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After teasing their excited fans with Game 1 victories, both the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets were playoff losers at home last night. The Colorado Avalanche rolled the Jets 5-2, while the Nashville Predators pounced on the Canucks 4-1.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

TORONTO — Her surname is synonymous with cinematic nightmares, but Caitlin Cronenberg says she doesn’t feel pressure to live up to her famous father's legacy as she steps into the director’s chair.

For decades, Anne Innis Dagg was the world’s leading expert on giraffes and a staunch advocate for gender equality in the face of sexist attitudes that derailed her academic career.

VANCOUVER — Andrew Brunette liked the way his Nashville Predators put their bodies on the line Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — Alexandar Georgiev paid back his Colorado Avalanche teammates for believing in him.

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $21 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 26 will be an estimated $26 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $21 million: 07, 14, 17, 26, 29, 38 & 39. Bonus: 18 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

TORONTO — It was a practice like any other at BMO Field. Friendly competition during warm-ups, with pushups for the losers, followed by a more serious training session with a coach barking orders.

Canada will host Mexico in a pair of women's international soccer friendlies in June. The ninth-ranked Canadians will play the 31st-ranked Mexicans on June 1 in Montreal and June 4 in Toronto in the so-called "Summer Send-off Series.