Pokemon fans in Hong Kong are disgruntled by the recent news of Pikachu’s name change in the upcoming Pokemon titles Sun and Moon. Nintendo which is about to release a new Pokémon game titled “Sun and Moon,” has irked its fans in Hong Kong by renaming the iconic yellow pocket monster, Pikachu, to Pikaqiu in Cantonese. Translated previously as Bei-kaa-chyu, …

It’s been one week and there is still no sign of missing Vallejo 15-year-old Pearl Pinson. Investigators say they will continue following leads in the disappearance of 15-year-old Pearl Pinson, who was last seen being dragged off by a man who later died in a gun battle with police.

Astrophysicists now reveal how much the entire Milky Way galaxy weighs, which is an estimate of 700 billion solar masses, that has been the most accurate measurement yet by astronomers. Gwendolyn Eadie, a physicist at McMaster University, has been working on calculating the mass of the Milky Way for some time, and in a press release, she noted that “our …

A humanitarian aid convoy on Wednesday entered the opposition-held Syrian town of Darayya, the Red Cross said, in the first such delivery since a regime siege began in 2012. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement that the trucks carried relief aid for some 8,000 people in the town, located southwest of the capital, Damascus. …

A JetBlue passenger was forced to change her dress after the crew deemed her shorts to be too short and could offend other families. According to Mashable, Maggie McMuffin, a Burlesque performer, was asked to change by a gate agent at Logan Airport prior to boarding her flight to Seattle. She told KIR07 in Seattle that “it was the pilot’s …

The conspiracy trial for Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson continues in Prince Albert. Vey and Nicholson are accused of conspiring to murder their spouses in 2013. A jury at Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench was shown video from the RCMP interrogation of Angela Nicholson, who is charged along with Curtis Vey for allegedly plotting to murder their spouses.

Kaley Cuoco is demanding justice for Harambe, the gorilla killed after a 4-year-old boy fell into his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. The Big Bang Theory actress spoke out against the zoo’s actions in a post on Instagram. “I’m sure I will get tons of backlash (per usual),” Cuoco wrote. “I mean let’s be honest, I wear the wrong sweatpants …

The Medicine Hat Tigers are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Tiger great Tom Lysiak. Former NHL All-Star Tom Lysiak has died of leukemia at the age of 63. News of the two-time Stanley Cup winner’s death, due to meningitis as well as kidney and liver failure, came hours after another former NHL standout, Tom Lysiak of the Atlanta …

The Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Consol Energy Center on Thursday. They will face the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 in Pittsburgh on Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports). After the victory the Penguins were presented the Prince of Wales Trophy for winning the …

Robert Bates, a former Oklahoma reserve deputy convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man being subdued by regular deputies last year was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for second-degree manslaughter. Robert Bates, 74, and his attorney, Clark Brewster, cited his public service and health issues as reasons to reduce his sentence. Robert Bates’ wife and …

Cycling continues to grow in popularity, with slightly more people relying on two wheels as their main mode of transportation than they did five years ago, according to a report published Tuesday by the lobby group Vélo Québec. The report found that more people, especially in urban centres, are opting for cycling as a mode of transportation. About 1.9 million …