Nets GM fined $25K, suspended for entering refs' locker room
NEW YORK — Nets general manager Sean Marks was suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for entering the referees’ locker room after Brooklyn’s loss to Philadelphia in Game 4 of their playoff series. Atkinson said coaches were told that wrapping players as they tried to roll to the basket would be a point of emphasis this season. He will serve his suspension Tuesday, when the 76ers try to wrap up the series in Game 5 in Philadelphia. Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai offered support for Marks on Twitter . “My partners and I have spoken and the entire Nets ownership group support our GM Sean Marks for protesting the wrong calls and missed calls,” he wrote.
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 17:20 UTC
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Michelle Branch, Black Keys’ Patrick Carney marry
The Grammy-winning musicians tied the knot Saturday at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans in front of close friends and family, a representative for Carney told The Associated Press on Sunday. NEW YORK—Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys are married. Among those attending the wedding were the couple’s 7-month-old son, Rhys, and Branch’s 13-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Owen. Branch, 35, wore a dress by Temperley London and walked down the aisle to Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love” performed by Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Carney, 39, wore a Burberry suit.
Source:thestar
April 21, 2019 17:03 UTC
Liverpool returns to top spot; Everton humiliates Man United
LONDON — Before returning to the top of the Premier League, Liverpool got to savour a Manchester United humiliation. Now, unusually, Liverpool needs a swift recovery by its great rival after United’s despair at being routed 4-0 by Everton on Sunday. “If you are only motivated by winning the holy grail then something is wrong with you,” Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. Liverpool now has a club-record 88 Premier League points, beating the 86 managed in the 2008-09 season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in the 77th but Arsenal couldn’t find two more goals to extend its 10-match winning league run at home.
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 17:03 UTC
The little-known history of Squamish Nation land in Vancouver
"It's really ironic," said Rudy Reimer, an archeologist with Simon Fraser University, who is also a member of the Squamish Nation. In 1877, under the Indian Act, the federal government allotted about 34 hectares of the land to the Squamish Nation and called it Kitsilano Indian Reserve no. In 1977, the Squamish Nation accused the federal government of failing to protect them from their reserve lands being wrongfully taken, according to Squamish Nation historical documents. The Squamish Nation thus, in 2002 regained a small section of the earlier reserve, today's Kitsilano Indian Reserve No. This is the area the Squamish Nation is proposing to build on today.
Source:CBC News
April 21, 2019 16:52 UTC
2 people shot in east Regina
Regina police are investigating after two people were shot early Sunday morning in east Regina. Officers were sent to a business in the 1900 block of Fleet Street just after 5:00 a.m. CST. They found two victims there with gunshot wounds and paramedics took them to hospital. Dale Lakeman lives on 200 block Fines Drive in East Regina where police said two people were shot on Sunday morning. Employees at the Petro-Canada on Fleet St. confirmed two people entered the business this morning.
Source:CBC News
April 21, 2019 16:41 UTC
Michelle Branch, Black Keys' Patrick Carney tie the knot
NEW YORK — Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys are married. Among those attending the wedding were the couple’s 7-month-old son, Rhys, and Branch’s 13-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Owen. Branch, 35, wore a dress by Temperley London and walked down the aisle to Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love” performed by Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. Carney, 39, wore a Burberry suit. The Black Keys, which includes singer-guitarist-producer Dan Auerbach, have a string of rock hits including “Lonely Boy,” “Tighten Up” and “Fever.”——This story has been corrected to identify the Elvis Presley song as “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” not “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.”
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 16:07 UTC
Why travelling carnivals are disappearing from small-town Canada
A popular travelling carnival has cut northern B.C. More rides, fewer showsThe family-operated West Coast Amusements, which has been running for four generations, isn't the only one facing a shifting landscape. Erin Fawcett, with the Carnival Museum in Ontario, says a lot has changed since the era of carnivals, which she described as the 1920s to 1940s. "The biggest difference between the old days of the carnivals and now is this: it's gotten way more expensive," she said. (West Coast Amusements/Facebook)In particular, tor travelling carnivals that bounce between towns, the cost of frequently relocating can be crippling.
Source:CBC News
April 21, 2019 16:02 UTC
Waikiki flood concerns spur push for Hawaii shore protection
The bill is moving forward two years after a state-mandated sea level rise adaptation report was made public to act as a guideline for future legislative action and planning. Research included in the report suggests Hawaii will see a 3-foot (0.9 metres) rise in ocean levels by the end of this century. University of Hawaii researcher Tiffany Anderson, who led the study, said traditional sea level forecasts use what is known as the “bathtub model” to measure where water will rise and flood land. “We’ve long suspected processes like shoreline erosion, waves overtopping and inundation would be additional factors for Hawaii,” Anderson said. “I think sea level rise and climate change impacts globally are going to have a huge disruptive effect on economies,” Lowen said.
