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Conductor's tenure at Berlin Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep the maestro at the opera house until 2027, the city gov...
Jun 6, 2019
Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars
WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond if it decides the Trump administration's trade conflicts are threatening the U.S. economy. Investors re...
Jun 6, 2019
Wet weather on the way for the Peace Country
Some much-needed rain is expected throughout the next few days in the Peace Country.Meteorologist Dan Kulak with Environment Canada shares we should be getting at least a few centimetres."Thursday int...
Jun 6, 2019
Power outages reported in some parts of Grande Prairie Thursday morning
UPDATE: (12:45 pm) ATCO says the power is back on in Grande Prairie.Update: Power expected to be restored at approximately 2:30 p.m. according to ATCO.Earlier: There are reported power outages in the ...
Jun 6, 2019
Italy's Salvini warns of crisis after PM threat to quit
ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini warned Tuesday that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its co...
Jun 6, 2019
Judge: Doctor testimony not needed in Missouri abortion case
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge ruled Tuesday that testimony from non-staff doctors at Missouri's only abortion clinic will not be necessary for a hearing that will determine if the clinic can remain op...
Jun 6, 2019
Trump administration halts cruises to Cuba under new rules
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off ca...
Jun 6, 2019
Fallen officers remembered five years after Moncton shooting rampage
MONCTON, N.B. - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick is calling on the public to continue to honour the legacy of three Mounties who were killed by a gunman in Moncton five years ago. C...
Jun 6, 2019
Thousands of Canadians gather at Juno Beach on 75th anniversary of D-Day
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Thousands of Canadians will gather on a stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy in France on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivo...
Jun 6, 2019
Mets & Rage victorious Wednesday in Wheatbelt
Wednesday night was a busy one for the Wheatbelt baseball league as four of the five teams took to the diamond.In Grimshaw it was the visiting Rycroft Rage who picked up a massive 13-0 win over the Hu...
Jun 6, 2019