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OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - OPEC and allied nations agreed Saturday to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard-h...
Jun 6, 2020
'A huge moment for us': NHL exec. on players speaking out about social justice
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They're the ones she's gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd's body as a white police office...
Jun 6, 2020
Bayern wears Black Lives Matter armbands, keeps winning
BERLIN - Wearing "Black Lives Matter" armbands, Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 and take another step towards a record-extending eighth consecutive Bundesliga title on...
Jun 6, 2020
Prosecutors: 2 Buffalo police officers charged with assault
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Two Buffalo police officers were charged with assault Saturday, prosecutors said, after a video showed them shoving a protester in recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd ...
Jun 6, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:59 a.m. ET on June 6, 2020: There are 94,790 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 52,398 confirmed (in...
Jun 6, 2020
More protests against anti-black racism expected across Canada today
Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada today to protest police violence against black people.The rallies are the latest in a series of protests following the release of a video...
Jun 6, 2020
'Alarmed:' Health critic calls for more data on COVID-19 in trucking industry
The federal NDP health critic says he is greatly concerned that there is no tracking of COVID-19 infections in long-haul truckers who are travelling back and forth across the United States b...
Jun 6, 2020
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard. Amateur astronauts, private space statio...
Jun 6, 2020
Feds sign $105-million deal with Bombardier for two new Challenger jets
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is buying two new Challenger jets from Bombardier to replace half the military's existing executive aircraft fleet. The Department of National Defence announced...
Jun 6, 2020
School in Iron Springs approved for $215,000 in playground funding
IRON SPRINGS, AB - Officials at a small-town Southern Alberta school were surprised to learn that their grant application had been approved.Dexter Durfey, Secretary-Treasurer at Palliser School Divisi...
Jun 6, 2020