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OPEC, allies raise limits for 5 countries to end oil dispute
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - OPEC and allied nations Sunday agreed to eventually raise the production limits imposed on five countries, ending an earlier dispute sparked by the United Arab Emirates t...
Jul 18, 2021
Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede back in 2021
August 11 will be a big day in the Mile 0 City.That will mark Day 1 of the Dawson Creek Exhibition and Stampede. It will run August 11 to 15. The event is going ahead this year after being cancelled l...
Jul 18, 2021
Harvard student, Queen's prof, collaborating to rapidly identify Lyme-infected ticks
OTTAWA - Harvard University microbiology student Indumathi Prakash was just seven years old when a tick bite near her home in Massachusetts gave her Lyme disease and left her to spend most of her chil...
Jul 18, 2021
Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. "We're not burning...
Jul 18, 2021
Here they come! California lists recall election candidates
LOS ANGELES - California's next governor could be a retired homicide detective, a marijuana reform advocate or a former mayor. Maybe the job will filled by a social media influencer, a tech executive-...
Jul 18, 2021
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO (AP) - Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. Organizers confirmed the positive tests on Sunday ...
Jul 17, 2021
Caicedo, Dajome score, Whitecaps beat Galaxy 2-1
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Deiber Caicedo and Cristian Dajome scored second-half goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps ended an eight-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night. D...
Jul 17, 2021
Bucks edge Suns 123-119 to take 3-2 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) - Jrue Holiday seized his chance to give the Milwaukee Bucks the lead in the NBA Finals. Took it right out of Devin Booker's hands, actually. Holiday's steal and alley-oop pass to Giannis...
Jul 17, 2021
Two late goals by Ahmed Hamdi gives CF Montreal 5-4 win over FC Cincinnati
MONTREAL - CF Montreal erased a two-goal deficit by scoring three times in a 15-minute span late in the second half on Saturday night, registering a 5-4 victory over FC Cincinnati as the Montreal team...
Jul 17, 2021
Altidore scores in Toronto FC's return to BMO Field in 1-1 tie with Orlando City
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore celebrated his return to action with a goal off the bench as Toronto FC, playing at home in front of fans for the first time since March 2020, tied Orlando City 1-1 in MLS play...
Jul 17, 2021