Author Archives: Greg Fry
32-year-old man convicted on manslaughter charge
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP say 32-year-old Dakota Rayn Keewatin has been convicted for the 2023 manslaughter of Davis Smith.On March 7, 2023, just before 9 p.m., police responded to an alterca...
Aug 27, 2025
Carnival worker dies after being found unconscious near ride in Prince Rupert, B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT - A worker has died at a summer carnival in Prince Rupert, B.C., after being found unconscious near a ride. Mounties say officers responded to a report of an injured man at the carnival ...
Aug 27, 2025
Poilievre says temporary foreign workers taking jobs from young Canadians
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says temporary foreign workers are taking jobs from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high. Poilievre made the comment today during a press conf...
Aug 27, 2025
Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" de-listing decision
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information de-listed from search engine results but Google is refusing to comply. The commissioner's office says...
Aug 27, 2025
Canada Post union says negotiation meeting delayed, with talks to continue Monday
Negotiations that had been scheduled for Friday between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been delayed. A press release from CUPW says it's been informed by Canada Post that th...
Aug 21, 2025
B.C.'s veterinary college says it risks insolvency in 2026 if fees don't increase
Veterinarians in British Columbia have until the end of the month to vote on increasing fees they pay to work in the province, a move their regulatory body says is needed to prevent it becoming insolv...
Aug 20, 2025
Canada Post heads back into bargaining with union after delay
OTTAWA - Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are set to return to the bargaining table today. Plans to rekindle talks late last week were delayed due to a lack of federal government ...
Aug 20, 2025
Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
TORONTO - Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline says it will gradually begin operations ...
Aug 19, 2025
Empty storefront pilot motion postponed after lengthy discussion
PRINCE GEORGE - City Councillor Trudy Klassen's motion regarding launching a temporary use pilot for empty storefronts in the downtown has been postponed after discussion around council revealed divis...
Aug 18, 2025
Hotter than average temperatures to last through September
OTTAWA - Western provinces and the East Coast should remain on alert for the possibility of more wildfire activity throughout the rest of summer, based on the latest federal government update. Wide sw...
Aug 18, 2025