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OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
FRANKFURT - The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries said Thursday that they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July, moving...
Apr 01, 2021
Montreal Alouttes embrace possibility of NFL games being played in CFL team's city
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are embracing the possibility of NFL games being played in their city.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league has set its sights on playing in Canada a...
Apr 01, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
Blazers' Stankoven named to National U-18 team
KAMLOOPS --- Kamloops Blazers forward Logan Stankoven has been named to the National Under-18 team.Team Canada will play at the U-18 World Championship in Texas April 26 to May 6.With players self iso...
Apr 01, 2021
The cost of Netflix, gas and pop set to go up in B.C. on April 1
VICTORIA - It's Netflix and bill.On April 1, British Columbians will be charged more for streaming services, sugary carbonated drinks and gas at the pumps.The province is amending the collection of pr...
Apr 01, 2021
PETERS: The road is calling this long weekend. Please don't answer
MAYBE IT'S TOO LATE to ask you, beg you, plead with you not to travel this long weekend. Likely, if you're going somewhere to see family, you have already made those plans and the chances of convincin...
Apr 01, 2021
Trudeau Liberals ask public for advice on updating Access to Information law
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are asking the public for views on reforming the key federal transparency law, which the government acknowledges is sorely outdated. The government says the ideas for imp...
Apr 01, 2021
Merritt hoping another tourism season not lost, hopeful with COVID vaccination clinic starting April 12
KAMLOOPS - The City of Merritt is doing everything possible to keep the community of more than 7,000 people safe. "We're all tired, but we know it's essential to continue on with the public health ord...
Apr 01, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: Electric cars aren’t a solution; they’re part of the problem
QUESTION: How do electric cars fit into the future of Canada's pedestrian-friendly cities with more green space, shorter travel times, and a focus on communities?Answer: They don't.The problem with el...
Apr 01, 2021
Canada-U.S. dispute emerges over right whale killed by entanglement with fishing gear
HALIFAX - Canadian officials are challenging a draft report from their American colleagues that alleges fishing gear from Canada is to blame for the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale found ...
Apr 01, 2021
