UConn stunned at buzzer by Mississippi State to end 111-game win streak

  Yassine Sadri   22:30    0 Comments
UConn's record 111-game winning streak came to a startling end when Mississippi State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in women's basketball history, stunning the Huskies 66-64 on Morgan William's overtime buzzer beater

Canada not affected by U.S. EpiPen recall

  Yassine Sadri   20:01    0 Comments
A recall of the emergency anti-allergy medicine EpiPen is expanding to the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America because the allergy shots may not work. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nFM0Np

Ottawa tries again with natural health product consultation

  Yassine Sadri   18:16    0 Comments
Health Canada is launching a second set of public consultations about a controversial plan to revamp regulations governing self-care products such as natural health remedies, cosmetics and over-the-counter medications. from CBC | Health

Tim Raines receives hero's welcome in return to Montreal

  Yassine Sadri   17:25    0 Comments
Tim Raines returned to Olympic Stadium as a hero. The former Montreal Expos outfielder, got a long, thunderous ovation when he was introduced in a pre-game tribute Friday night before a pre-season game

Scientists take next steps to prevent further spread of Zika virus

  Yassine Sadri   14:36    0 Comments
Researchers have begun the second phase of testing of a Zika vaccine developed by U.S. government scientists in a trial that could yield preliminary results as early as the end of 2017. from

Passengers on WestJet, Emirates flights may have been exposed to measles

  Yassine Sadri   12:21    0 Comments
A health warning has been issued for people who flew on a number of WestJet flights between March 22 and March 24. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nEHBdp

Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman make history at figure skating worlds

  Yassine Sadri   12:09    0 Comments
Canadians Kaetlyn Osmond and Gabrielle Daleman capture silver and bronze, respectively, at the world figure skating championships Friday in Helsinki. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2oiANFi

Why the Montreal Expos could make a comeback

  Yassine Sadri   11:45    0 Comments
Many say it's still a pipe dream, but radical changes in Major League Baseball mean a rebirth of the Montreal Expos is more possible today than ever before. Now about that stadium... from

Former Expo Tim Raines gets key to Montreal, heads to Big O for exhibition game

  Yassine Sadri   09:45    0 Comments
Baseball Hall of Fame nominee Tim Raines received the key to Montreal Friday morning, and Mayor Denis Coderre took the opportunity to reaffirm that the city is closer than ever to welcoming back

On Notice: Meet the Canadian 'heart' of South Carolina's Cinderella Final Four run

  Yassine Sadri   09:05    0 Comments
He doesn't seek the spotlight, but Toronto guard Duane Notice has helped push his team onto one of the biggest stages in sports as a key figure in South Carolina's improbable march to

Virtue and Moir on top after record-breaking short skate at worlds

  Yassine Sadri   07:04    0 Comments
The Canadian duo sits in first place after scoring a record setting 82.43 points during the ice dance short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday. from CBC

'It's abominable': Vancouver mayor reacts to overdose deaths

  Yassine Sadri   06:26    0 Comments
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is calling the opioid overdose situation in the city 'abominable,' after another bad week of overdoses and deaths. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2of1daS

Virtue and Moir reach new heights at figure skating worlds

  Yassine Sadri   06:19    0 Comments
Canadian ice dance icons Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir continued a torrid pace in their comeback season, posting a personal-best short dance performance at the world figure skating championships Friday in Helsinki. from

Russian skater Plushenko rules out Olympic comeback

  Yassine Sadri   05:24    0 Comments
Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko has ruled out a comeback for next year's Pyeongchang Games. Plushenko hasn't competed in three years but repeatedly flirted with a comeback. He won individual gold

Virtue and Moir: Dance Me To The End Of Love

  Yassine Sadri   00:44    0 Comments
Canadian icons take a tour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, discuss their creative process and explore the famed Chagall: Colour and Music exhibit from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2nFJwQB

Virtue-Moir partnership 20 years in the making

  Yassine Sadri   00:44    0 Comments
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have been partners for 20 years, a lifetime when it comes to sports. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2mU8hK9

Meet the woman who saves a life a day on Surrey's 135A Street strip

  Yassine Sadri   13:46    0 Comments
Rosie Rurka has a reputation on Surrey’s notorious 135A Street strip as a woman who brings people back from the dead. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2odRSQt

