General manager Garth Snow ended weeks of silence about the New York Islanders’ draft plans on Friday evening, selecting London Knights centre John Tavares with the first overall pick at the NHL entry draft in Montreal.

Northwest Passage will never be major sea route, historian says
There might be more marine traffic moving through the Northwest Passage in recent years but the international controversy over the sea route is, nevertheless, overblown, says historian Gwynne Dyer.

More swine flu cases appear in Nunavut, N.W.T.
Nunavut health officials confirmed another 29 cases of swine flu on Thursday, while two more cases have turned up in the Northwest Territories.

Inquest called into death of Nunavut man who jumped from plane
Nunavut’s chief coroner called an inquest Friday into the death of a 20-year-old man who leaped to his death from an airplane that was flying over western Nunavut.

Mills lit up as Phillies embarrass Blue Jays
Toronto lefty Brad Mills was tagged for eight runs by the Philadelphia offence as the Phillies crushed the Blue Jays 10-0 at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Wave of tampon applicators plagues Halifax harbour
A Halifax woman has started a campaign to stop plastic tampon applicators from being flushed into the harbour.

P.E.I. baby in transplant controversy gets new heart
A baby who was expected to receive a new heart from an infant at the centre of a transplant controversy has been given a new organ and is recovering well, say doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children.

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