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No Canadian content means less Canadian viewers for 2012 Stanley Cup
TORONTO – As expected, the lack of Canadian content in the 2012 Stanley Cup final meant a ratings hit for CBC.
Mystery man in Saskatchewan time capsule photograph identified by granddaughter
REGINA – The mystery of the man in the century-old photograph has been solved in Saskatchewan.
Trial witness: Stephen Baldwin threatened to leak ‘personal information’ about Kevin Costner
NEW ORLEANS – A trial witness says Stephen Baldwin threatened to feed personal information about Kevin Costner to The New York Times if the two actors couldn’t resolve their dispute over millions of dollars in BP money after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Actress Lucy Lawless pleads guilty to trespass after protest aboard oil ship in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Actress Lucy Lawless has pleaded guilty to trespass after she and other activists protested aboard an oil-drilling ship docked in New Zealand.
Geithner urges European leaders to quickly provide details on their financial rescue plans
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged European leaders to provide more details as soon as possible on their plans to resolve the continent’s debt crisis.
Survey says Canada is tops for women, other numbers suggest a different story
TORONTO – A new survey suggests Canada’s reputation for women’s equality shines brightly in the global gender equity community, but scholars at home argue the glow quickly fades in the shadow of cold, hard facts.
Cougar mauls terrier on southern Vancouver Island; dog left critical
VICTORIA – A small dog was mauled by a cougar on southern Vancouver Island Tuesday.
Australia announces the creation of the world’s largest network of marine reserves
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia announced on Thursday the creation of the world’s largest network of marine reserves covering 3.1 million square kilometres (1.2 million square miles) of ocean including the entire Coral Sea.
Moody’s drives Cyprus deeper into junk status with 2-notch downgrade over Greek euro exit fear
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Moody’s credit ratings agency drove Cyprus deeper into junk status with a two-notch downgrade to Ba3 over an increased likelihood that debt-crushed Greece will leave the eurozone.
Courteney Cox Arquette seeks to drop married name after divorce from David Arquette final
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Courteney Cox Arquette is seeking to legally drop her husband’s name once the former couple’s divorce is finalized.
US Open medal for the winner to be named after Jack Nicklaus
SAN FRANCISCO – Jack Nicklaus will always be linked with his four U.S. Open titles — not just in the record book, but on the gold medal given to the winner.
Las Vegas judge denies request to allow boxer Floyd Mayweather to serve jail time at home
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A judge in Las Vegas says Floyd Mayweather Jr. must stay in jail.
Rome defends question about lottery that led to Stern’s ‘beating your wife’ response
Jim Rome says he thought he was asking a “softball question” about the NBA draft lottery that led Commissioner David Stern to ask the radio host if he had stopped beating his wife.
Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki aggravates groin injury, rehab on hold
DENVER – Troy Tulowitzki’s rehab program was put on hold Wednesday after the Colorado Rockies shortstop aggravated a left groin strain that has sidelined him for the last two weeks.
Argos running back Cory Boyd scores 2 TDs in 29-24 pre-season win over Ticats
HAMILTON – Toronto running back Cory Boyd scored two short-yardage touchdowns as the Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-24 in CFL pre-season action Wednesday night.
Briton already facing hacking allegations now charged with cracking into Fox, PBS websites
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A 20-year-old Briton suspected of links to the hacking group Lulz Security is accused of cracking into websites for a Fox reality TV show, a venerable news show and other sites, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Movie review: Sandler sires latest lame comedy offspring with ‘That’s My Boy’
To say Adam Sandler’s new movie isn’t as bad as his last is like saying your typical dental filling isn’t as bad as a root canal. Neither will kill you, and with today’s anesthesia, they may not hurt that much. But there’s no way you want to be in that reclining chair, with sharp metal objects shoved in your mouth.
Protesters demonstrate outside Winnipeg zoo in support of bear cub
WINNIPEG – About 50 protesters gathered outside the Assiniboine Park Zoo to rally in favour of a small bear being sent to a sanctuary.
Japan holds funeral for emperor’s cousin, Prince Tomohito
TOKYO – Japan is holding a funeral for Prince Tomohito, a cousin of Emperor Akihito who died of cancer at age 66.
Tropical depression off coast of southern Mexico expected to strengthen; hurricane watch out.
MIAMI – The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the southern coast of Mexico because a tropical depression is expected to strengthen by the end of the week.
Air Transat flight attendants agree to freeze wages to help airline
MONTREAL – A majority of Air Transat’s 1,800 flight attendants have voted in favour of temporarily freezing their wages to help the airline’s bottom line.
Baseball Capsules
TORONTO – Stephen Strasburg won his fifth straight start, Tyler Moore hit the first two home runs of his career and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
B.C. Lions roll over Saskatchewan Roughriders 44-10 in CFL pre-season game
VANCOUVER – Backup quarterback Mike Reilly threw for three touchdowns as the B.C. Lions thumped the Saskatchewan Roughriders 44-10 in CFL pre-season action Wednesday night.
Matt Cain pitches first perfect game in Giants franchise history to beat Astros
SAN FRANCISCO – Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for the Giants on Wednesday night, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.