Hobbled Radford and partner Duhamel gut it out to finish 7th at world championships

  Yassine Sadri   12:34    0 Comments
Hours after Eric Radford considered withdrawing due to injury, he and partner Meagan Duhamel held on to finish seventh in pairs at the world figure skating championships. from CBC | Figure Skating News

Montreal honours former Expo Tim Raines

  Yassine Sadri   12:20    0 Comments
Former Montreal Expo Tim Raines is in Montreal for two days of honours which include a gala Thursday and a ceremony at the Olympic Stadium Friday. from CBC | MLB News http://ift.tt/2odEUSR

Brad Gushue ready to lead Canada at world men's curling championship

  Yassine Sadri   12:01    0 Comments
Brad Gushue and his teammates have plenty of experience wearing the Maple Leaf even though they're set to make their first appearance at the world men's curling championship, starting this weekend in Edmonton.

McDonald's opts for fresh beef, not frozen, for some burgers soon

  Yassine Sadri   11:41    0 Comments
The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. from CBC

'Let's Talk', WHO says, as depression rates rise 18% in a decade

  Yassine Sadri   08:41    0 Comments
Lack of support for mental health combined with a common fear of stigma means many do not get the treatment they need to live healthy, productive lives. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2of67VI

Patrick Chan 3rd after short program at figure skating worlds

  Yassine Sadri   08:14    0 Comments
Canada’s Patrick Chan skated a clean short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday en route to a third-place standing in Helsinki. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2octkHC

Majority of middle-aged Canadians not using condoms, survey suggests

  Yassine Sadri   08:06    0 Comments
When it comes to safe sex, a new study suggests middle-aged Canadians have something to learn from the younger generation. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2oCMDGy

5 keys to the Blue Jays' 2017 season

  Yassine Sadri   07:45    0 Comments
Manager John Gibbons and the Toronto Blue Jays are striving for more, namely a World Series appearance, after reaching the ALCS each of the past two years. The health of several players will

Barbara Ann Scott: Ice queen

  Yassine Sadri   06:14    0 Comments
With her singular combination of grace, charm and stunning athleticism, Canada's first Olympic figure skating champion was nothing short of winter sports royalty. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2oCb8nD

P.E.I. widow awarded benefits after husband's death linked to workplace bullying

  Yassine Sadri   06:01    0 Comments
A P.E.I. woman has won a three-year battle to get benefits after the Workers Compensation Board linked her husband's death to workplace bullying. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nyAqUc

Pedestrian deaths in U.S. spike 11% in study, but precise impact of mobile devices unclear

  Yassine Sadri   06:01    0 Comments
Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data released Thursday.

Defending pairs champions Duhamel, Radford struggle at worlds

  Yassine Sadri   05:09    0 Comments
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are a surprising seventh after struggling in their pairs short program at the world figure skating championships in Helsinki. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2ozBk25

Road to the Olympic Games: World Figure Skating Championships

  Yassine Sadri   16:39    0 Comments
Watch CBC TV's coverage of the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, beginning with the women's and pairs short programs Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2nhX80Y

Paramedic calls for more defibrillators after 2 hockey players' lives saved

  Yassine Sadri   14:01    0 Comments
Pete Wightman and his middle-aged buddies used to joke about the defibrillator at Carleton University's Ice House, where they play hockey every week — but not anymore. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2oa19cX

Montreal baseball investors have met MLB conditions, sources say

  Yassine Sadri   13:45    0 Comments
A group of Montreal investors has met the conditions laid out by Major League Baseball to get a team back in the city, a source has told The Canadian Press. from CBC |

Universal celiac screening lacks evidence, U.S. panel finds

  Yassine Sadri   13:31    0 Comments
There is not enough evidence to encourage or discourage doctors from testing all their patients for celiac disease, according to a U.S. government-backed panel. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2oc8QiL

Mets closer Jeurys Familia handed 15-game suspension

  Yassine Sadri   12:40    0 Comments
​New York Mets all-star reliever Jeurys Familia accepted a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, discipline stemming from an altercation last October. from CBC | MLB News http://ift.tt/2nMRyrA

