Author Archives: Greg Fry
Suspect in custody after violent assault involving a baseball bat
PRINCE GEORGE - One person is in hospital with serious injuries after they were assaulted with a baseball bat. Prince George RCMP say the assault occurred just after 2 p.m. on Friday (Oct.27) in front...
Oct 30, 2023
Federal Court dismisses applications against Trudeau's 2020 firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court today dismissed a legal challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's May 2020 regulations banning some 1,500 styles of firearms. Justice Catherine Kane says in a decision re...
Oct 30, 2023
Cats shut down the Pats in Regina
REGINA, SK - The Prince George Cougars earned their 10th win of the season with a 4-0 shutout of the Regina Pats on Sunday at the Brandt Centre.Rookie goaltender Josh Ravensbergen earned his second sh...
Oct 30, 2023
In the news today: Son of Canadian presumed hostage in Gaza fears military escalation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Son of Canadian presumed hostage in Gaza: 'Military actions don't solve anythin...
Oct 30, 2023
CNC instructor running for B.C. Conservative Party
PRINCE GEORGE- Sheldon Clare has announced he is running for MLA in Prince George -North Cariboo for the B.C. Conservative party, in the next provincial election.Sheldon currently teaches Military His...
Oct 27, 2023
Hundreds arrested for shoplifting in latest Vancouver police blitz
VANCOUVER - A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended in 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Vancouver police say the arrests were made d...
Oct 27, 2023
Family, birth certificate raise questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous claim
CBC says legendary musician Buffy Sainte-Marie's birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict the singer's claim that she is Indigenous. Sainte-Marie said Thursday ahe...
Oct 27, 2023
In the news today: Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ... Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many day...
Oct 27, 2023
B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur
VICTORIA - British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem. The...
Oct 26, 2023
B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is moving to protect more old-growth forests and critical habitat with a type of crowd-source funding. Premier David Eby says the government will work with t...
Oct 26, 2023