Author Archives: Greg Fry
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for two Vancouver Island regions, warning of potential ocean waves reaching up to seven metres on Wednesday. The national weather agency says e...
Dec 26, 2023
Air Canada fined after Prince George man forced to drag himself off a plane
Air Canada has been handed a $97,500 penalty by the Canadian Transportation Agency after a Prince George man who uses a wheelchair was forced to drag himself off a plane in Las Vegas in the summer. Th...
Dec 22, 2023
The high costs of wildfires in 2023: For homeowners the struggles carry on for months
HALIFAX - Seven months after a wildfire left a charred, 1,000-hectare scar on the western suburbs of Halifax, less visible damage persists in the lives of those who lost their homes to the flames. Lin...
Dec 22, 2023
Don't be a statistic this holiday season says ICBC
PRINCE GEORGE - December sees more crashes than any other month in British Columbia with an average of two deaths and 457 injuries each year in BC. With that in mind, ICBC is reminding motorists to pl...
Dec 21, 2023
Tree of Lights campaign well short of its fundraising goal
PRINCE GEORGE - The United Way Tree of Lights campaign wraps up Thursday (Dec.21), and they need your help to reach their fundraising goal of $50,000. Organizers say they have raised just under $24,00...
Dec 21, 2023
'Very different Christmas' for those affected by B.C. wildfires this season
British Columbia's 2023 wildfires were a life-changing disaster for many, and their impact has echoed into the holiday season. The fire season was already breaking records by mid-August when forecaste...
Dec 21, 2023
Changes to the transit schedule for the holidays
PRINCE GEORGE- Plan ahead this holiday as B.C. Transit will be adding changes to their schedule this weekend.On December 24, all bus routes will end their service at 7:00 p.m. in Prince George.No buse...
Dec 20, 2023
Ski operations in town closed
PRINCE GEORGE - It's not a familiar sound in late December at the Hart Ski Hill. The sound of trickling water outside and the sign says it all. "Closed due to weather." Unseasonably warm weather that ...
Dec 20, 2023
CRA has fired 185 employees for 'inappropriately' claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last up...
Dec 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Record-shattering 2023 wildfires voted Canadian news story of the year
HALIFAX - The wildfires that disrupted the lives of thousands of Canadians - and shattered records for the amount of forest burned - have been voted The Canadian Press story of the year. An unusually ...
Dec 20, 2023