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Saskatchewan files for injunction over Canada Revenue Agency collecting carbon money
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it has filed for an injunction to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting carbon levy dollars the province owes. Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre didn't p...
Jul 05, 2024

Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' highest court on Friday struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure,...
Jul 05, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago lim...
Jul 05, 2024

Canad's Andreescu drops third-round match to Italy's Paolini at Wimbledon
LONDON, Ont. - Bianca Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., is out of the women's singles draw at Wimbledon after dropping her third-round match to Italy's Jasmine Paolini in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-1 on ...
Jul 05, 2024

Year-over-year unemployment down substantially in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A big drop in the year-over-year unemployment rate in Prince George. According to Statistics Canada, it was 4.4 per cent in June 2024, down from 8.8 per cent in June 2023. Labour Analy...
Jul 05, 2024

Ottawa approves sale of Teck's steelmaking coal business to Glencore
VANCOUVER - Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources Ltd.'s sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore. In a statement posted Thursday, Industry Mi...
Jul 05, 2024

Third-round play at Wimbledon gets underway after 2-hour rain delay
LONDON (AP) - Rain delayed the start of play by two hours at Wimbledon on Friday and threatened to disrupt much of the day at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Play on the outside courts didn't s...
Jul 05, 2024

Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment in Montreal financial district
MONTREAL - Police have cleared protesters out of a pro-Palestinian encampment that was set up last month in the heart of Montreal's financial district. Municipal workers are on site in the city's Vict...
Jul 05, 2024

31 bus shelters to be upgraded
PRINCE GEORGE-BC Transit and the City of Prince George are upgrading 31 new bus shelters over the next month. Beginning July 8, the existing shelters will hae their glass panels removed before the res...
Jul 05, 2024

Don't leave your animals in the car this summer
PRINCE GEORGE-As the weather begins to heat up with expected highs above thirty degrees over the weekend, the BC SPCA is reminding everyone to not leave their pets in a vehicle."We hear it all the tim...
Jul 05, 2024