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TORONTO — A former director of quality and compliance at CannTrust Holdings Inc. says the growth of cannabis in unlicensed rooms was "very openly discussed" at the pot company. “There was no hiding this.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.

NEW YORK — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the Federal Reserve’s difficult fight against inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.8% Monday.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says November home sales in Montreal dropped to a level not seen since 2014 as rising interest rates lowered activity and drove up inventory.

NEW YORK (AP) — George Balanchine’s “Nutcracker” ends with a big, collective farewell wave.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major Western measures to limit Russia's oil profits over the war in Ukraine took effect Monday, bringing with them uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the world and whether they will unleash the hoped-for hit

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's property assessment agency is warning homeowners that figures released next month estimating the value of their home will likely be higher than the current market price.

HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month said Monday that the musician’s death outside a Houston bowling alley was a tragedy but that her client says he's innocent of the crime.

CALGARY — WestJet marks its first non-stop flights to Asia from Calgary as it announced a new route to Japan. The Calgary-based airline said Monday that it will fly to Tokyo's Narita International Airport from Calgary this spring.

“Tracers In The Dark" by Andy Greenberg (Doubleday) The year was 2011. Cryptocurrency was a little-understood novelty, and Sen.