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 15:56 UTC
Man's death in Saskatoon considered suspicious
Police in Saskatoon said they are investigating a suspicious death. Emergency responders received a call of an injured man in the 200 block of Avenue K South around 9:30 p.m. CST Saturday. Police said the responders found a 32-year-old man and transported him to hospital, where he was declared dead. The Major Crime Section, Forensic Identification unit and the Coroner are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Source:CBC News
April 21, 2019 15:33 UTC
Benzema scores hat trick for Madrid in 3-0 win over Athletic
BARCELONA, Spain — Karim Benzema hit a hat trick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Sunday, extending his scoring run since the return of coach Zinedine Zidane. Out of the Champions League, and trailing Spanish leader Barcelona by 13 points in third place, Madrid’s players have nothing to play for other than pride. Benzema was already one of Zidane’s favourite players when they won three Champions League titles together before Zidane stepped down last summer– only to come back last month. “I am happy that Karim scored the goals, but I am sure that he is happier for the victory. Getafe leapfrogged Sevilla into fourth place, the last spot granting access to the Champions League next season.
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 15:28 UTC
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Hundreds of Canadian troops deployed to flood zones in Quebec and N.B.
Legault will visit a community centre and flooded homes on an island in the Laval region, where Canadian Forces troops are expected to join the efforts to limit the damage. ( Jacques Boissinot / THE CANADIAN PRESS )Many people across Quebec and New Brunswick have been filling sandbags in an effort to protect their homes. Officials say water levels are expected to rise in many regions due to warming temperatures that contribute to snowmelt and ice movement. Urgence Quebec says that as of Sunday morning, 980 residences across the province had been flooded and more than 1,200 people had left their homes. Meanwhile, about 120 Canadian soldiers are being deployed across western New Brunswick to help residents threatened by rising floodwaters.
Source:thestar
April 21, 2019 15:22 UTC
Judge has 'pretty significant strain,' will be out awhile
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge won’t be back with the New York Yankees anytime soon, a further blow to an injury-decimated team with a mediocre record 3 1/2 weeks into the season. “Pretty significant strain in there,” manager Aaron Boone said. Those six and Judge accounted for 175 of the team’s record 267 homers last year, 515 of 851 runs and 515 of the 821 RBIs. In addition, new shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has a strained left calf. Sanchez, out since April 10 with a strained left calf, is scheduled to play a rehabilitation game Monday with Class A Charleston and could be activated before Wednesday’s game at the Los Angeles Angels.
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 15:16 UTC
What you need to know about flood risks in Ottawa-Gatineau
Many residents in Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., are spending their Easter weekend preparing for the looming flood risk as the water levels rise on the Ottawa River. Water levels are expected to rise slowly Sunday in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, the Ottawa River Regulation Board Planning Board reported Sunday morning. <a href="https://twitter.com/hydroottawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HydroOttawa</a> affiliate <a href="https://twitter.com/energyottawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EnergyOttawa</a> continues to monitor upstream water levels and generating stations at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChaudiereFalls?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChaudiereFalls</a>. The City of Ottawa is asking people who need community assistance with their home during the flooding to register online. Residents who are in danger of their homes flooding but don't have internet access can call 211 to request help from volunteers.
Source:CBC News
April 21, 2019 15:16 UTC
Giuliani: Nothing wrong with Trump camp taking Russian help
Giuliani called the Trump campaign’s effort to get political help from representatives of the Russian government possibly ill-advised but not illegal. The Trump campaign was seeking harmful information on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Mueller found no evidence of a conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign and made no decision on obstruction of justice. Giuliani said Trump’s legal team was weighing whether it would release a detailed written rebuttal to the Mueller report. Lee was on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”——For complete coverage of the Mueller report, go to https://www.apnews.com/TrumpInvestigations
Source:National Post
April 21, 2019 15:14 UTC
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Sunday Mailbag: Maple Leafs are Canada's team now
Sunday afternoon, with a chance for the Toronto Maple Leafs not just to beat the Boston Bruins, but eliminate them. The Leafs could be, ahem, “Canada’s team” now that Calgary and Winnipeg have stepped aside. So, yes Mitch Marner is an excellent player today and most likely going to be a great player, but not "the best ever seen”. Two good teams, one great game, We’ll see how it plays out on Sunday. My job, being in Toronto, working for the Toronto Star, is to cover the Toronto hockey team.
Source:thestar
April 21, 2019 15:11 UTC