While the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, focus will turn for a short while on Tuesday evening to the non-playoff teams as the Draft Lottery goes down at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, N.J.

The future of these less fortunate franchises will begin to be charted. Will the last-place Vancouver Canucks get the payoff they hope for after such a turbulent season and end up with the top pick in the draft? Or will another team get lucky and supplant them in that position?

Last year, the

NEW YORK (AP) — After growing up in a Glasgow household without books, Douglas Stuart didn’t know much about the literary world as a young man beyond the recommendations given by a favorite of daytime television watchers, even in Scotland — .

“In a very classist country, Oprah’s club was one of the very first things that said books are for everyone. It was a powerful thing,” the 49-year-old author told The Associated Press during a recent interview at a hotel lounge

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — The nearly 150 people aboard off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, according to footage obtained by The Associated Press, after three passengers died and at least four others were left ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

The MV Hondius, a Dutch ship on and several isolated islands in the South Atlantic, has been waiting for help after authorities on the island of Cape Verde, off the West African coast, refused to allow passengers to disembark due

Canada is known for its vibrant culture and diversity, but you wouldn’t know that from our architecture.

It’s no surprise that the bottom line plays a role into materials and design decisions of commercial, residential and cultural buildings, but is there a way Canada can balance creativity, budget and authenticity to have the best looking country?

Host Maria Kestane speaks to Alex Josephson, founder of Toronto-based architecture firm, Partisans, to dig into the investment Canada needs to make into its up-and-coming

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Lost Boys” and each earned a leading 12 nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.

“The Lost Boys,” an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller, and “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks Broadway musicals, were followed by a revival of a big, soaring musical

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iran war risked reigniting after the the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, though a seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.

Iran’s powerful parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, accused the U.S. of undermining regional security with the effort to end Iran’s stranglehold on the strait and warned that Tehran will respond.

The U.S. military said two American-flagged

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly virus carried by rodents, and a recent outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde has renewed global attention on how it spreads and what risks it poses — including for Canadians.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch‑flagged cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde, has resulted in seven cases, including two confirmed infections, three deaths, one critically ill patient and three with mild symptoms.

The ship, carrying 147 passengers and crew from 23

An Ontario judge is expected to deliver his ruling today in the case of two women accused of killing a boy they were trying to adopt and confining his brother.

Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old boy.

The pair are also charged with multiple offences, including forcible confinement, related to the boy’s younger brother.

At the time of the arrests, police said the women were the boys’ prospective adoptive parents.

Investigators said the

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose on a year-over-year basis for the second straight month in April, while average selling prices moved lower again.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 5,946 homes were sold last month, up seven per cent from the same month last year, while sales also increased 6.1 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis from March.

TRREB chief information officer Jason Mercer says lower home prices and borrowing costs over the past year “have been