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Critics slam tax changes on private sale of used vehicles in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - If you're planning to find a vehicle to buy privately in British Columbia, you may have to pay more in taxes than you were initially expecting.In new legislation now in effect, the pro...
Apr 12, 2022
Looming Prairie blizzard prompts school closures, cancelled flights, NHL game
WINNIPEG - School, flights and even an NHL hockey game have been cancelled in part of the Prairies as people prepare for a storm that Environment Canada says could be the "worst blizzard in decades." ...
Apr 12, 2022
Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP say a search was underway in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., for a man who is presumed to have drowned after falling off a sailboat. Police say they were called Monday evening t...
Apr 12, 2022
BC Summer Games needs volunteers
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Summer Games are right around the corner, and organizers gave Council an update. Everything is going along nicely but the pressure point is volunteers. They have signed up 500 b...
Apr 12, 2022
Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him. CBS' final round coverag...
Apr 12, 2022
British Columbians are urged to prepare for floods and wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE - The province asks British Columbians to prepare for floods and wildfires this year. They are urging British Columbians to better protect their homes and financial security by buying fl...
Apr 12, 2022
Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."...
Apr 12, 2022
California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors Tuesday and acknowledged she made...
Apr 12, 2022
Bears emerge from hibernation, be responsible for your trash
PRINCE GEORGE - By chance, some residents have spotted their first black bear sighting of 2022, and this can indicate the end of hibernation season. Conservation Officer Service would like to remind r...
Apr 12, 2022
FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played
GENEVA (AP) - Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing "irreparable and chaotic" harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court. The legal debate betwee...
Apr 12, 2022