Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. parents urged to check immunization records after Chinese vaccine recall
VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia are urging parents of toddlers who were vaccinated in parts of China last year to check their records for a recalled vaccine. The BC Centre for Disea...
Jul 28, 2018
Roberts, Mulroney on screen, playing romantic partners
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney are reunited on screen and, to hear them banter, it feels so good. The actors, who starred on the big screen in “My Best Friend’s ...
Jul 28, 2018
Hughes is top Canadian in tie for 13th after three rounds at Glen Abbey
OAKVILLE, Ont. - A small boy followed Mackenzie Hughes around the final 11 holes Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open, easy to spot in a huge Toronto Maple Leafs jersey that hung down to his knees. Hughe...
Jul 28, 2018
Brazilian celebrities hold 'Free Lula' concert in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO - Some of Brazil’s most popular musicians called for jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be freed in a concert Saturday in Rio de Janeiro attended by tens of thou...
Jul 28, 2018
Rookie Lewis Ward leads Ottawa Redblacks past Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21-15
HAMILTON - Lewis Ward gave the Hamilton Tiger-Cats the boot Saturday afternoon. Ward kicked seven field goals to lead the Ottawa Redblacks past Hamilton 21-15 and increase their lead atop the East Div...
Jul 28, 2018
New plaque in Lytton, B.C., to honour early Chinese-Canadian settlers
LYTTON, B.C. - Chinese settlers to British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon are being honoured for the role they played in the province’s history with a commemorative plaque unveiled in the town o...
Jul 28, 2018
Johnson, Tway, An and Kim share the third-round lead at RBC Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - As Dustin Johnson was leaving the clubhouse at the Glen Abbey Golf Club, he paused, looked around at the assembled media, and smiled. “I hope to see y’all tomorrow,”...
Jul 28, 2018
Racing Royalty: Busch watches wife play polo with a prince
LONG POND, Pa. - Kurt Busch found another sport that suits him: The former NASCAR champion travelled to England to watch his wife play polo with a prince. The 2004 NASCAR Cup champ hit the sights in L...
Jul 28, 2018
22-year-old woman found dead in N.B. First Nation, one man in custody
ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, N.B. - Police say a 22-year-old woman was found dead outside a home in a New Brunswick First Nation. RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh says police found the woman̵...
Jul 28, 2018
Richmond, B.C., wildfire burning underground, challenging firefighters
RICHMOND, B.C. - Officials say a wildfire that broke out early Friday in the Vancouver suburbs presents a more hidden challenge for crews than some of the blazes burning across the rest of the provinc...
Jul 28, 2018