday he is dropping out of the spring leg of the band
's Because We Can tour to take care of
"personal issues,
" a source told TMZ that the key problem is financial. our editor
Hollywood Reporter
Richie Sambora
leaves Bon Jovi before Calgary stop
But there
's speculation that
Sambora
's
absence was the result of a bitter feud between him and frontman Jon Bon Jovi. According to TMZ, the 51-year-old singer reportedly “constantly belittles”
Sambora
; money is also an explosive issue, and allegedly
Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
Finding Dory
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400
Yahoo! Movies (blog)
Finding Dory
': Will It Create an Ecological Disaster?
-like blue tang (Photo: ThinkStock)
"
Finding
" didn
't exactly
lots of fans among animal lovers, eco activists and scientists. After all, ill-equipped fans raced to acquire Nemo-esque clownfish as pets; others sought to liberate their
Yahoo! Movies (blog)
Finding Dory
, sequel to Finding Nemo, due for 2015 release
Disney Pixar have announced that
Finding Dory
, the sequel to the studio
's classic 2003 animation Finding Nemo, will be released in cinemas in 2015. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the original film, thrilled Nemo fans when she spoke
Telegraph.co.uk
Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0400
Toronto Star
Blue Jays
battle against Cleveland Indians but come up short in extras: Griffin
Blue Jays
had some good news Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians, but the bottom line was that an 11th-inning leadoff homer by Mark Reynolds off Sergio Santos handed Toronto a second straight loss at the Rogers Centre. It
's a
Toronto Star
Blue Jays
a winner in the eyes of at least one fan Tuesday night
There are always plenty of stories from the home opener and here are a couple more left over from Cleveland
's 4-1 victory over the Toronto
Blue Jays
on Tuesday night at a deflated Rogers Centre. As the
Blue Jays
were taking batting practice before the
Globe and Mail
NHL Trades
NHL Trade Deadline 2013, NHL trade
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
National Post
NHL trade
deadline deals that will make an impact
It was a slow start to the
's
annual
trade
deadline bonanza and the principals of a minor deal between Chicago and Boston stood alone. By the end of the day, when the final numbers rolled in,
teams made 17
trades
involving 30 players. And with
National Post
NHL trade
deadline winners and losers
EDMONTON — There were more experts on the
NHL trade
deadline TV panels than actual trades — enough former coaches, GM
's, players and insider commentators for two NHL team rosters — but if we didn
't get quantity this time around, nobody can knock
Ottawa Citizen
Derek Roy
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400
Regina Leader-Post
Canucks shake things up, land centre
Derek Roy
in trade with Dallas Stars, re
VANCOUVER — Centre
Derek Roy
is coming, left-winger Chris Higgins is staying and the Vancouver Canucks are still trying to make more moves to strengthen their roster for the NHL
's stretch run and playoffs. A trade for Roy led off Tuesday
's events as
Regina Leader-Post
Canucks acquire
Derek Roy
from Stars
The Vancouver Canucks added some much-needed depth at forward by acquiring centre
Derek Roy
, who was sent packing for the second time in 12 months.
"Everything happens for a reason and I
'm excited to be a Canuck,
" Roy said on a conference call
CBC.ca
Jaromir Jagr
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0400
Globe and Mail
Jaromir Jagr
headed to Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins didn
't get Jarome Iginla, but they did get another NHL veteran who still has game.
Jaromir Jagr
, the 41-year-old forward who was scored 679 goals in his NHL career, was traded by the Dallas Stars to the Bruins on Tuesday in exchange
Globe and Mail
Bruins land
Jaromir Jagr
from Stars
The Boston Bruins acquired
Jaromir Jagr
from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, hoping the 10th-leading goal scorer in NHL history can improve their shaky offence even at age 41. His peak years far behind him, Jagr still should boost the Bruins weak power
CBC.ca
Maria Sibylla Merian
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:00:00 -0400
The Guardian
Maria Sibylla Merian
: artist whose passion for insects changed science
If you love art, then you may know that today is the birthday of one of the world
's most talented scientific illustrators,
Maria Sibylla Merian
(1647-1717). Long before the camera was invented, she acted as the world
's eyes by painting stunning and
The Guardian
Maria Sibylla Merian
turns 366 — Google celebrates by letting insects invade
Maria Sibylla Merian
changed the insect world with her illustrations — and she started when she was just 13. Her youthful passion grew into a study of insects that would centuries later become the foundation for taxonomy. Instead of studying lifeless
National Post
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