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OPEC talks on production hit snag as pandemic clouds outlook
FRANKFURT - The OPEC oil producers' cartel was to push ahead with a new round of discussions Tuesday about how much to pump next year as countries wrestled over whether to extend the production cuts t...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump admin silent after Hajdu pushes back on U.S. plan to raid Canada's drug cabinet
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration is keeping silent about Canada blocking its plan to import prescription drugs from north of the border. Health Minister Patty Hajdu has prohibited the expor...
Dec 01, 2020
Conservatives push for parliamentary committee study into failed vaccine deal
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling for a parliamentary committee to probe the Liberal government's plan to refit a National Research Council facility in Montreal to start producing a COVID...
Dec 01, 2020
China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
BEIJING - A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon Tuesday, the government announced. The Chang'e 5 probe "successfully landed on the moon in the pre-selected l...
Dec 01, 2020
‘I’m Your Woman’ puts a fresh spin on the 1970s crime drama
Director Julia Hart couldn't stop thinking about Tuesday Weld. She had just watched Michael Mann's 1981 thriller "Thief" and Weld's character Jessie had taken over her imagination. Where did she and t...
Dec 01, 2020
Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction gets high court review
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby's lawyers will argue Tuesday that his 2018 sex assault trial was marred by evidence and testimony that should have been excluded as they ask Pennsylvania's highest court to t...
Dec 01, 2020
Great North Sessions - All Masked Up
Garage Band 10 students present: Great North Sessions "All Masked Up" On Tuesday December 8th @ 7:00pm! Watch it live here!Garage Band is a project of Churchill High School.
Dec 01, 2020
2020 Saskatchewan Music Awards
SaskMusic today announced the nominees of the 2020 Saskatchewan Music Awards, via a streamed event. The awards are intended to honour excellence and celebrate the achievements of our Saskatchewan musi...
Dec 01, 2020
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney steps down in aftermath of playoff loss
TORONTO - Greg Vanney has stepped down from his roles as head coach and technical director of Toronto FC. The club made the announcement on Tuesday, in the aftermath of last week's playoff loss agains...
Dec 01, 2020
US construction spending jumps 1.3% in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. construction spending jumped 1.3% in October, the fifth straight monthly increase, again on the strength of single-family home building. The Commerce Department reported Tues...
Dec 01, 2020