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Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax
OTTAWA - Google says it will pass on the cost of the Liberal government's digital services tax to advertisers. The company says it will implement a 2.5 per cent surcharge for ads displayed in Canada, ...
Aug 01, 2024

Bear advisory committee starts work
PRINCE GEORGE - Here in Prince George, we are all too familiar with the presence of bears in our parks and in our backyards. Prince George's Advisory Committee on Bear Awareness held their second meet...
Aug 01, 2024

Local firefighters return from Jasper
PRINCE GEORGE - July 24th. Members of the Beaverly Volunteer Fire Department join peers from Valemount, McBride and Quesnel in heading to Jasper. "Alberta had made the request to British Columbia to l...
Aug 01, 2024

62-year-old woman goes missing in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP need the public's help in finding a missing woman.Police say 62-year-old Monica Gianina Marcu was last seen at around 7 p.m. Wednesday night (July 31) on the 1400 bl...
Aug 01, 2024

Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling b...
Aug 01, 2024

Olympic roundup: McIntosh strikes gold again, Canada's medal streak continues
PARIS - Summer McIntosh's suitcase is getting heavier by the day. The Canadian swimming star won her third medal and second gold of the Paris Olympics with a victory in the women's 200-metre butterfly...
Aug 01, 2024

Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling b...
Aug 01, 2024

Eight people charged after drug-trafficking investigation in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say a yearslong drug-trafficking investigation has led to charges against eight people, as well as the seizure of illicit drugs, drug-making ...
Aug 01, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays sign 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina...
Aug 01, 2024

Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke signs with NFL's Atlanta Falcons
ATLANTA - Nathan Rourke is taking another crack at the NFL. Less than a week after getting released by the New York Giants, the Canadian quarterback signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. The 26...
Aug 01, 2024