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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

‘It’s my DNA:’ Elwood Flynn gets ready to say goodbye after 68 years in menswear business
A Saskatoon icon is saying goodbye.Elwood Flynn, the owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon, will be closing up shop at the end of May.Flynn, now 91 years old, joined Gormley on Wednesday mo...
Apr 01, 2021

Regina’s Sir. John A. Macdonald statue to be removed, temporarily put in storage
A familiar bronze face in Victoria Park is to be removed.Regina city council has voted in favour of putting the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald into storage until a new home for it can be found."It's ...
Apr 01, 2021

Melfort Food Bank reflects on 2020, plans underway to expand services
Following their annual general meeting, the Melfort Food Bank board of directors called 2020 a successful year.Overall, there was an increase in donations after a plea was made to the public in the sp...
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asking the public for views on reforming the key federal transparency law, which the government acknowledges is sorely outdated.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

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

Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON - Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration on Thursday stepped up its outreach efforts to skeptical Americans, launching a coalition of community, religious and celeb...
Apr 01, 2021

Canadian RB Chuba Hubbard posts impressive 40-yard dash time at OSU Cowboys pro day
Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard raised eyebrows Thursday at Oklahoma State University's pro day. The native of Sherwood Park, Alta., posted a speedy 40-yard dash time of 4.36 seconds. Teams repres...
Apr 01, 2021