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Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it. Freeland's approval was the...
Dec 21, 2023
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
SEATTLE (AP) - A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on...
Dec 21, 2023
Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations
GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty ...
Dec 21, 2023
ICBC, RCMP urge pedestrian safety amid two fatalities.
PRINCE GEORGE - The last two weeks have seen two pedestrian fatalities, one on the Hart Highway near Kenworth Road and the other on Chief Lake Road near Pilot Mountain Road, which has ICBC and RCMP ur...
Dec 21, 2023
'Dedication to serving Canadians': PM pays tribute to former MP John Godfrey
OTTAWA - The late John Godfrey, a former university president, newspaper editor and Liberal MP, made meaningful and lasting contributions to public life, recalled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "His d...
Dec 21, 2023
Eby to target predators after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push fo...
Dec 21, 2023
Eby to target predators after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push fo...
Dec 21, 2023
Kordyban Lodge turns ten
PRINCE GEORGE - It was eleven years ago that the Kordyban Lodge began to take shape, offering a total of 18 rooms with 36 beds for people with cancer and their caregivers. It opened its doors to clien...
Dec 21, 2023
TSX rises more than 150 points as markets gain back some of Wednesday's losses
TORONTO - Strength in base metal and utilities stocks helped Canada's main stock index rise more than 150 points on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets also climbed higher. Markets made a partial recov...
Dec 21, 2023
Eliminate X-mas tree waste through the recycling program at the CN Centre Jan. 6-7
PRINCE GEORGE-Give your Christmas Tree the gift of a second life after the holidays are over with the help City of Prince George and Job's Daughters Christmas Tree recycling Program.On the first weeke...
Dec 21, 2023