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All kids should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth, experts say
TORONTO - Clinicians and researchers attending an international conference say all Canadian children should be vaccinated against hepatitis B starting at birth to prevent the development of potentiall...
Jun 14, 2018
Canada topples Panama 105-39, advance to FIBA U18 Americas Championship semis
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Addison Patterson scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds as Canada toppled Panama 105-39 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the FIBA under-18 Americas Championship. Jah...
Jun 14, 2018
Eskimos edge Bombers 33-30 in CFL's second-longest game in history
WINNIPEG - You wouldn’t think a field-goal kicker would have the greatest focus at 1 a.m., but Sean Whyte did. The Edmonton Eskimos’ 10-year veteran booted a 44-yard field goal with eight ...
Jun 14, 2018
Police need policy on 'grievous bodily harm' calls: B.C. coroner's inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - Jurors who heard this week about a woman who spent four days paralyzed and dying inside her home in rural British Columbia say police and their dispatchers need to review how they hand...
Jun 14, 2018
Johnson shares lead in a US Open that plays like one
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - The U.S. Open lived up to its reputation in the return to Shinnecock Hills. So did Dustin Johnson. Fresh off a six-shot victory last week, Johnson managed all aspects of his game T...
Jun 14, 2018
Toronto Marlies beat Texas Stars 6-1 to win Calder Cup final in seven games
Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe said his team went through “championship moments” during its long run through the American Hockey League post-season. Responding after giving up a goal. Pi...
Jun 14, 2018
Commish Randy Ambrosie: Still no definitive date on CFL Halifax expansion
WINNIPEG - Randy Ambrosie attended a historic CFL game in Winnipeg on Thursday and said he hopes football fans in Atlantic Canada will get to do the same thing one day. The league commissioner touched...
Jun 14, 2018
Alberta Indigenous community welcomes first rainbow Pride crosswalk
MASKWACIS, Alta. - A rainbow crosswalk in an Indigenous community south of Edmonton might be the first one on a First Nation reserve in Canada. More than 15 volunteers painted the colourful crosswalk ...
Jun 14, 2018
Senate on road to another showdown with government over impaired driving bill
OTTAWA - The Senate has set itself on the road to another potential showdown with the government, passing a gutted version of a bill to tighten impaired driving laws. The upper house approved Bill C-4...
Jun 14, 2018
Barnstable returns to Rebels as goaltending coach
The Red Deer Rebels have brough back a player from the past to be their new goaltending coach. Kraymer Barnstable takes over for Taylor Dakers, who leaves the club after five seasons to join the Princ...
Jun 14, 2018