Straight Outta Compton, Dodgers play-by-play caller Vin Scully join U.S. recording registry

  Yassine Sadri   12:20    0 Comments
Straight Outta Compton — the groundbreaking album from rap group N.W.A. and a one-time flashpoint in America's culture wars — has been selected for the prestigious U.S. National Recording Registry. from CBC |

25 illnesses in 4 provinces linked to E. coli-tainted Robin Hood flour

  Yassine Sadri   12:11    0 Comments
There have been 25 cases of E. coli linked to a recalled batch of Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nMD1fu

Helsinki: A city in love with sport

  Yassine Sadri   12:09    0 Comments
Figure skating organizers make a wise choice when they picked Helsinki as the host of the 2017 world championships, writes CBC Sports host Scott Russell. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2nwo3rA

Doctor in Ebola case found guilty of misconduct in UK

  Yassine Sadri   11:11    0 Comments
A tribunal has found a doctor who misled other medics over the temperature of Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey is guilty of serious misconduct. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nhirzV

Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman in podium position at figure skating worlds

  Yassine Sadri   06:54    0 Comments
Canadian figure skaters Kaetlyn Osmond and Gabrielle Daleman put on a show at the world figure skating championships in Helsinki on Wednesday. The two sit in second and third place, respectively, following the

Team Canada faces 'strong field' at curling worlds, says Gallant

  Yassine Sadri   06:21    0 Comments
P.E.I. curler Brett Gallant says the Canadian team will have to be sharp to compete in a balanced field at the World Curling Championship, starting this weekend in Edmonton. from CBC | Curling

Will Canadians buy legal weed online? Canopy Growth is betting on it

  Yassine Sadri   06:16    0 Comments
Canopy Growth Corp., Canada's biggest publicly traded marijuana company, is getting ready to launch a new online store. The move hints at how legal marijuana sales might look in the near future. from

St. John's class gets hands dirty learning gardening skills from Autism Society

  Yassine Sadri   06:11    0 Comments
A group of Grade 1 students spent an afternoon learning something they don't normally get taught in school by people who don't normally teach them. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2ofPRkd

Injured Eric Radford to focus on 'comfort' during pairs short at worlds says Skate Canada

  Yassine Sadri   06:04    0 Comments
Michael Slipchuk, high performance director for Skate Canada discusses the plan for Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, ahead of the pairs short skate on Wednesday at the World Figure Skating Championships. from CBC

Trump balks at throwing 1st pitch at Nationals game

  Yassine Sadri   13:18    0 Comments
The Washington Nationals say President Donald Trump has declined an invitation to throw the ceremonial first pitch before their game on opening day. from CBC | MLB News http://ift.tt/2nJshi0

Students aim to cure design flaws in peekaboo hospital gowns

  Yassine Sadri   13:04    0 Comments
Nova Scotia university students have designed three prototypes for new hospital gowns that aim to preserve a patient's dignity. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2nvrVe7

World pairs champion Eric Radford battling injury

  Yassine Sadri   10:43    0 Comments
Canada's two-time defending pairs champion Eric Radford is battling an injury on the eve of the world figure skating championships. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2ouP9yJ

World Figure Skating Championships

  Yassine Sadri   10:43    0 Comments
Follow the action in real time with live dispatches from CBC Sports' Pj Kwong, Scott Russell and Brenda Irving in Helsinki, Finland. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2ouWMFw

Weaver and Poje fight back from worlds heartbreak

  Yassine Sadri   10:43    0 Comments
A gutting fifth-place finish at last year's world championships pushed Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje to completely overhaul their training and their lives. from CBC | Figure Skating News http://ift.tt/2o2F3sn

Jim Pattison donates $75M to Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital Foundation

  Yassine Sadri   10:14    0 Comments
B.C. billionaire's donation is the largest by a private citizen to a single medical facility in Canadian history, St. Paul's Foundation says. from CBC | Health News http://ift.tt/2ndXXrM

Autism therapy helped Daniel learn to speak, do math, and decide he'll get married

  Yassine Sadri   10:14    0 Comments
Daniel Thompson has learned to speak, do math and make friends thanks to the intensive behavioural therapy he's received. But the provincial funding for it remains up in the air. from CBC |