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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
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
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
York United manager says while spying in soccer is not unusual, it's not for him
Benjamin Mora's coaching career has taken him from his native Mexico to Malaysia and now Canada, with the Canadian Premier League's York United FC. As such, the drone spying scandal at the Paris Olymp...
Aug 01, 2024
Crews install sprinklers on remaining Jasper buildings ahead of hot weather
JASPER, ALTA. - A wildfire rampaging through Jasper National Park remains out of control as crews work to reduce the risk of it spreading. Parks Canada says sprinklers have been installed on some buil...
Aug 01, 2024
Canadian news engagement down significantly one year after Meta's ban: study
A new study is painting a grim portrait of how local Canadian news outlets are struggling to reach audiences one year after Meta began blocking Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram plat...
Aug 01, 2024
Chargers QB Justin Herbert will miss at least next 2 weeks because of a right foot injury
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will miss at least the next two weeks because of an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot. The injury was diagnosed f...
Aug 01, 2024