Author Archives: Greg Fry
RCMP investigating 'suspicious death' in Dawson Creek
DAWSON CREEK - The RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a suspicious death in Dawson Creek. Police say officers were called about a suspicious vehicle on New Year's Eve and found a red Dodge Calibre...
Jan 02, 2024
In the news today: CEO pay broke new records in 2022: report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada's 100 highest-paid CEOs broke new compensation records in 2022: report T...
Jan 02, 2024
High winds return to B.C.'s central coast as more heat records fall
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is facing the return of strong winds reaching 90 kilometres an hour just days after the last such warning in the region. Environment Canada says coastal ar...
Dec 29, 2023
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon asks Canadians to commit to kindness in year-end message
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is calling on Canadians to commit themselves to kindness in her annual year-end message. The Governor General says the year 2023 presented challenges brought on by climat...
Dec 29, 2023
Warm weather wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills as lack of snow leaves trails barren
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's abnormally warm winter has left local ski resorts grappling with a lack of snow during the holiday tourism season, as resorts struggle to keep runs open. Fewer than half...
Dec 29, 2023
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER - Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital. Multiple records fell on Wednesday at weather ...
Dec 28, 2023
Hoops star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named CP male athlete of the year
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took 2023 by storm, blossoming into a superstar on both the NBA and international stages. The basketball star from Hamilton has added another feather to his cap, coming out on ...
Dec 28, 2023
George Stroumboulopoulos, NYT journalist, dairy CEO among 78 named to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - When George Stroumboulopoulos thinks back on his TV career, it's his time hosting The NewMusic in the early 2000s that resonates most. Many Canadians remember how the gregarious host introduc...
Dec 28, 2023
Are we ready? Should we do this? The debate on expanding medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for see...
Dec 27, 2023
Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh voted CP female athlete of the year
Summer McIntosh's continued assault on the international swimming podium in 2023 made her The Canadian Press female athlete of the year. "I'm very honoured to have it and it's just really cool," McInt...
Dec 27, 2023