Category Archives: Canadian Press
Health officials investigate salmonella outbreak that may be linked to cucumbers
VANCOUVER - The Public Health Agency of Canada says an investigation is underway into an outbreak of salmonella infections involving five provinces, mostly in western Canada. The agency says on its we...
Oct 20, 2018
Yara Shahidi urges fight against 'identity blind narrative'
LOS ANGELES - Yara Shahidi brought the crowd to its feet at the GLSEN awards as she warned against an “identity blind narrative” in the struggle for acceptance of all. The 18-year-old R...
Oct 20, 2018
All sharks tagged in N.S. expedition can now be tracked on Ocearch website
HALIFAX - All six of the sharks tagged in Nova Scotian waters as part of a “historic” expedition can now be tracked on Ocearch’s website, and appear to be scattering throughout the o...
Oct 20, 2018
Impact hope to stave off MLS playoff elimination by beating Toronto FC
MONTREAL - Facing elimination for the first time this season, the Montreal Impact know they need a minor miracle to make this year’s Major League Soccer playoffs. The Impact need at least four p...
Oct 20, 2018
Box-office Mourinho centre of attention again in EPL
Deflated after seeing his team concede a last-minute goal against his former club, Jose Mourinho looked up from his seat in the dugout to see a rival coach taunting him just a few meters away. So bega...
Oct 20, 2018
Former PQ minister Lise Payette remembered as role model for female politicians
MONTREAL - Members from across Quebec’s political spectrum gathered at a downtown Montreal theatre to celebrate the life of Parti Quebecois cabinet minister Lise Payette, who died in September a...
Oct 20, 2018
Former Ontario Tory leader Patrick Brown attempts political comeback in Brampton
TORONTO - Patrick Brown is down, but he may not be out yet. The embattled politician, who was forced to resign as leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives months before the party won a majo...
Oct 20, 2018
B.C. Lions clinch playoff spot with 42-32 win over Edmonton Eskimos
VANCOUVER - The MVP of last year’s Grey Cup has led his new team to a spot in this year’s playoffs. Receiver DeVier Posey had a trio of touchdowns for the B.C. Lions (9-7) as they beat the...
Oct 20, 2018
Kennedy Stewart named mayor of Vancouver; one of several B.C. turnovers
VANCOUVER - Former New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart has won a neck-and-neck mayoral race to lead Vancouver, as local government saw shakeups across the region. Supporters chanted, “Kennedy, Kenne...
Oct 20, 2018
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.6B, thanks to worsening odds
DES MOINES, Iowa - If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it’s because they are getting larger and larger. Tuesday night’s Mega Millions estimated grand prize has...
Oct 20, 2018